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2009 Nationwide Tour Players Cup |
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June 22-28, 2009; Pro-Am on June 22 and June 24 |
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Pete Dye Golf Club, Bridgeport, WV |
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Golf Channel will provide live coverage of all four days of tournament play (June 22-28) as well as same day replays and Monday (6/29) replay of final round. |
| PURSE: |
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$1,000,000; first prize is $180,000 |
| TROPHY: |
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Nationwide Tour to commission West Virginia artisans to craft trophy. |
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Four-day, 72-hole stroke-play competition; 36-hole cut to the lowest 60 scores and ties after play on Friday, July 11. There will be no open qualifying or sponsor invitees. |
| ELIGIBILITY: |
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Top-144 players off the 2009 money list through the preceding event (Fort Smith Classic Presented by Stephens Inc., Hardscrabble CC, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, June 15-21). |
| THE 25: |
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25 PGA TOUR cards for 2010 will be awarded at the conclusion of the Nationwide Tour Championship based on the final money list. |
| Nationwide Tour: |
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The Nationwide Tour is home today to the PGA TOUR's stars of tomorrow. Graduates of the Nationwide Tour have amassed over 200 PGA TOUR wins and currently compose 65% of the TOUR's membership. |
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Thanks to the contributions of players, sponsors, fans, and volunteers, the PGA TOUR and its tournaments give back to over 2,000 local charities every year and in 2005 surpassed $1-billion in charitable donations. The Nationwide Tour Players Cup has given over $400,000 since 2004 to the following charities: Robert H. Mollohan Charitable Foundation, Clarksburg League for Service, Genesis Youth Crisis Center, Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Central WV, Medbrook Children's Charities, United Health Foundation (Camp Catch Your Breath), and the West Virginia Golf Foundation - William C. Campbell Scholarship. In 2008 the Players Cup introduced TICKETS Fore CHARITY, a program aimed at giving 100% of every ticket sold back to West Virginia's charities. The first year of TICKETS Fore CHARITY yielded $78,125 for charity including at $25,000 bonus pool provided by the Players Cup. To learn more about TICKETS Fore CHARITY or to get your organization involved click here. |
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