2011 Nationwide Tour
The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three 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 2012.
Schedule
The table below shows the Nationwide Tour's 2011 schedule.[1] 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.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
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Feb 27 | Panama Claro Championship | Panama | ![]() | 14 | |
Mar 6 | Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open | Colombia | ![]() | 10[2] | Official money, unofficial win[3] - tournament shortened to 36 holes by weather |
Mar 27 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | ![]() | 14 | |
Apr 17 | Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae | California | ![]() | 14 | Shortened to 54 holes |
May 1 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | ![]() | 14 | Won as a Monday qualifier |
May 8 | Stadion Classic at UGA | Georgia | ![]() | 14 | Won as an amateur |
May 22 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | ![]() | 14 | |
Jun 5 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | ![]() | 14 | |
Jun 12 | The Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | ![]() | 14 | |
Jun 19 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | ![]() | 14 | |
Jun 26 | Mexico Open | Mexico | ![]() | 14 | |
Jul 17 | Chiquita Classic | Ohio | ![]() | 14 | |
Jul 24 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | ![]() | 14 | Won as an amateur |
Jul 31 | Utah Championship | Utah | ![]() | 14 | |
Aug 7 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | ![]() | 14 | |
Aug 14 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | ![]() | 14 | Won as a Monday qualifier |
Aug 21 | Midwest Classic | Kansas | ![]() | 14 | |
Aug 28 | News Sentinel Open | Tennessee | ![]() | 14 | Oldest winner in Tour history |
Sep 4 | Mylan Classic | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 14 | |
Sep 18 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | ![]() | 14 | Last player to gain entry into the field |
Sep 25 | Soboba Golf Classic | California | ![]() | 14 | |
Oct 2 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | ![]() | 14 | |
Oct 9 | Children's Hospital Classic | Tennessee | ![]() | 14 | |
Oct 16 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | ![]() | 14 | |
Oct 23 | Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open | Florida | ![]() | 14 | |
Oct 30 | Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island | South Carolina | ![]() | 20 |
Money leaders
The table shows the final top 10 money winners for the 2011 Nationwide Tour season. For the list of the top 25 golfers, given PGA Tour memberships for the 2012 season, see 2011 Nationwide Tour graduates.
Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (US$) |
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1 | J. J. Killeen | ![]() | 414,273 |
2 | Ted Potter Jr. | ![]() | 402,470 |
3 | Mathew Goggin | ![]() | 378,492 |
4 | Jason Kokrak | ![]() | 338,092 |
5 | Jonas Blixt | ![]() | 327,020 |
6 | Danny Lee | ![]() | 326,100 |
7 | Ken Duke | ![]() | 313,241 |
8 | Scott Brown | ![]() | 282,502 |
9 | Gary Christian | ![]() | 260,054 |
10 | Miguel Carballo | ![]() | 258,833 |
There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website here.
References
- "Web.com Tour Schedule – 2011". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- Points reduced 25% due to only 36 holes being played
- Chemycz, Joe (March 6, 2011). "Pappas declared winner in weather-plagued Bogota". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 5, 2013.