Nov. 5, 2008
By PGA TOUR staff
A few odds and ends to mull over going into this year's Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas:
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| 1 |
The number of times the Nationwide Tour Championship has been shortened to 54 holes (2002) |
| 2 |
The number of playoffs in Nationwide Tour Championship history (1995, 1999) |
| 3 |
Number of two-time winners this year (Jarrod Lyle, Colt Knost and Scott Piercy) |
| 4 |
Number of times the No. 1 spot on the money list has changed hands at the Nationwide Tour Championship (1998, 2000, 2002, 2007) |
| 4 |
The number of times the Nationwide Tour Player of the Year has been the winner of the Nationwide Tour Championship (Stewart Cink, Bob Burns, Spike McRoy and Patrick Moore) |
| 5 |
Number of states which have played host to the Nationwide Tour Championship (Alabama - 9, Oregon - 2, Georgia - 2, Texas - 2, California - 1) |
| 5 |
Largest margin of victory at the Nationwide Tour Championship (Spike McRoy, 2000) |
| 6 |
Largest come-from-behind victory at the Nationwide Tour Championship (Craig Kanada, 2006) |
| 7 |
Number of aces in tournament history, with the most recent by Bo Van Pelt in the final round in 2003 |
| 9 |
The number of courses utilized during the 16-year history of this tournament |
| 19 |
The total number of players bumped out of a PGA TOUR card in the previous 14 years of this event |
| 25 |
Number of PGA TOUR cards to be handed out at the conclusion of this week, the most in Tour history |
| 26 |
Number of wins on the PGA TOUR by former champions of the Nationwide Tour Championship |
| 32 |
The lowest position any player has been on the money list prior to the start of the event before eventually moving up and earning a PGA TOUR card (D.J. Brigman, 2003; Craig Kanada, 2006) |
| 60 |
The size of the field this week |
| 60 |
Lowest single-round score in Nationwide Tour Championship history (Jay Delsing, 2002, Michael Letzig, 2007) |
| 469 |
Dollars separating No. 25 from No. 26 |
| 7,438 |
Yardage at TPC Craig Ranch |
| 88,633 |
Dollars separating No. 25 from No. 60 |
| 180,000 |
Amount of the first-place check to be awarded to Sunday's winner, the most in tournament history |
| 415,835 |
Earnings of leading money-winner Brendon de Jonge |
| 1,000,000 |
The total purse for this years event, equaling the largest purse in Tour history |
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