Three-win Nationwide Tour promotions to the PGA TOUR

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In August, 1997, the Nationwide Tour introduced the "three-win promotion" to the PGA TOUR. That means any player who wins three times in a single season on the Nationwide Tour earns immediate access to the PGA TOUR for the rest of that year as well as the following year.

Eight players have earned TOUR cards via the three-win promotion. Michael Sim became the ninth player to earn a three-win promotion in 2009.

Player Promoted Three wins Chris Smith Aug. 10, 1997 1. Upstate Classic 2. Dakota Dunes Open 3. Omaha Classic Heath Slocum Aug. 5, 2001 1. Greater Cleveland Open 2. Knoxville Open 3. Omaha Classic Chad Campbell Oct. 7, 2001 1. Richmond Open 2. Permian Basic Open 3. Monterey Peninsula Classic Pat Bates Oct. 28, 2001 1. Siouxland Open 2. Shreveport Open 3. Tour Championship Patrick Moore Oct. 27, 2002 1. Richmond Open 2. Lake Erie Charity Classic 3. Tour Championship Tom Carter Aug. 31, 2003 1. Samsung Canadian PGA Championship 2. Price Cutter Charity Championship 3. Alberta Calgary Classic Jason Gore Aug. 7, 2005 1. National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic 2. Scholarship America Showdown 3. Cox Classic Nick Flanagan Aug. 19, 2007 1. Henrico Country Open 2. BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs 3. Xerox Classic Michael Sim Aug. 23, 2009 1. Stonebrae Classic 2. BMW Charity Pro-Am 3. Christmas In October Presented by Kansas City Crusaders