2007 Nationwide Tour Explained
The 2007 Nationwide Tour was the 18th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(US$) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| Jan 28 | Movistar Panama Championship | Panama | 550,000 |  Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) | 14 | | |
| Feb 18 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | 600,000 |  Scott Sterling (1) | 16 | ANZ | |
| Feb 25 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | Nicholas Thompson (1) | 16 | ANZ | |
| Mar 25 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 500,000 | Skip Kendall (3) | 14 | | |
| Apr 1 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | 625,000 | Omar Uresti (2) | 14 | | |
| Apr 15 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | 600,000 | John Kimbell (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Apr 22 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 500,000 | Martin Laird (1) | 14 | | |
| Apr 29 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 |  Nick Flanagan (1) | 14 | | |
| May 6 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 525,000 | Jay Williamson (1) | 14 | | |
| May 20 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 650,000 | Nick Flanagan (2) | 14 | | Pro-Am |
| May 27 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | 600,000 | Paul Claxton (2) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Jun 3 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 750,000 | John Riegger (1) | 14 | | |
| Jun 10 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 450,000 | Kyle Thompson (1) | 14 | | |
| Jun 17 | Rochester Area Charities Showdown | Minnesota | 500,000 | Chris Riley (1) | 14 | | |
| Jun 24 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | Chez Reavie (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 1 | Peek'n Peak Classic | New York | 600,000 | Roland Thatcher (2) | 14 | | |
| Jul 8 | Legend Financial Group Classic | Ohio | 475,000 | Jason Day (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 15 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | 600,000 | Daniel Summerhays (a) (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Jul 22 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 525,000 | Tom Scherrer (3) | 14 | | |
| Jul 29 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 700,000 | Roland Thatcher (3) | 14 | | |
| Aug 5 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 550,000 | Brad Elder (3) | 14 | | |
| Aug 12 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 550,000 | Justin Bolli (2) | 14 | | |
| Aug 19 | Xerox Classic | New York | 600,000 | Nick Flanagan (3) | 14 | | |
| Aug 26 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | West Virginia | 600,000 | Jimmy Walker (3) | 14 | | |
| Sep 9 | Utah EnergySolutions Championship | Utah | 500,000 | Franklin Langham (3) | 14 | | |
| Sep 16 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 475,000 | Kyle Thompson (2) | 14 | | |
| Sep 23 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 675,000 |  Jon Mills (2) | 14 | | |
| Oct 7 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 525,000 | Richard Johnson (3) | 14 | | |
| Oct 14 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | 475,000 | Brad Adamonis (1) | 14 | | |
| Oct 21 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 475,000 | Ron Whittaker (1) | 14 | | |
| Oct 28 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 575,000 | Marc Turnesa (1) | 14 | | |
| Nov 4 | Nationwide Tour Championship | California | 775,000 | Richard Johnson (4) | 20 | | Tour Championship | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] [4] The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2008 PGA Tour.[5] [6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|
| 1 | | 445,421 |
| 2 | | 415,124 |
| 3 | | 369,951 |
| 4 | | 366,244 |
| 5 | | 331,542 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2007 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071003005717/http://www.pgatour.com/h/schedule/ . 3 October 2007.
- Web site: 2008 Nationwide Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 12 May 2024.
- Web site: 2007 Nationwide Tour money list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20071217174648/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/2007/109.html . 17 December 2007 . 1 September 2023.
- Web site: Johnson Wins Tour Champ Money Title . Golf Channel . 4 November 2007 . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118043353/https://www.golfchannel.com/article/sports-network/johnson-wins-tour-champ-money-title . 18 January 2021.
- Web site: Nationwide Tour introduces 'The 25' program . PGA Tour . 28 March 2007 . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071211043952/http://www.pgatour.com/2007/h/03/28/release_nwt/index.html . 11 December 2007.
- Web site: Meet 'The 25' . PGA Tour . 7 November 2007 . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208004753/http://www.pgatour.com/2007/h/11/01/25.capsules/index.html . 8 December 2007.
- Web site: Flanagan named Nationwide Tour Player of Year . December 11, 2007 . September 1, 2023 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116192542/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2007/12/11/poy.html . 16 January 2023.
