| Duration | February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05) – October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Michael Sim (3) |
| Money list | Michael Sim |
| Player of the Year | Michael Sim |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8 | Panama Digicel Championship | Panama | 600,000 |  Vance Veazey (4) |
14 | ||
| Mar 1 | Moonah Classic | Australia | 600,000 | Alistair Presnell (1) |
16 | ANZ | |
| Mar 8 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 |  Steven Alker (2) |
16 | ANZ | |
| Mar 15 | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | 600,000 | Alex Prugh (1) |
16 | ANZ | New to Nationwide Tour |
| Mar 29 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 550,000 | Bubba Dickerson (1) |
14 | ||
| Apr 5 | Stonebrae Classic | California | 600,000 | Michael Sim (2) |
14 | New tournament | |
| Apr 19 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 550,000 | Patrick Sheehan (2) |
14 | ||
| Apr 26 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | 625,000 |  Garth Mulroy (1) |
14 | ||
| May 17 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 700,000 | Michael Sim (3) |
14 | Pro-Am | |
| May 31 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 525,000 | Kevin Johnson (5) |
14 | ||
| Jun 7 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | 675,000 |  Mathias Grönberg (1) |
14 | ||
| Jun 14 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 525,000 | Kevin Johnson (6) |
14 | ||
| Jun 21 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 550,000 | Jason Enloe (2) |
14 | ||
| Jun 28 | Nationwide Tour Players Cup | West Virginia | 600,000 | Tom Gillis (1) |
14 | ||
| Jul 12 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Canada | 800,099 | Roger Tambellini (3) |
14 | ||
| Jul 26 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 725,000 | Rich Barcelo (1) |
14 | ||
| Aug 2 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | 775,000 | Derek Lamely (1) |
14 | ||
| Aug 9 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 550,000 | Chris Tidland (2) |
14 | ||
| Aug 16 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 625,000 | Justin Bolli (3) |
14 | ||
| Aug 23 | Christmas in October Classic | Kansas | 625,000 | Michael Sim (4)[c] |
14 | New tournament | |
| Aug 30 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 525,000 |  Gary Christian (1) |
14 | ||
| Sep 6[d] |
Mexico Open | Mexico | 650,000 | Troy Merritt (1) |
14 | ||
| Sep 13 | Utah Championship | Utah | 550,000 | Josh Teater (1) |
14 | ||
| Sep 20 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 725,000 | Fran Quinn (3) |
14 | ||
| Sep 27 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | 525,000 | Garrett Willis (2) |
14 | ||
| Oct 4 | Soboba Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Jerod Turner (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| Oct 11 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 500,000 |  Chris Baryla (1) |
14 | ||
| Oct 18 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 625,000 | Chad Collins (2) |
14 | ||
| Oct 25 | Nationwide Tour Championship | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | Matt Every (1) |
20 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2010 PGA Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Sim |
644,142 |
| 2 | Chad Collins |
415,114 |
| 3 | Blake Adams |
399,749 |
| 4 | Derek Lamely |
374,998 |
| 5 | Tom Gillis |
364,529 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Michael Sim |
[7][5] |
Set a single-season earnings record with $644,142, breaking the previous mark of $495,009 (Troy Matteson/2005); averaged $46,010 per start.
