2009 Nationwide Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2009. The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2009 earned their PGA Tour card for 2010.
| 2009 Nationwide Tour | 2010 PGA Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 644,142 | 20 | 13 | T2 | 65 | $1,338,926 | |
 | 2 | 415,114 | 26 | 18 | T4 | 119 | $815,961 | |
| 3 | 399,749 | 26 | 15 | T2 | 98 | $963,593 | |
| 4 | 374,998 | 28 | 13 | Win | 95 | $972,961 | |
| 5 | 364,529 | 27 | 21 | T5 | 76 | $1,166,146 | |
| 6 | 354,510 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 148 | $588,291 | |
| 7 | 326,438 | 31 | 19 | T3 | 89 | $1,005,323 | |
| 8 | 320,715 | 25 | 11 | T2 | 145 | $620,262 | |
| 9 | 307,482 | 26 | 12 | T4 | 171 | $370,736 | |
| 10 | 300,936 | 18 | 12 | T8 | 160 | $456,847 | |
| 11 | 284,537 | 23 | 4 | T23 | 215 | $73,990 | |
| 12 | 269,856 | 24 | 18 | T4 | 112 | $871,763 | |
| 13 | 266,915 | 26 | 5 | T38 | 216 | $69,806 | |
 | 14 | 263,126 | 19 | 6 | T6 | 181 | $287,118 | |
| 15 | 237,993 | 21 | 8 | T48 | 209 | $91,343 | |
| 16 | 233,325 | 28 | 16 | T2 | 70 | $1,272,606 | |
| 17 | 221,231 | 22 | 5 | T32 | 208 | $92,155 | |
 | 18 | 218,652 | 26 | 9 | T17 | 186 | $215,913 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 19 | 217,680 | 7 | 2 | T62 | 231 | $24,254 | |
| 20 | 213,165 | 27 | 10 | T3 | 166 | $408,595 | |
| 21 | 199,975 | 25 | 10 | T25 | 189 | $188,892 | |
| 22 | 198,208 | 20 | 8 | T16 | 196 | $140,935 | |
| 23 | 193,243 | 23 | 6 | T22 | 205 | $111,370 | |
 | 24 | 191,743 | 22 | 8 | T3 | 174 | $322,130 | |
| 25 | 191,467 | 7 | 2 | T23 | 226 | $45,096 | |
*PGA Tour rookie in 2010
#Michael Sim received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2009 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2009. On the PGA Tour in 2009, he played in 3 tournaments and made 3 cuts, including one top 25.
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Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2011 (won finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2010
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 15 | |
Puerto Rico Open | −19 (69-71-63-66=269) | 2 strokes | |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2010
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 31 | |
Farmers Insurance Open | |
−13 (65-71-69-70=275) | −12 (73-62-70-71=276) |
| 2 | May 23 | |
HP Byron Nelson Championship | |
−10 (66-65-67-72=270) | −8 (66-64-70-72=272) |
| 3 | Oct 17 | |
Frys.com Open | |
−15 (64-65-67-73=269) | −14 (69-66-66-69=270) |
| 4 | Oct 24 | Lost in three-man playoff |
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | |
−21 (66-63-66-68=263) | −21 (66-68-62-67=263) |