2008 Tour de las Américas

The 2008 Tour de las Américas season consisted of 15 golf tournaments, hosted in eight countries across Latin America. Six events were played in Argentina, two each in Chile and Venezuela and one each in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru.

The Tour de las Américas continued its close association with the PGA European Tour, with three events being co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, Europe's official development tour. It also began an association with the Canadian Tour, co-sanctioning three events.

Tournament results

In 2008 the prize funds ranged from US$40,000 to US$200,000. The richest events are the first three, which are co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, and the last three, co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
27–30 Mar Abierto del Centro Argentina Estanislao Goya Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
3–6 Apr Abierto Visa de la Republica Argentina Antti Ahokas Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
10–13 Apr Club Colombia Masters Colombia Wil Besseling Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
17–20 Apr Chile Open Chile Felipe Aguilar
14–17 May Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi Venezuela Sebastian Saavedra
22–25 May Televisa Players Championship Mexico Rafael Gómez
11–14 Sep Canal i Abierto de Venezuela Venezuela Angel Romero
7–11 Oct Taurus Abierto de Peru Peru Alan Wagner
23–26 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay Clodomiro Carranza
6–9 Nov Abierto de San Luis Argentina Rafael Gómez
13–16 Nov Abierto del Litoral Argentina Andrés Romero
20–23 Nov DeVicenzo Classic Argentina Paulo Pinto
27–30 Nov Sports Frances Open Chile Rafael Gómez Co-sanctioned with the Canadian Tour
4–7 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina Fabián Gómez Co-sanctioned with the Canadian Tour
11–14 Dec Costa Rica Golf Classic Costa Rica Mauricio Molina Co-sanctioned with the Canadian Tour

Order of Merit
RankPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)Events
1Estanislao Goya Argentina58,104.505
2Rafael Gómez Argentina57,582.5010
3Mauricio Molina Argentina34,963.2514
4Clodomiro Carranza Argentina34,498.6711
5Sebastian Saavedra Argentina28,371.668
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