# 2006 Nationwide Tour

The 2006 Nationwide Tour was the 17th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

## OWGR points increase

In July 2005, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Nationwide Tour events, beginning in 2006, would be increased from 6 to 14.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| Jan 29 | Movistar Panama Championship | Panama | 550,000 | Tripp Isenhour (3) | 14 | | |
| Feb 19 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | A$1,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) | 16 | ANZ | |
| Feb 26 | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | Jim Rutledge (1) | 16 | ANZ | |
| Mar 26 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 500,000 | Johnson Wagner (1) | 14 | | |
| Apr 2 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | 600,000 | Tripp Isenhour (4) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Apr 23 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 500,000 | Paul Gow (3) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Apr 30 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 625,000 | Ken Duke (1) | 14 | | Pro-Am |
| May 7 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 450,000 | Andrew Buckle (1) | 14 | | |
| May 14 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 500,000 | Darron Stiles (4) | 14 | | |
| May 21 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | Matt Kuchar (2) | 14 | | |
| June 4 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 450,000 | Brenden Pappas (1) | 14 | | |
| June 11 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 750,000 | Jason Dufner (2) | 14 | | |
| June 18 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | Hunter Haas (2) | 14 | | |
| June 25 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 475,000 | Kyle Reifers (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 2 | Peek'n Peak Classic | New York | 560,000 | John Merrick (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 16 | Scholarship America Showdown | Minnesota | 550,000 | Brandt Snedeker (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 23 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 550,000 | Doug LaBelle II (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 30 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 500,000 | Kevin Johnson (4) | 14 | | |
| Aug 6 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 650,000 | Johnson Wagner (2) | 14 | | |
| Aug 13 | Xerox Classic | New York | 575,000 | Kevin Stadler (3) | 14 | | |
| Aug 20 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 475,000 | Craig Bowden (3) | 14 | | |
| Aug 27 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | West Virginia | 600,000 | Jason Enloe (1) | 14 | | |
| Sep 3 | Legend Financial Group Classic | Ohio | 500,000 | Gavin Coles (3) | 14 | | |
| Sep 10 | Utah EnergySolutions Championship | Utah | 475,000 | Craig Kanada (1) | 14 | | |
| Sep 17 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 650,000 | Kevin Stadler (4) | 14 | | |
| Sep 24 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | Cliff Kresge (3) | 14 | | |
| Oct 8 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 600,000 | Kevin Na (1) | 14 | | |
| Oct 15 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 475,000 | Brandt Snedeker (2) | 14 | | |
| Oct 22 | PalmettoPride Classic | South Carolina | 500,000 | Michael Sim (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Oct 29 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 500,000 | Bryce Molder (1) | 14 | | |
| Nov 12 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Texas | 750,000 | Craig Kanada (2) | 20 | | |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 22 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Ken Duke | 382,443 |
| 2 | Johnson Wagner | 372,069 |
| 3 | Cliff Kresge | 339,763 |
| 4 | Craig Bowden | 334,671 |
| 5 | Tripp Isenhour | 321,996 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Player of the Year | Ken Duke | |