2008 PGA Tour
The 2008 PGA Tour season ran from January 3 to November 9. The season consisted of 49 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in November and December.
Schedule
The following table lists the main season events for 2008. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry official money.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | Team Isleworth | 2,600,000 | 1,000,000 | Two 10-player teams |
| Jun 24 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island |  Camilo Villegas & Bubba Watson |
1,350,000 | 125,000 each |
10 two-player teams |
| Sep 21 | Ryder Cup | Kentucky | Team USA |
n/a | Two 12-man teams | |
| Oct 15 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | Jim Furyk |
1,350,000 | 600,000 | Four-player field |
| Oct 28 | Kiwi Challenge | New Zealand | Hunter Mahan |
2,600,000 | 1,500,000 | Four-player field |
| Nov 3 | ADT Skills Challenge | Florida | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greg Norman & Gregory Norman |
800,000 | 145,000 | |
| Nov 11 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | Champions Tour team | 1,000,000 | 166,666 | Three three-player teams |
| Nov 30 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China |  Robert Karlsson& Henrik Stenson |
5,500,000 | 1,700,000 | 28 two-man teams |
| Nov 30 | LG Skins Game | California | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} K. J. Choi |
1,000,000 | 415,000 | Four-player field |
| Dec 7 | Del Webb Father/Son Challenge | Florida | Larry Nelson & Drew Nelson |
1,100,000 | 100,000 | |
| Dec 8 | PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament | California | Harrison Frazar |
1,057,500 | 50,000 | |
| Dec 14 | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Florida | Scott Hoch & Kenny Perry |
3,000,000 | 365,000 | 12 two-player teams |
| Dec 21 | Chevron World Challenge | California |  Vijay Singh |
5,750,000 | 1,350,000 | 18-player field |
Source:[2]
Location of tournaments
    (& )   Location of official tournaments of the 2008 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 4,950-point event (Players & Majors) 4,725-point event (World Golf Championships) 4,500-point event (Regular events) 2,250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event
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Money leaders
This shows the money leaders for the 2008 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 23 | 6,601,094 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | United States | 6 | 5,775,000 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 21 | 5,118,875 |
| 4 | Sergio García |  Spain | 19 | 4,858,224 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | United States | 26 | 4,663,794 |
| 6 | Anthony Kim | United States | 22 | 4,656,265 |
| 7 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 22 | 4,422,641 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland | 15 | 4,313,551 |
| 9 | Stewart Cink | United States | 22 | 3,963,661 |
| 10 | Justin Leonard | United States | 25 | 3,943,542 |
Source:[3]
Awards
References
- Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Rankings points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale. The major championships and the Players Championship have fixed allocations, but the points of the other tournaments depend on the strength of the field.
- "2008 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 2008". PGA Tour.
External links
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