What would Nationwide Tour players do with $180,000?

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The Nationwide Tour Players Cup is the first million dollar event in the history of the Nationwide Tour. With a purse that large, the winner will take home a record $180,000 check. PGATOUR.com's Dave Lagarde interviewed several players in the field to ask what they'd do with the money if they won.

The question was simple.

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Aron Price won a $108,000 first-place check earlier this season. If he earned $180,000 more, he'd definitely have a little fun.

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"What would you do with $180,000?''

The answers the players gave prove there are different strokes for different folks. See for yourself.

"I'd probably go home to Australia for a few weeks, maybe three. Then I come back here because I'm not likely to get into any events on the PGA TOUR (Lyle would earn a performance promotion with his third victory of 2008) until after the FedExCup playoffs. Then I'd finish the year on the PGA TOUR." -- Jarrod Lyle

"I'd fly to England (for the British Open) massively hung over. I'd take a few weeks off when I got back and, because the victory would guarantee my PGA TOUR card, I'd start looking for a house, probably in Orlando.'' -- Ewan Porter

"That's a better question for my wife.'' -- Scott Gutschewski

"Nothing crazy. Deposit it.'' -- Chris Nallen

"It's a choice of what needs to be done or some indulgence. The prudent thing would be to pay down the credit-card debt. But I'd also be tempted to buy some land and a boat for my wife who loves to ski.'' -- Ryan Hietala

"I'd pay down the mortgage on my house.'' -- Tim O'Neal

"I'd put $140,000 in the bank and buy a car for my wife, whatever she wanted.'' -- Kris Blanks

"I'd put it in the bank. We're looking for a new house (out of necessity. Fischer and his wife, Amy, recently had twins, Wyatt and Emerson (a girl).'' -- Todd Fischer

"I'd have some fun. I'd throw a little party at my place in Manhattan Beach, Calif. And I wouldn't scrimp because I'd lock up my (PGA TOUR) card.'' -- Peter Tomasulo

"If I have $300,000 in the bank (he would by finishing first) by the end of the week I told my caddy we'd go to Europe for two or three weeks. And I'm sure there would be a lot of extracurricular activities.'' -- Aron Price

"Go to the PGA TOUR next year.'' -- Colt Knost

"I'd buy my mom something nice and give the rest to my dad (his sponsor) and hope he'd leave some in the bank for me so I could collect some interest.'' -- Garrett Osborn

"I'd probably take a couple of special vacations during the off-season.'' -- Justin Hicks

"I'd pay off all my debts and take the $100 that's leftover and take my family out to dinner. (Pause). At McDonald's.'' -- Ben Bates

"Invest.'' -- Tee McCabe

"This is the first year in 10 I don't have to go to Q-school. So if I won I'd like to find someone who can't afford the entry fee and put it up for them.'' -- David Mathis

"My wife, Kimberly, will go from full-time to part-time at work next year, so that would go a long way to easing the transition. If I don't win I better go see David Mathis, my new best friend.'' -- Gary Christian