The top 25 players on the money list after the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch earn the coveted prize of a PGA TOUR exemption for the 2009 season.
The current 25th position is held by Chris Tidland with $199,130. He is ahead of Hunter Haas in 26th by just $469. Based on historical data and current trends, the 25th position on the money list at the conclusion of the Nationwide Tour Championship should be between $205,000 and $225,000.
Using this estimate, the table below shows where players would likely need to place in order to finish in the top 25 on the money list. Although some will perform better than others, every player in the field this week has a chance to finish strong and earn his card.
Please note: While this estimate is based on probable outcomes, it could vary depending on the actual performance of players in the field and multiple tie scenarios.
| Nationwide Tour Championship |
| A player's finish position needed to end within the top 25 on the money list and earn a PGA TOUR card, based on a low-middle-high scenario. |
| 1 |
Brendon de Jonge |
415,835 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 2 |
Jarrod Lyle |
375,938 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 3 |
Bill Lunde |
330,646 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 4 |
Scott Piercy |
313,987 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 5 |
Greg Chalmers |
313,930 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 6 |
Greg Owen |
303,605 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 7 |
Darron Stiles |
303,427 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 8 |
Jeff Klauk |
299,418 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 9 |
Rick Price |
281,260 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 10 |
Kris Blanks |
276,925 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 11 |
Colt Knost |
271,509 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 12 |
Matt Bettencourt |
267,863 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 13 |
David Mathis |
265,612 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 14 |
Casey Wittenberg |
263,919 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 15 |
D.A. Points |
261,096 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 16 |
Peter Tomasulo |
256,704 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 17 |
Arjun Atwal |
252,986 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 18 |
Brendon Todd |
239,224 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 19 |
Aron Price |
234,144 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 20 |
Matt Weibring |
224,030 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| 21 |
Spencer Levin |
221,185 |
60 |
60 |
45 |
| 22 |
Ricky Barnes |
213,902 |
60 |
60 |
22 |
| 23 |
Marc Leishman |
211,974 |
60 |
59 |
19 |
| 24 |
Scott Gutschewski |
210,215 |
60 |
40 |
18 |
| 25 |
Chris Tidland |
199,130 |
34 |
17 |
10 |
| 26 |
Hunter Haas |
198,661 |
32 |
16 |
10 |
| 27 |
David Branshaw |
194,120 |
22 |
13 |
8 |
| 28 |
Ryan Hietala |
193,476 |
21 |
12 |
7 |
| 29 |
Roger Tambellini |
191,002 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
| 30 |
Bubba Dickerson |
186,384 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
| 31 |
Justin Hicks |
179,861 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
| 32 |
Bryce Molder |
176,651 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
| 33 |
Matt Every |
172,039 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
| 34 |
Daniel Summerhays |
169,845 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
| 35 |
D.J. Brigman |
169,513 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
| 36 |
Scott Dunlap |
166,856 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 37 |
Bryan DeCorso |
159,996 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| 38 |
Ewan Porter |
159,124 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| 39 |
Josh Broadaway |
157,881 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| 40 |
Bob May |
157,113 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| 41 |
Jeff Brehaut |
151,367 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 42 |
Chris Anderson |
148,600 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 43 |
Skip Kendall |
135,902 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 44 |
Vance Veazey |
130,286 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 45 |
Alex Prugh |
129,790 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 46 |
Won Joon Lee |
129,694 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 47 |
Garrett Osborn |
129,309 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 48 |
Webb Simpson |
127,791 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 49 |
Michael Putnam |
127,506 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 50 |
Gavin Coles |
127,000 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 51 |
Kyle Reifers |
121,238 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 52 |
Oskar Bergman |
119,848 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 53 |
Chad Ginn |
115,966 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 54 |
Garth Mulroy |
115,953 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 55 |
J.J. Killeen |
114,039 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 56 |
Fran Quinn |
111,956 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 57 |
Tee McCabe |
111,543 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 58 |
Chris Smith |
111,357 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 59 |
Chris Nallen |
110,796 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 60 |
Joe Daley |
110,497 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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