2008 Nationwide Tour
The 2008 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 24 to November 9. The season consisted of 30 official money golf tournaments, five of which were played outside the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2009.
Schedule
The table below shows the Nationwide Tour's 2008 schedule. The number 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.Week | Tournament | State/Country | Winner |
Jan 24-27 | Panama Movistar Championship | Panama | Scott Dunlap |
Jan 31 - Feb 3 | Mexico Open | Mexico | Jarrod Lyle |
Feb 14-17 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | Darron Stiles |
Feb 21-24 | Moonah Classic | Australia | Ewan Porter |
Mar 27-30 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | Gavin Coles |
Apr 3-6 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | Aron Price |
Apr 17-20 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | Robert Damron |
Apr 24-27 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | Greg Chalmers |
May 1-4 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | Bryan DeCorso |
May 8-11 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | Colt Knost |
May 15-18 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina North Carolina | David Mathis |
May 22-25 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | Jeff Klauk |
May 29 - Jun 1 | Bank of America Open | Illinois | Kris Blanks |
Jun 5-8 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | Scott Gutschewski |
Jun 19-22 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | Jarrod Lyle |
Jun 26-29 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Canada | Justin Hicks |
Jul 10-13 | Nationwide Tour Players Cup | West Virginia | Rick Price |
Jul 17-20 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | Colt Knost |
Jul 24-27 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | Bill Lunde |
Jul 31 - Aug 3 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | Ryan Hietala |
Aug 7-10 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | Scott Piercy |
Aug 14-17 | Xerox Classic | New York | Brendon de Jonge |
Aug 21-24 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | Scott Piercy |
Sep 4-7 | Utah Championship | Utah | Brendon Todd |
Sep 11-14 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | Chris Tidland |
Sep 18-21 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | Matt Bettencourt |
Oct 9-12 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | Marc Leishman |
Oct 16-19 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | Arjun Atwal |
Oct 23-26 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | D. A. Points |
Nov 6-9 | Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch | Texas | Matt Bettencourt |
- this win would have been number 5 for Stiles but counts as unofficial as tournament was shortened to 36 holes.
Leading money winners