2005 Nationwide Tour graduates

Golfers graduating to PGA Tour __NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2005. The top 21 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2005 earned their PGA Tour card for 2006. 2005 Nationwide Tour2006 PGA TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings ($)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings ($)USA Troy Matteson*1495,009 32 18 01 Win 36 1,778,597USA Jason Gore#2356,579 29 14 07 T7 118 717,005USA Chris Couch3337,205 27 10 01 Win 66 1,356,731AUS Steven Bowditch*4333,329 22 2 76 76 256 11,160CAN Jon Mills*5325,806 27 6 42 T42 227 65,494USA Jerry Smith6267,757 29 17 05 5 137 568,213USA David Branshaw7266,724 29 20 04 T4 119 706,346USA Shane Bertsch8263,373 34 19 07 T7 123 697,059AUS Mathew Goggin9260,090 26 10 02 T2 86 1,076,142USA Kris Cox10257,352 28 12 03 T3 148 517,836AUS David McKenzie*11253,174 28 12 07 7 160 425,228USA Roger Tambellini12248,975 25 7 21 T21 212 116,685COL Camilo Villegas*13233,218 29 18 02 T2 (twice) 38 1,742,112AUS Greg Chalmers14233,063 28 8 32 T32 (twice) 203 151,265USA Jason Schultz*15230,407 28 10 24 T24 204 147,424USA Eric Axley*16227,997 29 16 01 Win 73 1,274,580USA Vance Veazey17227,635 20 10 23 T23 191 207,077AUS Nathan Green*18217,272 30 24 02 T2 41 1,700,803USA Charley Hoffman*19212,322 29 21 05 T5 82 1,115,193USA Jeff Gove20210,674 29 16 06 T6 107 793,477USA Bubba Watson*21202,437 27 15 03 T3 90 1,019,264 *PGA Tour rookie for 2006. #Gore received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2005 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2005. On the PGA Tour in 2005, he played in 8 tournaments, making 6 cuts and winning the 84 Lumber Classic. T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2007 (won or finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007 (finished outside the top 150). Winners on the PGA Tour in 2006 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up1Apr 30USA Chris CouchZurich Classic of New Orleans−19 (70-70-68-65=269)1 strokeUSA Fred Funk, USA Charles Howell III2Sep 24USA Eric AxleyValero Texas Open−15 (68-63-63-71=265)3 strokesUSA Anthony Kim, ENG Justin Rose,USA Dean Wilson3Oct 15USA Troy MattesonFrys.com Open−22 (67-65-64-69=265)1 strokeSWE Daniel Chopra, USA Ben Crane Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2006 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score1Jan 29AUS Nathan Greenlost in three-man playoffBuick InvitationalUSA Tiger Woods−10 (71-68-67-72=278)−10 (67-70-69-72=278)2Feb 5COL Camilo VillegasFBR OpenUSA J. B. Holmes−21 (68-64-65-66=263)−14 (68-67-66-69=270)3Mar 5COL Camilo Villegas (2)Ford Championship at DoralUSA Tiger Woods−20 (64-67-68-69=268)−19 (65-66-71-67=269)4Jul 9AUS Mathew GogginCialis Western OpenZAF Trevor Immelman−13 (69-66-69-67=271)−11 (69-69-66-69=273)5Oct 22USA Troy MattesonFUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World ResortUSA Joe Durant−25 (69-65-64-65=263)−21 (67-65-65-70=267) See also 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates References Schedule Money list Player profiles Category:Korn Ferry Tour Category:PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Graduates Nationwide Tour Graduates