__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2005. The top 21 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2005 earned their PGA Tour card for 2006.
2005 Nationwide Tour2006 PGA TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings ($)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings ($) Troy Matteson*1495,009 32 18 36 1,778,597 Jason Gore#2356,579 29 14 118 717,005 Chris Couch3337,205 27 10 66 1,356,731 Steven Bowditch*4333,329 22 2 256 11,160 Jon Mills*5325,806 27 6 227 65,494 Jerry Smith6267,757 29 17 137 568,213 David Branshaw7266,724 29 20 119 706,346 Shane Bertsch8263,373 34 19 123 697,059 Mathew Goggin9260,090 26 10 86 1,076,142 Kris Cox10257,352 28 12 148 517,836 David McKenzie*11253,174 28 12 160 425,228 Roger Tambellini12248,975 25 7 212 116,685 Camilo Villegas*13233,218 29 18 38 1,742,112 Greg Chalmers14233,063 28 8 203 151,265 Jason Schultz*15230,407 28 10 204 147,424 Eric Axley*16227,997 29 16 73 1,274,580 Vance Veazey17227,635 20 10 191 207,077 Nathan Green*18217,272 30 24 41 1,700,803 Charley Hoffman*19212,322 29 21 82 1,115,193 Jeff Gove20210,674 29 16 107 793,477 Bubba Watson*21202,437 27 15 90 1,019,264 *PGA Tour rookie for 2006. #Gore received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2005 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2005. On the PGA Tour in 2005, he played in 8 tournaments, making 6 cuts and winning the 84 Lumber Classic. T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2007 (won or finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2006 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up1Apr 30 Chris CouchZurich Classic of New Orleans−19 (70-70-68-65=269)1 stroke Fred Funk, Charles Howell III2Sep 24 Eric AxleyValero Texas Open−15 (68-63-63-71=265)3 strokes Anthony Kim, Justin Rose, Dean Wilson3Oct 15 Troy MattesonFrys.com Open−22 (67-65-64-69=265)1 stroke Daniel Chopra, Ben Crane
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2006 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score1Jan 29 Nathan Greenlost in three-man playoffBuick Invitational Tiger Woods−10 (71-68-67-72=278)−10 (67-70-69-72=278)2Feb 5 Camilo VillegasFBR Open J. B. Holmes−21 (68-64-65-66=263)−14 (68-67-66-69=270)3Mar 5 Camilo Villegas (2)Ford Championship at Doral Tiger Woods−20 (64-67-68-69=268)−19 (65-66-71-67=269)4Jul 9 Mathew GogginCialis Western Open Trevor Immelman−13 (69-66-69-67=271)−11 (69-69-66-69=273)5Oct 22 Troy MattesonFUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort Joe Durant−25 (69-65-64-65=263)−21 (67-65-65-70=267)
See also 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References Schedule Money list Player profiles