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near the PGA TOUR headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. For the second straight year, Golf
Channel provided television time for the Nationwide Tour, with 16 of the 29 events airing live. Chris Kirk said that watching all the younger players come through on the Nationwide Tour last season was a great experience. “To see it from the beginning and see-
Kevin Chappell gained confidence as a pro in 2010.
Colt Knost feels more prepared as he returns to the PGA TOUR.
Martin Piller had a solid season.
Bill Calfee, President of the Nationwide Tour, before the pro- am at the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open presented by Samsung.
ing how it all unfolded this season was fun,” said Kirk, who won twice. “A lot of guys around my age made it to the top 25, and I think the PGA TOUR loves that because that’s kind of the whole idea of the Nationwide Tour.” Because it is so com-
petitive, with players in their 30s and even some in their 40s, Kirk said that winning on the Nationwide Tour is prob- ably just as hard as win- ning on the PGA TOUR. “Now, I haven’t won
on the PGA TOUR, so I don’t really know for sure. But winning out here on the Nationwide Tour is tough to do,” said Kirk, who won the Fort
Cink was the previous-youngest with that distinction when he was 23 in 1996. Nationwide Tour President Bill Calfee said that, once again,
the season provided plenty of drama as players raced toward their goals of securing PGA TOUR cards. “One of the very special things about the Nationwide Tour is
that with each new year comes great anticipation about which players will emerge and contend for PGA TOUR cards,” he said. The Tour had 29 tournaments, with purses adding up to
more than $18 million this past season, and it was a truly international schedule—with stops in New Zealand, Australia, Colombia and Mexico as well as 25 tournaments in the United States. The three new tournaments on the schedule were the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open in Colombia, the Mylan Classic in Canonsburg, PA, and the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open held
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Smith Classic and the Knoxville News Sentinel Open to finish second on the money list. “I had many opportunities to be able to get it done, but everything has to go just right, and you can’t afford too many mistakes because there are other guys who will jump right in there and take it. That’s just the nature of com- petition out here.” In its 21-year history, Nationwide Tour, players have won 287
tournaments, including 13 majors. Among those many former Nationwide Tour players is Lucas Glover, who won the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park. The former Clemson star said the Nationwide Tour helped him during his rise to the PGA TOUR. “The competition on the Nationwide Tour is great prepara-
tion for the PGA TOUR,” he said. “Outside of the number of fans and media coverage, it gives you the chance to experience everything in professional golf.”
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