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History
Established in 2001, Gateway Pro Tour was created to help aspiring PGA TOUR professionals fine-tune their skills in competitive golf tournaments. Since its inception, the Tour has maintained a leading position as the premier developmental professional golf tour. Today, Gateway continues to provide the ideal competitive environment as well as significant financial opportunities for aspiring PGA and Nationwide Tour professionals.
Over the past nine years, Gateway Pro Tour has become a defining force in developmental tour golf. Growing from a 14-tournament tour, Gateway’s recognition was further enhanced by the absorption of the Golden Bear Tour in 2005. The Tour has served over 3,300 players, with 127 former Gateway players currently having status on the PGA and Nationwide Tours.
Gateway has paid out over $40 million in prize money to its players in its nine-plus seasons, becoming well-known for the depth of its talent, and furthermore, the quality of its tournaments. The Tour continually strives to improve its operations and attract the best fields of those not playing on the Nationwide and PGA Tours. This means the Tour will continue to grow and improve, continue to uphold its stellar reputation for operating first class professional golf tournaments, and continue to evolve to fit its players’ needs in the best way possible.
Gateway Pro Tour continues to set the example for the industry: offering guaranteed purses, paid PGA TOUR Qualifying School entry fees, East and West coast playing venues, teaching clinics, Jr. Golf programs, Pro-Am tournaments, charity golf events, community involvement, as well as being active in helping players generate sponsors for their professional pursuits.
The Tour continues to be an exceptional gateway to the Nationwide and PGA Tours. Each and every year, we say goodbye to those who graduate to the greener pastures, while we welcome a new crop of future players hoping to someday follow in the footsteps of Gateway Alum - And that is exactly what we are striving for.
THIS IS THE GATEWAY TOUR: WHERE GOOD PLAYERS BECOME GREAT
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2009:
| 1. | Charlie Beljan | $159,179.90 | | 2. | Chris Kamin | $122,464.61 | | 3. | Ben Kern | $78,637.52 | | 4. | Brady Stockton | $77,999.78 | | 5. | Brian Prouty | $75,428.50 | | 6. | Chris Sessler | $66,961.11 | | 7. | Tommy Medina | $62,507.10 | | 8. | Ryan Hogue | $61,851.24 | | 9. | Kane Hanson | $60,818.25 | | 10. | John Douma | $57,976.52 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2008:
| 1. | Jesse Mueller | $171,167.95 | | 2. | Rob Rashell | $133,358.29 | | 3. | Ed Loar | $129,136.67 | | 4. | Ben Kern | $113,263.14 | | 5. | Colby Beckstrom | $109,451.97 | | 6. | Charlie Beljan | $101,834.97 | | 7. | Jess Daley | $98,270.93 | | 8. | Brian Vranesh | $94,129.32 | | 9. | Benoit Beisser | $91,955.86 | | 10. | Jeremy Pope | $89,173.75 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2007:
| 1. | Ryan Dillon | $134,132.49 | | 2. | Chris Kamin | $125,098.30 | | 3. | Jeremy Pope | $124,765.60 | | 4. | Brian Kontak | $120,903.41 | | 5. | Kyle Dobbs | $97,504.97 | | 6. | Kent Eger | $96,978.81 | | 7. | Dustin White | $91,647.76 | | 8. | Adam Fox | $81,412.01 | | 9. | Jeff Freeman | $79,172.62 | | 10. | Colby Beckstrom | $79,172.62 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2006:
| 1. | Jamie Neher | $154,995.21 | | 2. | Mikkel Reese | $124,580.92 | | 3. | Jeremy Pope | $119,741.79 | | 4. | Pleasant Hughes | $112,913.27 | | 5. | Marc Turnesa | $100,919.36 | | 6. | Aaron Watkins | $94,817.03 | | 7. | Brian Kontak | $91,696.77 | | 8. | John Douma | $90,103.32 | | 9. | Colby Beckstrom | $86,967.81 | | 10. | Andy Walker | $86,805.42 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2005:
| 1. | Randy Leen | $187,887.33 | | 2. | Brian Kontak | $134,374.34 | | 3. | Steve Wheatcroft | $112,106.87 | | 4. | Ryan Dillon | $100,476.25 | | 5. | Akio Sadakato | $97,553.37 | | 6. | Brad Klapprott | $94,962.81 | | 7. | John Douma | $82,115.29 | | 8. | Reid Edstrom | $80,240.75 | | 9. | Gibby Martens | $77,195.00 | | 10. | Jeremy Pope | $75,852.93 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2004:
| 1. | Jerry Smith | $198,424.00 | | 2. | Chris Kamin | $168,236.58 | | 3. | Mikkel Reese | $140,617.33 | | 4. | Brian Smock | $139,220.67 | | 5. | Kevin Gessino | $133,287.00 | | 6. | Steve Holmes | $113,778.68 | | 7. | Tommy Gainey | $88,016.33 | | 8. | John Douma | $87,082.50 | | 9. | Barry Conser | $77,982.86 | | 10. | David Howser | $73,655.50 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2003:
| 1. | Brian Smock | $156,412.00 | | 2. | Roab Rashell | $102,649.00 | | 3. | Brian Guetz | $92,516.00 | | 4. | Bill Lunde | $87,213.00 | | 5. | Michael Flynn | $83,604.00 | | 6. | Steve Holmes | $80,248.00 | | 7. | Brian Kontak | $65,290.00 | | 8. | Chris Sessler | $60,824.00 |
GATEWAY TOUR MONEY LEADERS IN 2002:
| 1. | David Howser | $124,031.00 | | 2. | Rob Rashell | $97,994.00 | | 3. | Chris Zambri | $88,081.00 | | 4. | Michael Walton | $87,000.00 | | 5. | Charley Hoffman | $61,862.00 | | 6. | Brian Kontak | $60,924.00 | | 7. | Chris Sessler | $55,300.00 | | 8. | Brian Smock | $51,400 | |
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