2006 Nationwide Tour
Schedule
Table:
Week

Tournament

State/Country

Winner

Jan 26-29

Movistar Panama Championship

Panama

Tripp Isenhour (3)

Feb 16-19

Jacob's Creek Open Championship

Australia

Paul Sheehan (1)

Feb 23-26

ING New Zealand PGA Championship

New Zealand

Jim Rutledge (1)

Mar 23-26

Chitimacha Louisiana Open

Louisiana

Johnson Wagner (1)

Mar 30 - Apr 2

Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship

California

Tripp Isenhour (4)

Apr 20-23

Athens Regional Foundation Classic

Georgia

Paul Gow (3)

Apr 27-30

BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs

South Carolina

Ken Duke (1)

May 4-7

Virginia Beach Open

Virginia

Andrew Buckle (1)

May 11-14

Rheem Classic

Arkansas

Darron Stiles (4)

May 18-21

Henrico County Open

Virginia

Matt Kuchar (2)

June 1-4

Rex Hospital Open

North Carolina

Brenden Pappas (1)

June 8-11

LaSalle Bank Open

Illinois

Jason Dufner (2)

June 15-18

Knoxville Open

Tennessee

Hunter Haas (2)

June 22-25

Chattanooga Classic

Tennessee

Kyle Reifers (1)

June 29 - July 2

Peek'n Peak Classic

New York

John Merrick (1)

July 13-16

Scholarship America Showdown at Somerby

Minnesota

Brandt Snedeker (1)

July 20-23

Price Cutter Charity Championship

Missouri

Doug LaBelle II (1)

July 27-30

Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open

Kansas

Kevin Johnson (4)

Aug 3-6

Cox Classic

Nebraska

Johnson Wagner (2)

Aug 10-13

Xerox Classic

New York

Kevin Stadler (3)

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The Panama Championship is a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour . It is played annually at Panama Golf Club in Panama City , Panama . It is one of several tournaments on the Web.com Tour held outside the United States . The 2020 purse was $ 625,000 , with $ 112,500 going to the winner .
Panama ( /ˈpænəmɑː/ ( listen ) PAN-ə-mah , /pænəˈmɑː/ pan-ə-MAH ; Spanish : Panamá IPA : [ panaˈma ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Republic of Panama ( Spanish : República de Panamá ) , is a transcontinental country in Central America and South America , bordered by Costa Rica to the west , Colombia to the southeast , the Caribbean Sea to the north , and the Pacific Ocean to the south . The capital and largest city is Panama City , whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country 's 4 million people . Panama was inhabited by indigenous tribes before Spanish colonists arrived in the 16th century . It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia , a union of Nueva Granada , Ecuador , and Venezuela . After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831 , Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia . With the backing of the United States , Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 , allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914 . The 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties led to the transfer of the Canal from the United States to Panama on December 31 , 1999 . Revenue from canal tolls continues to represent a significant portion of Panama 's GDP , although commerce , banking , and tourism are major and growing sectors . It is regarded as a high-income country . In 2018 Panama ranked 66th in the world in terms of the Human Development Index . In 2018 , Panama was ranked seventh-most competitive economy in Latin America , according to the World Economic Forum 's Global Competitiveness Index . Covering around 40 percent of its land area , Panama 's jungles are home to an abundance of tropical plants and animals - some of them found nowhere else on earth .
John Henry Tripp Isenhour III ( born April 6 , 1968 ) is an American professional golfer . Isenhour was born in Salisbury , North Carolina . He played college golf at Georgia Tech and turned professional in 1990 . Isenhour played on the Nationwide Tour in 1996 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2003 , 2005 , 2006 and 2008 . He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2001 , 2002 , 2004 , 2005 and 2007 . He has not played on either tour since 2008 .
The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia . The tournament ran from 1960 to 2007 , and had several different sponsors . It became the Jacob 's Creek Open Championship from 2002 to 2007 , sponsored by the Jacob 's Creek wine brand , and was co-sanctioned during that period by the United States-based Nationwide Tour . It was played annually in Adelaide , South Australia . In 2007 , the last time the tournament was held , it was one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States . After Jacob 's Creek withdrew their support following the 2007 edition , the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled .
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania , and numerous smaller islands . It is the largest country in Oceania and the world 's sixth-largest country by total area . The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard . Australia 's capital is Canberra , and its largest city is Sydney . The country 's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth , and Adelaide . Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century , who named it New Holland . In 1770 , Australia 's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788 , a date which became Australia 's national day . The population grew steadily in subsequent decades , and by the time of an 1850s gold rush , most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established . On 1 January 1901 , the six colonies federated , forming the Commonwealth of Australia . Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy , comprising six states and ten territories . Australia is the oldest , flattest , and driest inhabited continent , with the least fertile soils . It has a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres ( 2,941,300 sq mi ) .
Paul Sheehan ( born 26 January 1977 ) is an Australian professional golfer . Sheehan plays mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour . He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking . He has three wins in Japan , including the 2006 Japan Open , and one win in Australia . He has also played on the PGA Tour . He lives in Melbourne and plays at the Victoria Golf Club as a member . Sheehan finished 20th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2006 , giving him his first start on the PGA Tour . As a child , Sheehan was a junior tennis champion , then took up golf at age 13 and at 16 broke par . He joined the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1999 and has played consistently on his home tour ever since .
The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia . It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the SEC NZ PGA Championship . It has been played since 1920 , with some gap periods . It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965 . Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Sir Bob Charles , Peter Thomson , Kel Nagle , and Tony Jacklin . The event is also notable for producing Jumbo Ozaki 's lone international win . Sponsorship problems caused the tournament to be terminated after the 1987 event . In 2002 , a PGA Tour of Australasia and U.S.-based Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned event , called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch , New Zealand . It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship . Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009 . The 2018 purse was NZ $ 125,000 .
New Zealand ( Māori : Aotearoa [ aɔˈtɛaɾɔa ] ) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The country has two main landmasses - the North Island ( Te Ika-a-Māui ) , and the South Island ( Te Waipounamu ) - and around 600 smaller islands . It has a total land area of 268,000 square kilometres ( 103,500 sq mi ) . New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres ( 1,200 mi ) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometres ( 600 mi ) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal , and plant life . The country 's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . New Zealand 's capital city is Wellington , and its most populous city is Auckland . Sometime between 1250 and 1300 , Polynesians settled in the islands and developed a distinctive Māori culture . In 1642 , Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand . In 1840 , representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi , which declared British sovereignty over the islands . In 1841 , New Zealand became a colony within the British Empire and in 1907 it became a dominion ; it gained full statutory independence in 1947 and the British monarch remained the head of state .
James Edgar Rutledge ( born August 26 , 1959 ) is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour . Rutledge was born in Victoria , British Columbia . He won the Canadian Juvenile Championship in 1975 at the Gorge Vale Golf Club in Victoria and the Canadian Junior Championship in 1977 . He turned professional in 1978 . For the first 20 years of his career , Rutledge would play in Asia in the winter and in Canada for the rest of the year . He did not do this from 1988 to 1992 though . During that time Rutledge was a member of the European Tour , where his best finish on the Order of Merit came in 1990 when he finished in 55th , earning £75,274 . He played in his first major at the 1990 Open Championship , where he was high on the leaderboard going into the weekend , but ended up finishing T-57 . He played in his second and last major the following year at the 1991 Open Championship but he missed the cut . Rutledge 's best finish on the Asian Tour money list was third in 1994 . He has finished third on the Canadian Tour 's Order of Merit three times . He is one of the winningest players in Canadian Tour history , winning six times on tour .
The Chitimacha Louisiana Open is a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour . It is played annually at Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club in Broussard , Louisiana . The 2017 purse was $ 550,000 , with $ 99,000 going to the winner .
Louisiana ( /luˌiːziˈænə/ ( listen ) , /ˌluːzi-/ ( listen ) ) [ a ] is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States . It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States . Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west , Arkansas to the north , Mississippi to the east , and the Gulf of Mexico to the south . A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River . Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes , which are equivalent to counties . The state 's capital is Baton Rouge , and its largest city is New Orleans . Much of the state 's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River , leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp . [ self-published source ] These contain a rich southern biota ; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets . There are also many species of tree frogs , and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish . In more elevated areas , fire is a natural process in the landscape and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas . These support an exceptionally large number of plant species , including many species of terrestrial orchids and carnivorous plants . Louisiana has more Native American tribes than any other southern state , including four that are federally recognized , ten that are state recognized , and four that have not received recognition .
Montford Johnson Wagner ( born March 23 , 1980 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .
The Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2006 to 2008 . It was played at The Course at Wente Vineyards in Livermore , California , United States . The 2008 purse was $ 600,000 , with $ 108,000 going to the winner .
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States . With 39.5 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles ( 423,970 km2 ) , California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area . The state capital is Sacramento . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions , with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively . Los Angeles is California 's most populous city , and the country 's second-most populous , after New York City . California also has the nation 's most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The City and County of San Francisco is both the country 's second most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth most densely populated county , behind only four of the five New York City boroughs . California 's economy , with a gross state product of $ 3.0 trillion , is the largest sub-national economy in the world . If it were a country , California would be the fifth-largest economy in the world ( larger than the United Kingdom , France , or India ) , and the 36th-most populous as of 2017 [ update ] . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and third-largest urban economies ( $ 1.3 trillion and $ 1.0 trillion respectively as of 2018 [ update ] ) , after the New York metropolitan area . The San Francisco Bay Area PSA had the nation 's highest gross domestic product per capita in 2018 ( $ 106,757 ) among large primary statistical areas , and is home to three of the world 's ten largest companies by market capitalization and three of the world 's ten richest people . California culture is considered a global trendsetter in popular culture , communication , information , innovation , environmentalism , economics , politics , and entertainment .
The Stadion Classic at UGA was a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour . Founded in 2006 as the Athens Regional Foundation Classic , it was played at Jennings Mill Country Club in Bogart , Georgia from 2006 to 2009 and at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens , Georgia from 2010 to 2013 . Three of the four editions held at the university course were won by former or active members of the school 's golf team . The 2013 purse was $ 600,000 , with $ 108,000 for first place .
Georgia ( /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ ) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . Georgia is the 24th largest in area and 8th-most populous of the 50 United States . Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina , to the northeast by South Carolina , to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean , to the south by Florida , and to the west by Alabama . Its 2019 estimated population was 10,617,423 , according to the U.S. Census Bureau . Atlanta , a beta ( + ) global city , is both the state 's capital and its largest city . The Atlanta metropolitan area , with an estimated population of 5.9 million people in 2018 , is the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 56% of the entire state population . Founded in 1733 as a British colony , Georgia was the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established . Named after King George II of Great Britain , the Colony of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina south to Spanish Florida and west to French Louisiana at the Mississippi River . On January 2 , 1788 , Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution . From 1802 to 1804 , western Georgia was split to form the Mississippi Territory , which later was admitted as the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi . Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19 , 1861 , and was one of the original seven Confederate States . Following the Civil War , it was the last state to be restored to the Union , on July 15 , 1870 .
Paul Gow ( born 10 November 1970 ) is an Australian professional golfer . Gow was born in Sydney , Australia . He turned professional in 1993 . Gow has won three times on the Nationwide Tour , once in 1997 , once in 2000 , and once in 2006 . He has never won on the PGA Tour , but he did come close when he lost in a playoff to Jeff Sluman at the 2001 B.C . Open . Gow is 0-for-3 in playoffs on the Nationwide Tour , all of which were lost during the 2004 season , in which he finished 11th on the final money list .
The BMW Charity Pro-Am is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour . It is currently played at Thornblade Club ( host course ) in Greer , South Carolina and The Cliffs in Travelers Rest , South Carolina . From 1992 to 2000 , the event was played at Verdae Greens Golf Club in Greenville . When the event changed to a pro-am format in 2001 , it moved to The Cliffs in Travelers Rest , South Carolina , using the Valley and Keowee Vineyards courses . The Walnut Cove course was added in 2005 . In 2008 , the tournament shifted to three different courses : Thornblade Club , Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg , South Carolina and Bright 's Creek Golf Club in Mill Spring , North Carolina . In 2012 , the Greenville Country Club ( Chanticleer course ) replaced Bright 's Creek . The 2017 purse was $ 700,000 , with $ 126,000 going to champion Stephan Jäger . Since 2002 , the tournament has been sponsored by German car manufacturer BMW , which has an assembly plant in Spartanburg County .
South Carolina ( /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ( listen ) ) is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South . It is bordered to the north by North Carolina , to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River . South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23 , 1788 . It also became the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20 , 1860 . After the American Civil War , it was readmitted into the United States on June 25 , 1868 . South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state . Its GDP as of 2013 was $ 183.6 billion , with an annual growth rate of 3.13% . South Carolina is composed of 46 counties . The capital is Columbia with a population of 133,451 in 2018 ; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2018 population of 136,208 . The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area is the largest in the state , with a 2018 population estimate of 906,626 . South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England , who first formed the English colony , with Carolus being Latin for Charles .
Kenneth Wootson Duke ( born January 29 , 1969 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions .
The Virginia Beach Open was a regular golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour . It was played annually at The TPC of Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach , Virginia , United States . The 2006 purse was $ 450,000 , with $ 81,000 going to the winner .
Virginia ( /vərˈdʒɪniə/ ( listen ) ) , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia , is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth 's estimated population as of 2018 [ update ] is over 8.5 million . The area 's history begins with several indigenous groups , including the Powhatan . In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World . Virginia 's state nickname , the Old Dominion , is a reference to this status . Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony 's early politics and plantation economy . Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution . In the American Civil War , Virginia 's Secession Convention resolved to join the Confederacy , and Virginia 's First Wheeling Convention resolved to remain in the Union ; that led to the creation of West Virginia . Although the Commonwealth was under one-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction , both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia . The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World .
Andrew Nicholas Buckle ( born 24 September 1982 ) is an Australian professional golfer . Buckle was born in Brisbane , Queensland . He had a promising amateur career , including two wins in the Boy 's 15-17 division at the World Junior Golf Championships and the Australian Amateur . Buckle won the 2002 Queensland Open on his professional debut . As a professional , he has plied his trade all over the world , including time on the PGA Tour of Australasia and appearances in Europe and Japan . He joined the Asian Tour in 2005 and in 2006 he finished second in the Indonesia Open and the TCL Classic , which are both Asian Tour/European Tour co-sanctioned events . Also in 2006 , he won his second professional event at Virginia Beach Open on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour . Buckle has performed consistently around the world and for a time in 2006 he was the only golfer in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking who was not a member of one of the three richest under-50 men 's tours ( the PGA , European and Japanese tours ) , but he won a PGA Tour card at the 2006 Qualifying School . He played on the PGA Tour in 2007 and 2008 but had to return to the Nationwide Tour in 2009 . [ citation needed ]
The Fort Smith Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour . It is held each year at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith , Arkansas . It was the only annual PGA Tour event in the U.S. state of Arkansas . The 2010 purse was a record $ 525,000 , with $ 94,500 going to the winner . The tournament was founded in 1998 . Mark Hensby won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par , which is still the record low score . In 2005 , Chris Couch tied the course record with a final round 60 . As of October 7 , 2010 , the Fort Smith Classic board notified the PGA Tour that they would not be renewing their contract for 2011 .
Arkansas ( /ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ AR-kən-saw ) [ c ] is a state in the south central region of the United States , home to more than three million people as of 2018 . Its name is from the Osage language , of Siouan derivation ; it denoted their related kin , the Quapaw people . The state 's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains , which make up the U.S . Interior Highlands , to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands , to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta . Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States . The capital and most populous city is Little Rock , located in the central portion of the state , a hub for transportation , business , culture , and government . The northwestern corner of the state , such as the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area , is a population , education , and economic center . The largest city in the state 's eastern part is Jonesboro . The largest city in the state 's southeastern part is Pine Bluff . The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15 , 1836 . Much of the Delta had been developed for cotton plantations , and the state landowners largely depended on enslaved African Americans as workers . In 1861 , Arkansas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War .
Darron Gary Stiles ( born June 1 , 1973 ) is an American professional golfer . Stiles was born in St. Petersburg , Florida . He was a three-time All-America at Florida Southern College and was a member of the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship team . Stiles played on the Nationwide Tour in 1997 , 1999-2002 , 2004 , and 2008 and the PGA Tour in 2003 , 2005-07 , and 2009 . He gained his PGA Tour card for 2007 by finishing tied for 16th at Q-School in 2006 but failed to retain his card , and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2008 . He finished 7th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2008 and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card . Stiles is the all-time career money leader through his 2012 win at the News Sentinel Open on the Web.com Tour with $ 1,815,688 . Stiles had successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his jaw in 1989 .
The Henrico County Open was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 1993 to 2008 . It was played at The Dominion Club in Richmond , Virginia , United States . The 2008 purse was $ 500,000 , with $ 90,000 going to the winner .
Matthew Gregory Kuchar ( born June 21 , 1978 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour . He has won nine times on the PGA Tour . Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering a slump where he struggled to maintain his playing status on the PGA Tour . He rejuvenated himself and built a new , one-plane swing from 2008 onward leading to improved results . Kuchar was the PGA Tour 's leading money winner in 2010 . Kuchar won The Players Championship in 2012 , the flagship event of the PGA Tour , his biggest tournament victory to date . As a result , he moved to a career high number five in the world rankings and has spent over 40 weeks ranked inside its top-10 . In February 2013 , Kuchar won his first World Golf Championship event , defeating Hunter Mahan in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship . At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Kuchar won the first Olympic bronze medal awarded for golf since the 1904 Summer Olympics . Kuchar ended the 2018-19 season as the highest-earning PGA Tour player without a major championship win , with career earnings of over $ 50 million . The closest he has come was his second place finish in the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club .
The Rex Hospital Open is a regular golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour . It is played annually at the TPC Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh , North Carolina .
North Carolina ( /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ( listen ) ) is a U.S. state located in the southeastern region of the United States . North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States . It is bordered by Virginia to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the east , Georgia and South Carolina to the south , and Tennessee to the west . Raleigh is the state 's capital and Charlotte is its largest city . The Charlotte metropolitan area , with an estimated population of 2,569,213 in 2018 , is the most populous metropolitan area in North Carolina , the 23rd-most populous in the United States , and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City . The Raleigh metropolitan area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state , with an estimated population of 1,362,540 in 2018 , and is home to the largest research park in the United States , Research Triangle Park . North Carolina was established as a royal colony in 1729 and is one of the original Thirteen Colonies . North Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England who first formed the English colony , with Carolus being Latin for Charles . On November 21 , 1789 , North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution . In the run-up to the American Civil War , North Carolina declared its secession from the Union on May 20 , 1861 , becoming the last of eleven states to join the Confederate States . Following the Civil War , the state was restored to the Union on June 25 , 1868 . On December 17 , 1903 , Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully piloted the world 's first controlled , sustained flight of a powered , heavier-than-air aircraft at Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina 's Outer Banks .
Brenden Pappas ( born 7 May 1970 ) is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays on the Web.com Tour .
The Bank of America Open was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2002 to 2008 . It was played at The Glen Club in Glenview , Illinois , United States . It was known as the LaSalle Bank Open from 2002 to 2007 . The 2008 purse was $ 750,000 , with $ 135,000 going to the winner .
Illinois ( /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ ( listen ) IL-ə-NOY ) is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes Regions of the United States . It has the fifth largest gross domestic product ( GDP ) , the sixth largest population , and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states . Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States . With Chicago in northeastern Illinois , small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state , and natural resources such as coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base , and is a major transportation hub . Chicagoland , Chicago 's metropolitan area , encompasses over 65% of the state 's population . The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes : from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway to the Illinois River . The Mississippi River , the Ohio River , and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois . For decades , Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and , through the 1980s , in politics . The capital of Illinois is Springfield , which is located in the central part of the state . Although today Illinois 's largest population center is in its northeast , the state 's European population grew first in the west as the French settled lands near the Mississippi River , when the region was known as Illinois Country and was part of New France . Following the American Revolutionary War , American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River , and the population grew from south to north .
Jason Christopher Dufner ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour where he is a five-time winner . He has won one major championship , the 2013 PGA Championship . He was also runner-up in the 2011 PGA Championship , losing a playoff to Keegan Bradley . Dufner was ranked in the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 50 weeks ; his career-high ranking is sixth in September 2012 .
The News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot is a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour . It is played annually at the Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville , Tennessee , U.S . It is one of four original Tour events still played . The Knoxville News Sentinel was named the title sponsor of the tournament on June 2 , 2010 . The official name of the 2011 tournament was changed to the News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot in May 2011 . The 2017 purse was $ 550,000 , with $ 99,000 going to the winner .
Tennessee ( /ˌtɛnəˈsiː/ ( listen ) , locally /ˈtɛnəsi/ ; Cherokee : ᏔᎾᏏ , romanized : Tanasi ) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States . Tennessee is bordered by eight states , with Kentucky to the north , Virginia to the northeast , North Carolina to the east , Georgia , Alabama , and Mississippi to the south , Arkansas to the west , and Missouri to the northwest . The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state , and the Mississippi River forms the state 's western border . Nashville is the state 's capital and largest city , with a 2017 population of 667,560 and a 2017 metro population of 1,903,045 . Tennessee 's second largest city is Memphis , which had a population of 652,236 in 2017 . The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association , a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians . What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina , and later part of the Southwest Territory . Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1 , 1796 . Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 . Occupied by Union forces from 1862 , it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war . Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state besides Virginia , and more soldiers for the Union Army than the rest of the Confederacy combined .
Hunter Haas ( born December 1 , 1976 ) is an American professional golfer . Haas was born in Fort Worth , Texas . He won the 1999 U.S . Amateur Public Links . He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 and turned professional . Haas is currently a member of the Web.com Tour . Haas was a member of the PGA Tour in 2001 , 2005 , 2011-12 ; and a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002-04 , 2006-10 , and 2013-14 . He earned his PGA Tour card for 2001 through PGA Tour Qualifying School in his first attempt . In 2001 , Haas only made 8 of 30 cuts on Tour , and as a result , he was relegated to the Nationwide Tour for 2002 . Haas did not get back to the main tour until 2005 , when he finished in 16th on the money list for the 2004 Nationwide Tour season . On the PGA Tour in 2005 , Haas fared better than he did in his rookie season but not well enough to retain his tour card . He made 14 of 28 cuts in 2005 including one top-10 .
The Children 's Hospital Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour . It was played annually at the Black Creek Club in Chattanooga , Tennessee and produced by Friends of the Festival Event Management from 2007 to 2011 . From 2003 to 2010 the event was called the Chattanooga Classic . The 2011 purse was $ 500,000 , with $ 90,000 going to the winner .
Kyle Reifers ( born October 13 , 1983 ) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour .
The Peek ' n Peak Classic was a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour , then known as the Nationwide Tour . It was played from 2002 to 2007 on the Upper Course of Peek ' n Peak Resort in Findley Lake , New York , United States . The 2007 purse was $ 600,000 , with $ 108,000 going to the winner . After nine years , the Web.com Tour returned to the resort for the LECOM Health Challenge .
New York is a state located in the Northeastern United States . New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States . With an estimated 19.45 million residents in 2019 , it is the fourth most populous state . In order to distinguish the state from its city with the same name , it is commonly referred to as New York State ( NYS ) . The state 's most populous city , New York City , makes up over 40% of the state 's population . Two-thirds of the state 's population lives in the New York metropolitan area , and nearly 40% lives on Long Island . The state and city were both named for the 17th-century Duke of York , the future King James II of England . With an estimated population of 8.39 million in 2018 , New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world . New York City is a global city , home to the United Nations Headquarters , and has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , as well as the world 's most economically powerful city . The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo , Rochester , Yonkers , and Syracuse , while the state capital is Albany . The 27th largest U.S. state in land area , New York has a diverse geography .
John Sampson Merrick ( born March 20 , 1982 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .
The Showdown at Somerby was a regular golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour . It was played at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson , Wisconsin in 2004 and 2005 and moved to the Somerby Golf Club in Byron , Minnesota for 2006 and 2007 . It was cancelled after four years because of a lack of corporate sponsorship . The title sponsor from 2004 to 2006 was Scholarship America , which is a nonprofit , 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charity that is the largest provider of scholarships for postsecondary education in the country . The presenting sponsor for the 2007 tournament was Think Mutual Bank . The 2007 purse was $ 500,000 , with $ 90,000 going to the winner .
Minnesota ( /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ ( listen ) ) is a state in the Upper Midwest , Great Lakes , and northern regions of the United States . Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11 , 1858 , created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory . The state has many lakes , and is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes . Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord ( French : Star of the North ) . Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 22nd most populous of the U.S. states ; nearly 55% of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area ( known as the Twin Cities ) . This area has the largest concentration of transportation , business , industry , education , and government in the state . Urban centers in Greater Minnesota include Duluth , Mankato , Moorhead , Rochester and St . Cloud . The geography of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture ; deciduous forests in the southeast , now partially cleared , farmed , and settled ; and the less populated North Woods , used for mining , forestry , and recreation . Thousands of years before Europeans arrived , Minnesota was inhabited by various indigenous peoples , some of whom remain in the state today . French explorers , missionaries , and fur traders began exploring the region in the 17th century , encountering the Dakota and Ojibwe/Anishinaabe tribes . Much of what is now Minnesota was part of the vast French holding of Louisiana , which was purchased by the United States in 1803 .
Brandt Newell Snedeker ( born December 8 , 1980 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour . He won the 2012 FedEx Cup with a victory in the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club . After this victory , he moved into the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career . In February 2013 , after winning the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , he moved to a career high of number four in the world . On August 16 , 2018 , he shot the tenth sub-60 round in the history of the PGA Tour , firing an opening round 59 at the Wyndham Championship .
The Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper is a regular golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour . It is played at the Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield , Missouri , United States . It is one of four original Tour events still played . The 2017 purse was $ 675,000 , with $ 121,500 going to the winner .
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States . With over six million residents , it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union . The largest urban areas are St. Louis , Kansas City , Springfield and Columbia ; the capital is Jefferson City . The state is the 21st-most extensive in area . Missouri is bordered by eight states ( tied for the most with Tennessee ) : Iowa to the north , Illinois , Kentucky and Tennessee ( via the Mississippi River ) to the east , Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma , Kansas and Nebraska to the west . In the south are the Ozarks , a forested highland , providing timber , minerals and recreation . The Missouri River , after which the state is named , flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River , which makes up Missouri 's eastern border . Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years . The Mississippian culture built cities and mounds , before declining in the 14th century . When European explorers arrived in the 17th century , they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations . The French established Louisiana , a part of New France , founding Ste . Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764 .
Douglas Norman LaBelle II ( born January 19 , 1975 ) is an American professional golfer . LaBelle played on the Nationwide Tour/Web.com Tour from 2003-06 , 2009-12 . He has also played on the Canadian Tour from 1999 to 2002 and the PGA Tour of Australasia from 2000 to 2002 . He qualified for the 2007 PGA Tour season by finishing 15th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2006 . He played on the PGA Tour in 2007 , 2008 , 2013 , and 2014 .
The Wichita Open is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour . Formerly known as the Air Capital Classic , it is played annually at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita , Kansas , U.S . It is one of four original Tour events still played .
Kansas /ˈkænzəs/ ( listen ) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States . Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita , with its most populated county and largest employment center being Johnson County . Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north ; Missouri on the east ; Oklahoma on the south ; and Colorado on the west . Kansas is named after the Kansas River , which in turn was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks . The tribe 's name ( natively kką : ze ) is often said to mean people of the ( south ) wind although this was probably not the term 's original meaning . For thousands of years , what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes . Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys . Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison . Kansas was first settled by Americans in 1827 with the establishment of Fort Leavenworth . The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s , in the midst of political wars over the slavery debate . When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854 with the Kansas-Nebraska Act , abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state . Thus , the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided , and was known as Bleeding Kansas .
Kevin James Johnson ( born April 25 , 1967 ) is an American professional golfer .
The Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha was a professional golf tournament in the central United States on the Web.com Tour . It was played annually for eighteen years at Champions Run in Omaha , Nebraska . It debuted as the Nike Omaha Classic in 1996 , with a purse of $ 200,000 and a winner 's share of $ 36,000 , won by Rocky Walcher on August 11 . For its 18th and final edition in 2013 , the purse had quadrupled to $ 800,000 and Bronson La'Cassie took the winner 's share of $ 144,000 after three playoff holes . The Web.com Tour returned to Omaha in 2017 with the Pinnacle Bank Championship , held at public Indian Creek Golf Course in July .
Nebraska /nəˈbræskə/ ( listen ) is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States . It is bordered by South Dakota to the north ; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast , both across the Missouri River ; Kansas to the south ; Colorado to the southwest ; and Wyoming to the west . It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state . Nebraska 's area is just over 77,220 square miles ( 200,000 km2 ) with a population of almost 1.9 million people . Its state capital is Lincoln , and its largest city is Omaha , which is on the Missouri River . Indigenous peoples , including Omaha , Missouria , Ponca , Pawnee , Otoe , and various branches of the Lakota ( Sioux ) tribes , lived in the region for thousands of years before European exploration . The state is crossed by many historic trails , including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Nebraska was admitted as the 37th state of the United States in 1867 . It is the only state in the United States whose legislature is unicameral and officially nonpartisan . Nebraska is composed of two major land regions : the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains . The Dissected Till Plains region consist of gently rolling hills and contains the state 's largest cities , Omaha and Lincoln . The Great Plains region , occupying most of western Nebraska , is characterized by treeless prairie , suitable for cattle-grazing .
The Xerox Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2005 to 2008 . It was played in August at Irondequoit Country Club in Rochester , New York , United States . The 2008 purse was $ 600,000 , with $ 108,000 going to the winner .
Kevin Stadler ( born February 5 , 1980 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly on the European Tour .