2005 Nationwide Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2005. The top 21 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2005 earned their PGA Tour card for 2006.
| 2005 Nationwide Tour | 2006 PGA Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | |
 Troy Matteson* | 1 | 495,009 | 32 | 18 | Win | 36 | 1,778,597 | |
| Jason Gore# | 2 | 356,579 | 29 | 14 | T7 | 118 | 717,005 | |
| Chris Couch | 3 | 337,205 | 27 | 10 | Win | 66 | 1,356,731 | |
 Steven Bowditch* | 4 | 333,329 | 22 | 2 | 76 | 256 | 11,160 | |
 Jon Mills* | 5 | 325,806 | 27 | 6 | T42 | 227 | 65,494 | |
| Jerry Smith | 6 | 267,757 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 137 | 568,213 | |
| David Branshaw | 7 | 266,724 | 29 | 20 | T4 | 119 | 706,346 | |
| Shane Bertsch | 8 | 263,373 | 34 | 19 | T7 | 123 | 697,059 | |
| Mathew Goggin | 9 | 260,090 | 26 | 10 | T2 | 86 | 1,076,142 | |
| Kris Cox | 10 | 257,352 | 28 | 12 | T3 | 148 | 517,836 | |
| David McKenzie* | 11 | 253,174 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 160 | 425,228 | |
| Roger Tambellini | 12 | 248,975 | 25 | 7 | T21 | 212 | 116,685 | |
 Camilo Villegas* | 13 | 233,218 | 29 | 18 | T2 (twice) | 38 | 1,742,112 | |
| Greg Chalmers | 14 | 233,063 | 28 | 8 | T32 (twice) | 203 | 151,265 | |
| Jason Schultz* | 15 | 230,407 | 28 | 10 | T24 | 204 | 147,424 | |
| Eric Axley* | 16 | 227,997 | 29 | 16 | Win | 73 | 1,274,580 | |
| Vance Veazey | 17 | 227,635 | 20 | 10 | T23 | 191 | 207,077 | |
| Nathan Green* | 18 | 217,272 | 30 | 24 | T2 | 41 | 1,700,803 | |
| Charley Hoffman* | 19 | 212,322 | 29 | 21 | T5 | 82 | 1,115,193 | |
| Jeff Gove | 20 | 210,674 | 29 | 16 | T6 | 107 | 793,477 | |
| Bubba Watson* | 21 | 202,437 | 27 | 15 | T3 | 90 | 1,019,264 | |
*PGA Tour rookie for 2006.
#Gore received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2005 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2005. On the PGA Tour in 2005, he played in 8 tournaments, making 6 cuts and winning the 84 Lumber Classic.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2007 (won or finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2006
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 30 | Chris Couch |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans | −19 (70-70-68-65=269) | 1 stroke | Fred Funk, Charles Howell III |
| 2 | Sep 24 | Eric Axley |
Valero Texas Open | −15 (68-63-63-71=265) | 3 strokes | Anthony Kim,  Justin Rose, Dean Wilson |
| 3 | Oct 15 | Troy Matteson |
Frys.com Open | −22 (67-65-64-69=265) | 1 stroke |  Daniel Chopra, Ben Crane |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2006
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 29 | Nathan Green lost in three-man playoff |
Buick Invitational | Tiger Woods |
−10 (71-68-67-72=278) | −10 (67-70-69-72=278) |
| 2 | Feb 5 | Camilo Villegas |
FBR Open | J. B. Holmes |
−21 (68-64-65-66=263) | −14 (68-67-66-69=270) |
| 3 | Mar 5 | Camilo Villegas |
Ford Championship at Doral | Tiger Woods |
−20 (64-67-68-69=268) | −19 (65-66-71-67=269) |
| 4 | Jul 9 | Mathew Goggin |
Cialis Western Open |  Trevor Immelman |
−13 (69-66-69-67=271) | −11 (69-69-66-69=273) |
| 5 | Oct 22 | Troy Matteson |
FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Joe Durant |
−25 (69-65-64-65=263) | −21 (67-65-65-70=267) |