The 1999 Nike Tour was the 10th season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
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| Jan 10 | Nike South Florida Classic | Florida | 225,000 |  Curt Byrum (2) |
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| Jan 17 | Nike Lakeland Classic | Florida | 225,000 | Ryan Howison (2) |
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| Feb 7 | Nike Florida Classic | Florida | 225,000 |  Richard Johnson (1) |
New tournament |
| Feb 21 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Open | Mississippi | 250,000 | Joel Edwards (1) |
New tournament |
| Mar 21 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 275,000 | Steve Gotsche (1) |
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| Mar 28 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 300,000 | Matt Gogel (5) |
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| Apr 18 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 225,000 | Bob Heintz (1) |
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| Apr 25 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 225,000 | Kevin Johnson (2) |
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| May 2 | Nike Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 225,000 | Steve Gotsche (2) |
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| May 9 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 225,000 | Vance Veazey (2) |
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| May 16 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 250,000 | Darron Stiles (1) |
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| May 23 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 225,000 | Jeff Gove (2) |
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| Jun 13 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 225,000 | Matt Gogel (6) |
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| Jun 20 | Nike Dayton Open | Ohio | 250,000 | John Wilson (2) |
New tournament |
| Jun 27 | Nike Lehigh Valley Open | Pennsylvania | 225,000 |  Mathew Goggin (1) |
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| Jul 4 | Nike Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 225,000 |  Ed Fryatt (1) |
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| Jul 11 | Nike Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 225,000 | Shaun Micheel (1) |
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| Jul 25 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 225,000 | Brad Elder (1) |
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| Aug 1 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 350,000 | Fran Quinn (1) |
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| Aug 8 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 300,000 | Mathew Goggin (2) |
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| Aug 15 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 250,000 | Ryan Howison (3) |
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| Aug 22 | Nike Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 250,000 | Gary Webb (2) |
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| Aug 29 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 225,000 | David Berganio Jr. (2) |
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| Sep 5 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 375,000 | Carl Paulson (1) |
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| Sep 12 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 225,000 |  Glen Hnatiuk (4) |
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| Sep 19 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 325,000 | Carl Paulson (2) |
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| Sep 26 | Nike Oregon Classic | Oregon | 225,000 | Kelly Gibson (2) |
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| Oct 3 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 225,000 | Brad Elder (2) |
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| Oct 10 | Nike New Mexico Classic | New Mexico | 225,000 | Dick Mast (4) |
New tournament |
| Oct 24 | Nike Tour Championship | Alabama | 400,000 | Bob Heintz (2) |
Tour Championship |
Money list
For full rankings, see 1999 Nike Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2000 PGA Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Paulson |
223,051 |
| 2 | Joel Edwards |
213,937 |
| 3 | Marco Dawson |
201,219 |
| 4 | Mathew Goggin |
187,894 |
| 5 | Ed Fryatt |
186,356 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Carl Paulson |
[5] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
References
- ^ "1999 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "1999 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "1999 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Nike Tour Championship". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. October 25, 1999. p. 9 (3C in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The players who earned PGA Tour cards were: Carl Paulson, who finished with $223,051, Joel Edwards, Dawson, Mathew Goggin, Edward Fryatt, Heintz, Matt Gogel, Glen Hnatiuk, Micheel, Ryan Howison, Brad Elder, Gove, Kelly Gibson, Casey Martin and Steve Gotsche.
- ^ Kwon, Bill (April 7, 2000). "Don't count Woods out of Masters". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. 28 (C-4 in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
That's Carl Paulson, the 1999 Nike player of the year.