Inside the field: Chattanooga Classic presented by Black Creek
Oct. 15, 2008
A total of 132 players will participate in the Chattanooga Classic presented by Black Creek when it begins on Thursday. Who's playing in Chattanooga, Tenn.? We've analyzed the field based on these categories:
| 'THE 25' |
| The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour Money List |
| 1 |
Brendon de Jonge |
25 |
$393,148 |
| 2 |
Jarrod Lyle |
23 |
$373,845 |
| 4 |
Bill Lunde |
24 |
$312,630 |
| 5 |
Scott Piercy |
16 |
$312,587 |
| 6 |
Darron Stiles |
25 |
$300,114 |
| 8 |
Jeff Klauk |
24 |
$293,406 |
| 9 |
Rick Price |
23 |
$273,785 |
| 10 |
Colt Knost |
20 |
$266,859 |
| 11 |
David Mathis |
23 |
$265,612 |
| 12 |
Casey Wittenberg |
22 |
$257,399 |
| 13 |
Peter Tomasulo |
23 |
$248,992 |
| 14 |
Kris Blanks |
23 |
$242,925 |
| 15 |
Aron Price |
24 |
$229,217 |
| 16 |
Brendon Todd |
20 |
$221,099 |
| 17 |
Spencer Levin |
25 |
$211,978 |
| 18 |
Scott Gutschewski |
23 |
$205,978 |
| 19 |
Marc Leishman |
22 |
$197,926 |
| 20 |
Matt Weibring |
19 |
$195,431 |
| 21 |
Chris Tidland |
18 |
$194,480 |
| 22 |
Matt Bettencourt |
26 |
$193,843 |
| 23 |
Ryan Hietala |
24 |
$193,476 |
| 24 |
David Branshaw |
21 |
$192,283 |
| 25 |
Ricky Barnes |
23 |
$188,652 |
|
| 2008 Tournament Winners |
| Kris Blanks |
1 |
Bank of America Open |
| Scott Gutschewski |
1 |
The Rex Hospital Open |
| Gavin Coles |
1 |
Chitimacha Louisiana Open Pres'd by Dynamic Industries |
| Scott Dunlap |
1 |
Panama Movistar Championship |
| Jarrod Lyle |
2 |
Mexico Open Presented by Corona, Knoxville Open Presented by Food City |
| Darron Stiles |
1 |
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship |
| Bryan DeCorso |
1 |
South Georgia Classic |
| Colt Knost |
2 |
Fort Smith Classic Presented by Stephens Inc., Price Cutter Charity Championship Presented by Dr Pepper |
| David Mathis |
1 |
BMW Charity Pro-Am |
| Jeff Klauk |
1 |
Melwood Prince George's County Open |
| Justin Hicks |
1 |
Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung |
| Rick Price |
1 |
Nationwide Tour Players Cup |
| Bill Lunde |
1 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational |
| Ryan Hietala |
1 |
Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet |
| Scott Piercy |
2 |
Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, Northeast Pennsylvania Classic |
| Brendon de Jonge |
1 |
Xerox Classic |
| Ewan Porter |
1 |
Moonah Classic |
| Aron Price |
1 |
Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship |
| Chris Tidland |
1 |
Albertsons Boise Open pres'd by Kraft |
| Brendon Todd |
1 |
Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank |
| Matt Bettencourt |
1 |
Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group |
| Marc Leishman |
1 |
WNB Golf Classic |
|
| PGA TOUR Winners |
| Billy Andrade |
4 |
1991 Kemper Open, 1991 Buick Classic, 1998 Bell Canadian Open, 2000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas |
| Mark Brooks |
7 |
1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, 1991 Greater Milwaukee Open, 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open, 1994 Kemper Open, 1996 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 1996 PGA Championship, 1996 Shell Houston Open |
| Bob Burns |
1 |
2002 Disney Golf Classic |
| Tom Byrum |
1 |
1989 Kemper Open |
| Bobby Clampett |
1 |
1982 Southern Open |
| Michael Clark II |
1 |
2000 John Deere Classic |
| J.L. Lewis |
2 |
1999 John Deere Classic, 2003 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania |
| Steve Pate |
6 |
1987 Southwest Golf Classic, 1988 MONY Tournament of Champions, 1988 Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open, 1991 Honda Classic, 1992 Buick Invitational of California, 1998 CVS Charity Classic |
| David Peoples |
2 |
1991 Buick Southern Open, 1992 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
| Dicky Pride |
1 |
1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic |
| Chris Riley |
1 |
2002 Reno-Tahoe Open |
| Chris Smith |
1 |
2002 Buick Classic |
| Grant Waite |
1 |
1993 Kemper Open |
| Garrett Willis |
1 |
2001 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open |
|
| Past Winners of the Chattanooga Classic presented by Black Creek |
| Kyle Reifers (2006) |
| Jason Schultz (2005) |
|
| International players |
 |
Argentina |
Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Fernandez, Fabian Gomez |
 |
Australia |
Andrew Bonhomme, Andrew Buckle, Kim Felton, Scott Gardiner, Paul Gow, Won Joon Lee, Marc Leishman, David McKenzie, Wade Ormsby, Cameron Percy, Gavin Coles, Ewan Porter, Aron Price, Jarrod Lyle |
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Canada |
Brett Bingham, Brad Fritsch, David Hearn, Bryan DeCorso |
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Colombia |
Camilo Benedetti |
 |
England |
Gary Christian |
 |
India |
Arjun Atwal |
 |
Ireland |
Keith Nolan |
 |
Mexico |
Esteban Toledo |
 |
New Zealand |
Bradley Iles, Grant Waite |
 |
Norway |
Henrik Bjornstad |
 |
Scotland |
Steven Young |
 |
South Africa |
Garth Mulroy |
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Sweden |
Oskar Bergman, Anders Hultman |
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Zimbabwe |
Brendon De Jonge |
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