The second-tier United States tour that has co-sanctioned the New Zealand Open for the past two years will know more about its future involvement next week.
Nationwide Tour officials will discuss their plans for their New Zealand and Australia events this weekend.
The Open remains in limbo with no decisions on a date, a venue or a co-sanctioning partner for the 2011 event.
Businessman Michael Hill's exclusive Hills course, near Arrowtown, has hosted the past three Opens, but there remains speculation the tournament could move to the Cape Kidnappers course in Hawkes Bay.
The Nationwide Tour - the PGA Tour's little brother - has co-sanctioned the last two Opens with the Australian PGA.
Other options for New Zealand Golf to consider include the fledgling OneAsia Tour, which demands a bigger prize purse, or simply giving the tournament an Australasian status.
NZG and Open promoter Bob Tuohy have indicated they prefer staying at The Hills and retaining the Nationwide link, which has seen a flood of talented young Americans playing in the event.
Two imports, Bobby Gates and Alex Prugh, won the last two Opens.
Prugh is now playing well on the PGA Tour, while Gates is in a good position to win his major tour card next year.
Nationwide Tour president Bill Calfee told the Otago Daily Times the 2011 schedule was on the agenda at the Melwood Prince George's County Open in Maryland.
"We have some Nationwide Tour strategy meetings scheduled for the next couple of days and ... we will be discussing our co-sanctioned events in New Zealand and Australia," Calfee said in an email.
"We hope to have some more definitive answers by Monday of next week."
Like NZG boss Dean Murphy, Calfee appears to favour a return to The Hills next year.
"We have loved our time thus far in Queenstown.
We have a great venue at The Hills and would certainly look forward to returning.
"Our players ... continue to speak highly of the course, the facilities, the people and the location."
Danny Lee was on the pace but fellow New Zealanders Michael Campbell and Mark Brown struggled on the first day of the Wales Open in Newport yesterday, NZPA reports.
Lee shot six birdies on his way to an opening round of 3-under 68 at the par-71 Celtic Manor Resort course.
It left him in an eight-way tie for eighth place, three shots behind lone British leader Chris Wood.
Brown carded a 3-over 74 and former US Open champion Campbell's slump continued with a five-over 76, the seven-bogey effort leaving him 124th in the 156-strong field.
