Ben Bates has been a part of the Nationwide Tour since the beginning. As Dave Lagarde writes, he's just one reason to watch this week. Story

• PLAYERS CUP: Round 1 Tee Times
• BATES: Notable changes I've noticed on the Tour
• THIS WEEK:Tour has $1 million purse for the first time
• QUESTION: What would they do with $180,000?
• LAGARDE: Rookie Osborn is quickly finding his way

Rick Price isn't the biggest hitter on the Nationwide Tour, but the 40-year old Floridian is typically among the most accurate. His accuracy paid dividends in Thursday's opening round of the $1 million Nationwide Tour Players Cup.

• SCORECARDS: R. Price | Schultz | Kendall | Hearn
• PHOTO GALLERY: Thursday's best shots
• HEARN: Hot start could lead to PGA TOUR
• LIFE-CHANGER? Big-money win could carry many perks
• BATES: Career intertwined with Tour's history
• QUESTION: What would players do with the money?

Veteran Rick Price could take a big stride toward the PGA TOUR with two more solid rounds in the big-money Nationwide Tour Players Cup.

• ROUND 2: Bettencourt leads by one at halfway
• PHOTO GALLERY: Friday's best shots
• SCORECARDS: Price | Leggatt | Boyd | Reifers
• FIND YOUR FAVORITE: Tee times
• FEATURE: Hearn's PGA TOUR hopes on line this week

Peter Tomasulo has begun to focus on the positive and forget the negative. His recent results show that was a smart move, and he is challenging for the victory with one round to go in the Nationwide Tour Players Cup.

• ROUND 3: Price regains lead by a shot
• SUNDAY'S SET-UP: Tee times | Leaderboard
• GALLERY: The best shots from the third round
• SCORECARDS: Price | Anderson | Branshaw

Years of perseverance paid off Sunday for Rick Price, whose win in sudden death Sunday at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup will carry him to the 2009 PGA TOUR.

• FINAL ROUND: Price tops Anderson in sudden death
• DETAILS: Final results | Updated money list
• SCORECARDS: Price | Anderson | Branshaw | Bettencourt
• PHOTO GALLERY: Sunday's best shots