2007 Nationwide Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2007. The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2007 earned their PGA Tour card for 2008.
| 2007 Nationwide Tour | 2008 PGA Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | |
 Richard Johnson* | 1 | 445,421 | 29 | 9 | T27 | 198 | 200,210 | |
 Roland Thatcher | 2 | 415,124 | 15 | 7 | T7 | 161 | 445,212 | |
 Nick Flanagan*# | 3 | 369,951 | 29 | 16 | T9 | 169 | 379,036 | |
 Jon Mills | 4 | 366,244 | 32 | 16 | T13 | 154 | 489,510 | |
| Jason Day* | 5 | 331,542 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 136 | 767,393 | |
| Nicholas Thompson | 6 | 328,331 | 36 | 21 | T2 | 41 | 1,869,329 | |
| Matt Jones* | 7 | 302,227 | 31 | 17 | T4 (twice) | 135 | 775,899 | |
| Justin Bolli | 8 | 293,834 | 28 | 16 | T5 | 158 | 458,022 | |
| Patrick Sheehan | 9 | 281,523 | 35 | 27 | 6/T6 | 128 | 805,897 | |
| Paul Claxton | 10 | 274,004 | 23 | 8 | T21 | 218 | 116,678 | |
| Ron Whittaker | 11 | 271,950 | 22 | 5 | T36 | 231 | 59,977 | |
| Michael Letzig* | 12 | 263,948 | 29 | 15 | T2 | 93 | 1,166,977 | |
 Martin Laird* | 13 | 252,679 | 29 | 20 | T4 (twice) | 125 | 852,752 | |
| Kyle Thompson* | 14 | 248,698 | 26 | 9 | T15 | 211 | 154,447 | |
| Omar Uresti | 15 | 247,355 | 24 | 13 | T11 | 173 | 346,285 | |
| Marc Turnesa* | 16 | 237,890 | 29 | 13 | Win | 81 | 1,329,920 | |
| Brad Elder | 17 | 231,586 | 23 | 9 | T8 | 186 | 270,365 | |
| Chez Reavie* | 18 | 224,532 | 30 | 21 | Win | 71 | 1,444,102 | |
| John Riegger | 19 | 221,184 | 24 | 13 | T18 | 181 | 289,501 | |
| Tom Scherrer | 20 | 220,138 | 20 | 8 | T7 | 183 | 288,391 | |
| Scott Sterling* | 21 | 216,323 | 28 | 17 | T6 | 144 | 624,822 | |
 Brenden Pappas | 22 | 212,452 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 168 | 384,072 | |
| Chad Collins* | 23 | 209,876 | 24 | 12 | T11 | 174 | 339,959 | |
| James Driscoll | 24 | 208,139 | 28 | 15 | T5 | 141 | 708,549 | |
| Jimmy Walker | 25 | 196,896 | 24 | 13 | T19 (twice) | 185 | 282,249 | |
*PGA Tour rookie for 2008.
#Flanagan received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2007 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2007. On the PGA Tour in 2007, he played in 4 tournaments and made 2 cuts. In the two tournaments that he made the cut in, he finished in a tie for 17th and in a tie for 18th.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2009 (won or finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2009, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2009 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2008
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 27 | Chez Reavie |
RBC Canadian Open | −17 (65-64-68-70=267) | 3 strokes | Billy Mayfair |
| 2 | Oct 18 | Marc Turnesa |
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | −25 (62-64-69-68=263) | 1 stroke | Matt Kuchar |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2008
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 21 | Marc Turnesa Lost in three-man playoff |
Viking Classic | Will MacKenzie |
−19 (70-64-67-68=269) | −19 (65-68-66-70=269) |
| 2 | Nov 2 | Michael Letzig |
Ginn sur Mer Classic | Ryan Palmer |
−7 (67-71-72-71=281) | −6 (65-74-70-73=282) |
| 3 | Nicholas Thompson |
−6 (71-70-72-69=282) |
See also
References
- All information from here, individual player profiles and golfstats.com.
- Money list
- Player profiles