# 2009 Nationwide Tour

The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| Feb 8 | Panama Digicel Championship | Panama | 600,000 | Vance Veazey (4) | 14 | | |
| Mar 1 | Moonah Classic | Australia | 600,000 | Alistair Presnell (1) | 16 | ANZ | |
| Mar 8 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | Steven Alker (2) | 16 | ANZ | |
| Mar 15 | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | 600,000 | Alex Prugh (1) | 16 | ANZ | New to Nationwide Tour |
| Mar 29 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 550,000 | Bubba Dickerson (1) | 14 | | |
| Apr 5 | Stonebrae Classic | California | 600,000 | Michael Sim (2) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Apr 19 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 550,000 | Patrick Sheehan (2) | 14 | | |
| Apr 26 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | 625,000 | Garth Mulroy (1) | 14 | | |
| May 17 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 700,000 | Michael Sim (3) | 14 | | Pro-Am |
| May 31 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 525,000 | Kevin Johnson (5) | 14 | | |
| Jun 7 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | 675,000 | Mathias Grönberg (1) | 14 | | |
| Jun 14 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 525,000 | Kevin Johnson (6) | 14 | | |
| Jun 21 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 550,000 | Jason Enloe (2) | 14 | | |
| Jun 28 | Nationwide Tour Players Cup | West Virginia | 600,000 | Tom Gillis (1) | 14 | | |
| Jul 12 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Canada | 800,099 | Roger Tambellini (3) | 14 | | |
| Jul 26 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 725,000 | Rich Barcelo (1) | 14 | | |
| Aug 2 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | 775,000 | Derek Lamely (1) | 14 | | |
| Aug 9 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 550,000 | Chris Tidland (2) | 14 | | |
| Aug 16 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 625,000 | Justin Bolli (3) | 14 | | |
| Aug 23 | Christmas in October Classic | Kansas | 625,000 | Michael Sim (4) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Aug 30 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 525,000 | Gary Christian (1) | 14 | | |
| Sep 6 May 24 | Mexico Open | Mexico | 650,000 | Troy Merritt (1) | 14 | | |
| Sep 13 | Utah Championship | Utah | 550,000 | Josh Teater (1) | 14 | | |
| Sep 20 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 725,000 | Fran Quinn (3) | 14 | | |
| Sep 27 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | 525,000 | Garrett Willis (2) | 14 | | |
| Oct 4 | Soboba Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Jerod Turner (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| Oct 11 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 500,000 | Chris Baryla (1) | 14 | | |
| Oct 18 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 625,000 | Chad Collins (2) | 14 | | |
| Oct 25 | Nationwide Tour Championship | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | Matt Every (1) | 20 | | Tour Championship |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2010 PGA Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Michael Sim | 644,142 |
| 2 | Chad Collins | 415,114 |
| 3 | Blake Adams | 399,749 |
| 4 | Derek Lamely | 374,998 |
| 5 | Tom Gillis | 364,529 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Player of the Year | Michael Sim | |