Matt Weibring knows wind can hurt you at TPC Craig Ranch. He knows a few other things, too, thanks to Dad. Story

• FIND YOUR FAVORITE: Round 1 Tee Times
• LAGARDE: Everything at stake this week
• TPC CRAIG RANCH: Inside the Course
• CONTENDERS: Vying for 'THE 25' | Tracking 'THE 25'
• ONE WEEK LEFT: It all boils down to this for Simpson
• KUPELIAN: Hicks hopes to end roller-coaster ride
• NOTEBOOK: 2008 Nationwide Tour Championship
• NEXT YEAR: Tournament moving to South Carolina
• LEARN MORE: Inside the field | Inside the course
• THE FINAL WEEK: By the numbers
• WHAT THEY NEED: How to get in "THE 25"

Darron Stiles cruised through a stress-free day Thursday and grabbed the first-round lead at the Nationwide Tour Championship with a 7-under-par 64. Stiles was nearly perfect in the opening round of the Tour's season-ending $1 million event, hitting 13 of 14 fairways and 17 of 18 greens en route to a one-stroke lead over playing partner Jeff Klauk. Story

• LAGARDE: Right approach pays off for Osborn
• SCORECARDS: Stiles | Klauk | Osborn | Levin
• ONE WEEK: All for this | Race for first | By the numbers
• CONTENDERS: Vying for 'THE 25' | Tracking 'THE 25'
• MORE: Friday's tee times | Thursday's photo gallery

Garrett Osborn needs a big week at the Nationwide Tour Championship to make it to the PGA TOUR. He shares the lead with Darron Stiles after Day 2 at TPC Craig Ranch. Story

• SCORECARDS: Stiles | Osborn | Knost | Wittenberg
• MORE: Saturday's tee times | Friday's photo gallery
• LEVIN: Setbacks pave way to shot at Big Show
• VIDEO: Knost birdies 11 | Wittenberg eagles 18 | More

Matt Bettencourt is apparently saving his best for last. Bettencourt, 33, blitzed the TPC Craig Ranch course with an 8-under 63 Saturday and grabbed a share of the 54-hole lead at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship. Former Georgia Tech All-America Bryce Molder, playing in the group behind Bettencourt, posted a bogey-free 64 to tie for the lead at 15-under 198. Story

• NOW OR NEVER: Molder, Reifers know what they need
• SCORECARDS: Bettencourt | Molder | Tomasulo | Reifers
• MORE: Sunday's tee times | Saturday's photo gallery
• ONE WEEK: All for this | Race for first | By the numbers

Matt Bettencourt birdied the final hole Sunday at TPC Craig Ranch to win the Nationwide Tour Championship and the 2008 season money title. He and 24 other players also earned their 2009 PGA TOUR cards. Story

• BETTENCOURT: Transcript | Player page | 2008 stats
• 'THE 25': Capsules of grads | Final money list
• PGA TOUR BOUND: Sunday was crucial for several
• VIDEO: Sunday's highlights | THIS WEEK: Final results
• PHOTO GALLERY: The 25 advancing to 2009 PGA TOUR