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Date: 28 Nov 2006 01:04:47
From: Colin Wilson
Subject: Nationwide Tour
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Anyone know what the restrictions are on USPGA Tour players playing in a
Nationwide event?
I'm asking because in the New Year there are two Australasian Tour
events that are co-sanctioned with the Nationwide tour. If an Australian
who is a member of the USPGA Tour and the Australasian Tour wanted to
play, is he prohibited under USPGA Tour rules from going back down to
the Nationwide?
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Date: 28 Nov 2006 05:58:53
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com
Subject: Re: Nationwide Tour
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David wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:04:47 GMT, Colin Wilson <nowhere@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Anyone know what the restrictions are on USPGA Tour players playing in a
> >Nationwide event?
> >
> >I'm asking because in the New Year there are two Australasian Tour
> >events that are co-sanctioned with the Nationwide tour. If an Australian
> >who is a member of the USPGA Tour and the Australasian Tour wanted to
> >play, is he prohibited under USPGA Tour rules from going back down to
> >the Nationwide?
>
>
> I would have to believe that as long as the player in question
> honors his minimum number of tour events on teh USPGA tour, he may
> play anywhere he well pleases.
>
Not exactly. There are all manner of restrictions upon TOUR players,
and all manner of exceptions and exemptions as well. Ernie and Fichem
got in a small dust up a couple of years ago over the issue.
Basically,
beyond the minimum, playing on other tours creates an expectation of
playing more TOUR events as well. Seems Norman chaffed over these
rules and ultimately gave up his TOUR card because of them. TOUR
players aren't "allowed" to play Nationwide events, with many notable
exceptions. Depending upon how the FedEx cup thingy goes, I can
see the TOUR demanding that players that qualify for some of the
"premier" events actually show up for them. Imagine the result of
Phil and Tiger deciding they are too tired to play in the FedEx cup.
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Date: 28 Nov 2006 14:24:19
From: David
Subject: Re: Nationwide Tour
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:04:47 GMT, Colin Wilson <nowhere@nospam.com >
wrote:
>Anyone know what the restrictions are on USPGA Tour players playing in a
>Nationwide event?
>
>I'm asking because in the New Year there are two Australasian Tour
>events that are co-sanctioned with the Nationwide tour. If an Australian
>who is a member of the USPGA Tour and the Australasian Tour wanted to
>play, is he prohibited under USPGA Tour rules from going back down to
>the Nationwide?
I would have to believe that as long as the player in question
honors his minimum number of tour events on teh USPGA tour, he may
play anywhere he well pleases.
David
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Date: 28 Nov 2006 00:22:49
From: gary hayenga
Subject: Re: Nationwide Tour
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On 2006-11-27 20:04:47 -0500, Colin Wilson <nowhere@nospam.com > said:
> Anyone know what the restrictions are on USPGA Tour players playing in
> a Nationwide event?
>
> I'm asking because in the New Year there are two Australasian Tour
> events that are co-sanctioned with the Nationwide tour. If an
> Australian who is a member of the USPGA Tour and the Australasian Tour
> wanted to play, is he prohibited under USPGA Tour rules from going back
> down to the Nationwide?
Not at all. Several PGA Tour players, who also had privileges on the
Nationwide Tour, have played in Nationwide Tour events. Mostly when
the PGA Tour event that week was a limited field event such as the
Byron Nelson Invitational which only invites 120 players.
Jason Gore played one in Boise instead of a PGA Tour event in which he
could have played because that was the tournament that had given him a
sponsors exemption when he really needed one and he wanted to repay
them by bringing them some publicity.
gary hayenga
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Date: 28 Nov 2006 06:55:14
From: sfb
Subject: Re: Nationwide Tour
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Wasn't Gore a special case? He was promoted to the big tour mid-season and
wanted to honor a commitment to the Nationwide event he won the previous
year.
"gary hayenga" <vandg@speakeasy.org > wrote in message
news:2006112800224916807-vandg@speakeasyorg...
> On 2006-11-27 20:04:47 -0500, Colin Wilson <nowhere@nospam.com> said:
>
>> Anyone know what the restrictions are on USPGA Tour players playing in a
>> Nationwide event?
>>
>> I'm asking because in the New Year there are two Australasian Tour events
>> that are co-sanctioned with the Nationwide tour. If an Australian who is
>> a member of the USPGA Tour and the Australasian Tour wanted to play, is
>> he prohibited under USPGA Tour rules from going back down to the
>> Nationwide?
>
> Not at all. Several PGA Tour players, who also had privileges on the
> Nationwide Tour, have played in Nationwide Tour events. Mostly when the
> PGA Tour event that week was a limited field event such as the Byron
> Nelson Invitational which only invites 120 players.
>
> Jason Gore played one in Boise instead of a PGA Tour event in which he
> could have played because that was the tournament that had given him a
> sponsors exemption when he really needed one and he wanted to repay them
> by bringing them some publicity.
>
> gary hayenga
>
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