1999 Nike Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

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{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1999

| tour = Nike Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|1999|1|7}} – {{end date|1999|10|24}}

| no_of_events = 30

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Elder (2)
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Gogel (2)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Goggin (2)
{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Gotsche (2)
{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Heintz (2)
{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Howison (2)
{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson (2)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson

| honor2 = Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson

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| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2000

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/nike/1999/index.html |title=1999 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128083014/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/nike/1999/index.html |archive-date=28 November 1999}}{{Cite web |title=2000 Buy.com Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2000_web.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=12 May 2024}}

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!Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse
(US$)!!Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}}!!Notes

Jan 10Nike South Florida ClassicFloridaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Curt Byrum (2)
Jan 17Nike Lakeland ClassicFloridaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Howison (2)
Feb 7Nike Florida ClassicFloridaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|WAL}} Richard Johnson (1)New tournament
Feb 21Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast OpenMississippialign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Joel Edwards (1)New tournament
Mar 21Nike Monterrey OpenMexicoalign=right|275,000{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Gotsche (1)
Mar 28Nike Louisiana OpenLouisianaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Gogel (5)
Apr 18Nike Shreveport OpenLouisianaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Heintz (1)
Apr 25Nike South Carolina ClassicSouth Carolinaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Johnson (2)
May 2Nike Upstate ClassicSouth Carolinaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Gotsche (2)
May 9Nike Carolina ClassicNorth Carolinaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Vance Veazey (2)
May 16Nike Dominion OpenVirginiaalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Darron Stiles (1)
May 23Nike Knoxville OpenTennesseealign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Gove (2)
Jun 13Nike Cleveland OpenOhioalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Gogel (6)
Jun 20Nike Dayton OpenOhioalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} John Wilson (2)New tournament
Jun 27Nike Lehigh Valley OpenPennsylvaniaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Goggin (1)
Jul 4Nike Hershey OpenPennsylvaniaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Ed Fryatt (1)
Jul 11Nike Greensboro OpenNorth Carolinaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Shaun Micheel (1)
Jul 25Nike Wichita OpenKansasalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Elder (1)
Aug 1Nike Dakota Dunes OpenSouth Dakotaalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|USA}} Fran Quinn (1)
Aug 8Nike Omaha ClassicNebraskaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Goggin (2)
Aug 15Nike Ozarks OpenMissourialign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Howison (3)
Aug 22Nike Fort Smith ClassicArkansasalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Webb (2)
Aug 29Nike Permian Basin OpenTexasalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Berganio Jr. (2)
Sep 5Nike Utah ClassicUtahalign=right|375,000{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson (1)
Sep 12Nike Tri-Cities OpenWashingtonalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|CAN}} Glen Hnatiuk (4)
Sep 19Nike Boise OpenIdahoalign=right|325,000{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson (2)
Sep 26Nike Oregon ClassicOregonalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Gibson (2)
Oct 3Nike Inland Empire OpenCaliforniaalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Elder (2)
Oct 10Nike New Mexico ClassicNew Mexicoalign=right|225,000{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Mast (4)New tournament
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|Oct 24

Nike Tour ChampionshipAlabamaalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Heintz (2)Tour Championship

Money list

{{for|full rankings|1999 Nike Tour graduates}}

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/1999/109.html |title=1999 money list |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509054518/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/1999/109.html |archive-date=9 May 2008 |access-date=2 September 2023}}{{cite news |title=Nike Tour Championship |newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner |location=Ocala, Florida |date=25 October 1999 |page=9 (3C in paper) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S2AxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qggEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6168%2C7017753 |access-date=2 September 2023 |via=Google News Archive |quote=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.}} The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2000 PGA Tour.

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulsonalign=center|223,051
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} Joel Edwardsalign=center|213,937
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Dawsonalign=center|201,219
align=center|4{{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Gogginalign=center|187,894
align=center|5{{flagicon|ENG}} Ed Fryattalign=center|186,356

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Paulson{{cite news |title=Don't count Woods out of Masters |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |first=Bill |last=Kwon |date=7 April 2000 |page=28 (C-4 in paper) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/273636674/?match=1&clipping_id=131120627 |access-date=3 September 2023 |via=Newspapers.com |quote=That's Carl Paulson, the 1999 Nike player of the year.}}

Notes

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References

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