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The rolling green hills are alive in north central West Virginia, but not with the sound of music -- at least this week. The sound of money is the siren's song that drew the best 144 players on the Nationwide Tour to the Pete Dye Golf Club for the Nationwide Tour Players Cup, where the circuit will finally cross the seven-figure barrier for the first time in its 18-plus year history. So it stands to reason the biggest purse also would offer the biggest first-place check ever written. And it will. That whopper of an $180,000 prize will go a very long way to cementing the champion's spot among 'The 25,' practically guaranteeing his graduation to the PGA TOUR in 2009 if he remains upright. To put the cash in perspective, it wasn't until the Nationwide Tour was in its fourth season in 1994 that the average purse exceeded $180,000. Every man in the field knows what is at stake when the tournament begins Thursday on this 7,308-yard, par-72 track that is named for its architect and is considered the best the Mountain State has to offer. They've done the math. Plus they saw first-hand what a rather sizeable first prize can do two weeks ago at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic sponsored by Samsung.

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Justin Hicks, AP Justin Hicks, AP

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July 9, 2008  11:44 AM ET
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July 9, 2008  01:31 PM ET
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Wow a whopping 180 K to the winner. Even the PGA caddies are saying that isn't alot of money.

 
July 10, 2008  05:49 AM ET
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180k? Somebody might actually do a sit-up to prepare.

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