How to Attend Nationwide Tour Golf Events

The Nationwide Tour, a PGA-sponsored tournament series for pro golfers who failed to qualify for the year's top-tier PGA Tour events, holds events across the United States. Usually consisting of about thirty tournaments, the Nationwide Tour typically runs concurrent with the PGA Tour, with events normally held from January through November.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Travel arrangements
• Tour schedule
• Ticket(s) to selected tournament(s)
• Accommodations

Get Tickets to a Nationwide Tour PGA Event

1. Attend a Nationwide Tour event in any of the various golf courses within the United States that host events, but keep in mind that tournaments are also held internationally. Mexico, Panama, Australia and New Zealand have all hosted Nationwide Tour events in the past.
2. Obtain a schedule of the year's Nationwide Tour tournaments.
3. Browse the list of tournaments. Events are held at golf courses across the United States, from Nebraska and Florida to Idaho and Pennsylvania and all points in between. Check to see what other countries are hosting Nationwide Tour tournaments, if you have an international vacation planned.
4. Select the events you want to attend. Each year, the official PGA Tour website lists the Nationwide Tour schedule (see Resources below). It is your definitive source for Nationwide Tour information.
5. Purchase your tickets online to save time. You can buy tickets through the PGA of America Ticketing Center (see Resources below). Alternatively, you can also go through big-name ticket sellers like Ticketmaster, or through private vendors with tickets at face value.
6. Exercise caution if you purchase tickets online using a credit card. The best way to avoid credit card fraud is to wipe out your browser's history list and memory cache immediately upon the successful completion of a transaction. Should you need help doing this, use your browser's "Help" menu.
7. Book your hotel room and plane ticket well in advance. Remember that tournaments typically run for several days, and that both day tickets and tickets valid for the entire event are available.

Tips & Warnings

• Check the purse sizes on the official PGA Tour website. In general, the larger the purse is, the more prestigious the tournament will be. The more prestigious the tournament, the more sought-after tickets will be.
• Inclement weather can wipe a golf tournament out completely. It is wise to include cancellation insurance on any plane tickets you buy to attend Nationwide Tour events.