2008 European Tour
Duration | 8 November 2007 | – 2 November 2008
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Number of official events | 52 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 European Tour was the 37th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2008
[edit]There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea,[1] and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters, the TCL Classic, the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe, the Madrid Open and the Mallorca Classic. The World Match Play Championship was originally scheduled, but was not held; it returned in 2009 with a new sponsor and venue.[2]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | ![]() |
52 | AFR, ANZ, ASA | Limited-field event |
18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,250,000 | ![]() |
36 | ASA | |
25 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | ![]() |
24 | ANZ | |
2 Dec | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | ![]() |
20 | ANZ | |
9 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
22 | AFR | |
16 Dec | South African Airways Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | AFR[d] | |
13 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,100,000 | ![]() |
20 | AFR | |
20 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | ![]() |
44 | ||
27 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | ![]() |
46 | ||
3 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | ![]() |
50 | ||
10 Feb | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters | India | US$2,500,000 | ![]() |
26 | ASA | New tournament |
Singapore Masters | Singapore | – | Cancelled | – | ASA | ||
17 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,200,000 | ![]() |
20 | ASA | |
24 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | ![]() |
38 | ANZ, ASA | |
9 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ASA | |
16 Mar | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
28 | ASA, KOR | New tournament |
23 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
23 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
30 Mar | MAPFRE Open de Andalucia | Spain | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
6 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
20 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,200,000 | ![]() |
20 | ASA | |
27 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | US$2,300,000 | ![]() |
32 | ASA | |
4 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
11 May | Methorios Capital Italian Open | Italy | €1,700,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
18 May | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,500,000 | ![]() |
28 | ||
25 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | ![]() |
64 | Flagship event | |
1 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | ![]() |
36 | ||
8 Jun | Bank Austria GolfOpen | Austria | €1,300,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
15 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | ![]() |
18 | CHA | |
22 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
30 | ||
29 Jun | Open de France Alstom | France | €4,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | ||
6 Jul | European Open | England | £2,400,000 | ![]() |
40 | ||
13 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | ![]() |
50 | ||
20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,200,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
27 Jul | Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | US$2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
3 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,000,000 | ![]() |
74 | World Golf Championship | |
10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
17 Aug | SAS Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
24 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | ![]() |
30 | ||
31 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | ![]() |
32 | ||
7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
14 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
34 | Limited-field event | |
28 Sep | Quinn Insurance British Masters | England | £1,800,000 | ![]() |
30 | ||
5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ![]() |
50 | Pro-Am | |
World Match Play Championship | England | – | Cancelled | – | |||
12 Oct | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | New tournament | |
19 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | ||
26 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | New tournament | |
2 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | €4,250,000 | ![]() |
50 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
30 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$5,500,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
[edit]
Location of official tournaments of the 2008 European Tour in Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Location of official tournaments of the 2008 European Tour outside Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2,732,748 |
2 | ![]() |
2,459,109 |
3 | ![]() |
2,424,642 |
4 | ![]() |
2,066,596 |
5 | ![]() |
1,859,346 |
6 | ![]() |
1,836,530 |
7 | ![]() |
1,798,617 |
8 | ![]() |
1,794,500 |
9 | ![]() |
1,591,917 |
10 | ![]() |
1,440,979 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
[6] |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[7] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[8] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Tiger Woods won 3 events, but was not a European Tour member.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
[edit]- ^ "Euro Tour to hit India and Korea". BBC Sport. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Mair, Lewine (23 June 2008). "Matchplay's 44-year run at Wentworth ends". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Donegan, Lawrence (3 November 2008). "Swede success for Karlsson in Order of Merit triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Harrington named European Tour Golfer of the Year". Golf Monthly. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Harrington awarded by fellow players". Golf Business News. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Larrazabal named European rookie of year". CNN. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2023.