2010 Nationwide Tour


The 2010 Nationwide Tour was the 21st Nationwide Tour season. It ran from January 28 to October 31. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2011.

Schedule

The table below shows the Nationwide Tour's 2010 schedule. The numbers in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Nationwide Tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the Nationwide Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
Jan 31Michael Hill New Zealand OpenNew Zealand Bobby Gates 16Co-sanctioned with the
PGA Tour of Australasia
Feb 7Moonah ClassicAustralia Jim Herman 16Co-sanctioned with the
PGA Tour of Australasia
Feb 28Panama Claro ChampionshipPanama Fran Quinn 16
Mar 7Pacific Rubiales Bogotá OpenColombia Steve Pate 14New tournament
Mar 28Chitimacha Louisiana OpenLouisiana Fabián Gómez 14
Apr 18Fresh Express Classic at TPC StonebraeCalifornia Kevin Chappell 14
Apr 25South Georgia ClassicGeorgia Ewan Porter 14
May 2Stadion Athens Classic at UGAGeorgia Martin Piller 14
May 16BMW Charity Pro-AmSouth Carolina
North Carolina
Justin Hicks 14
May 23Rex Hospital OpenNorth Carolina John Riegger 14
Jun 6Melwood Prince George's County OpenMaryland Tommy Gainey 14
Jun 20Fort Smith ClassicArkansas Chris Kirk 14
Jun 27Mexico Open BicentenaryMexico Jamie Lovemark 14
Jul 11Ford Wayne Gretzky ClassicCanada Peter Tomasulo 14
Jul 18Chiquita ClassicOhio Tommy Gainey 14New tournament
Jul 25Nationwide Children's Hospital InvitationalOhio D. J. Brigman 14
Aug 1Cox ClassicNebraska Martin Piller 14
Aug 8Preferred Health Systems Wichita OpenKansas Jhonattan Vegas 14
Aug 15Price Cutter Charity ChampionshipMissouri Hunter Haas 14
Aug 29Knoxville News Sentinel OpenTennessee Chris Kirk 14
Sep 5Mylan ClassicPennsylvania Kevin Kisner 14New tournament
Sep 12Utah ChampionshipUtah Michael Putnam 14
Sep 19Albertsons Boise OpenIdaho Hunter Haas 14
Sep 26WNB Golf ClassicTexas Nate Smith 14
Oct 3Soboba Golf ClassicCalifornia Steven Bowditch 14
Oct 10Chattanooga ClassicTennessee Scott Gardiner 14
Oct 17Miccosukee ChampionshipFlorida Jason Gore 14
Oct 24Winn-Dixie Jacksonville OpenFlorida David Mathis 14New tournament
Oct 31Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel IslandSouth Carolina Brendan Steele 20

Leading money winners

The table shows the final top 10 money winners for the 2010 Nationwide Tour season. For the list of the top 25 golfers, given PGA Tour memberships for the 2010 season, see 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates.
RankPlayerCountryPrize money
1Jamie Lovemark452,951
2Chris Kirk411,206
3Hunter Haas408,047
4Tommy Gainey403,957
5Daniel Summerhays391,742
6Brendan Steele346,258
7Jhonattan Vegas336,334
8Martin Piller331,927
9Kevin Chappell326,507
10Tag Ridings282,616

There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website .