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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.
Week
Tournament
Location
Winner
OWGR points[1]
Purse ($ )
Winner's share ($)
Notes
Jan 6
Mercedes-Benz Championship
Hawaii
Daniel Chopra (2)
48
5,500,000
1,100,000
Winners-only event
Jan 13
Sony Open in Hawaii
Hawaii
K. J. Choi (7)
50
5,300,000
954,000
Jan 20
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
California
D. J. Trahan (2)
34
5,100,000
918,000
Celebrity pro-am
Jan 27
Buick Invitational
California
Tiger Woods (62)
60
5,200,000
936,000
Feb 3
FBR Open
Arizona
J. B. Holmes (2)
58
6,000,000
1,080,000
Feb 10
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
California
Steve Lowery (3)
40
6,000,000
1,080,000
Celebrity pro-am
Feb 17
Northern Trust Open
California
Phil Mickelson (33)
68
6,200,000
1,116,000
Feb 24
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Arizona
Tiger Woods (63)
76
8,000,000
1,350,000
World Golf Championships
Feb 24
Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
Mexico
Brian Gay (1)
24
3,500,000
630,000
Alternate event
Mar 2
The Honda Classic
Florida
Ernie Els (16)
48
5,500,000
990,000
Mar 9
PODS Championship
Florida
Sean O'Hair (2)
52
5,300,000
954,000
Mar 16
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Florida
Tiger Woods (64)
62
5,800,000
1,044,000
Invitational
Mar 24
WGC-CA Championship
Florida
Geoff Ogilvy (4)
76
8,000,000
1,350,000
World Golf Championships
Mar 23
Puerto Rico Open
Puerto Rico
Greg Kraft (1)
24
3,500,000
630,000
New tournament Alternate event
Mar 30
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Louisiana
Andrés Romero (1)
46
6,200,000
1,116,000
Apr 6
Shell Houston Open
Texas
Johnson Wagner (1)
52
5,600,000
1,008,000
Apr 13
Masters Tournament
Georgia
Trevor Immelman (2)
100
7,000,000
1,350,000
Major championship
Apr 20
Verizon Heritage
South Carolina
Boo Weekley (2)
54
5,500,000
990,000
Invitational
Apr 27
EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Texas
Adam Scott (6)
44
6,400,000
1,152,000
May 4
Wachovia Championship
North Carolina
Anthony Kim (1)
66
6,400,000
1,152,000
May 11
The Players Championship
Florida
Sergio García (7)
80
9,500,000
1,710,000
Flagship event
May 18
AT&T Classic
Georgia
Ryuji Imada (1)
26
5,500,000
990,000
May 25
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Texas
Phil Mickelson (34)
54
6,100,000
1,098,000
Invitational
June 1
The Memorial Tournament
Ohio
Kenny Perry (10)
62
6,000,000
1,080,000
Invitational
June 8
Stanford St. Jude Championship
Tennessee
Justin Leonard (12)
44
6,000,000
1,080,000
June 15
U.S. Open
California
Tiger Woods (65)
100
7,000,000
1,350,000
Major championship
June 22
Travelers Championship
Connecticut
Stewart Cink (5)
36
6,000,000
1,080,000
June 29
Buick Open
Michigan
Kenny Perry (11)
34
5,000,000
900,000
July 6
AT&T National
Maryland
Anthony Kim (2)
48
6,000,000
1,080,000
Invitational
July 13
John Deere Classic
Illinois
Kenny Perry (12)
32
4,200,000
756,000
July 20
The Open Championship (British Open)
England
Pádraig Harrington (4)
100
8,161,174
1,498,875
Major championship
July 20
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Richard S. Johnson (1)
24
4,000,000
720,000
Alternate event
July 27
RBC Canadian Open
Ontario
Chez Reavie (1)
30
5,000,000
900,000
Aug 3
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Ohio
Vijay Singh (32)
74
8,000,000
1,350,000
World Golf Championships
Aug 3
Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Nevada
Parker McLachlin (1)
24
3,000,000
540,000
Alternate event
Aug 10
PGA Championship
Michigan
Pádraig Harrington (5)
100
7,500,000
1,350,000
Major championship
Aug 17
Wyndham Championship
North Carolina
Carl Pettersson (3)
30
5,100,000
918,000
Aug 24
The Barclays
New Jersey
Vijay Singh (33)
72
7,000,000
1,260,000
FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 1
Deutsche Bank Championship
Massachusetts
Vijay Singh (34)
70
7,000,000
1,260,000
FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 7
BMW Championship
Missouri
Camilo Villegas (1)
66
7,000,000
1,260,000
FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 21
Viking Classic
Mississippi
Will MacKenzie (2)
24
3,600,000
648,000
Fall Series
Sep 28
The Tour Championship
Georgia
Camilo Villegas (2)
54
7,000,000
1,260,000
FedEx Cup Playoffs
Oct 5
Turning Stone Resort Championship
New York
Dustin Johnson (1)
26
6,000,000
1,080,000
Fall Series
Oct 12
Valero Texas Open
Texas
Zach Johnson (4)
28
4,500,000
810,000
Fall Series
Oct 19
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Nevada
Marc Turnesa (1)
34
4,100,000
738,000
Fall Series
Oct 26
Frys.com Open
Arizona
Cameron Beckman (2)
30
5,000,000
900,000
Fall Series
Nov 2
Ginn sur Mer Classic
Florida
Ryan Palmer (2)
24
4,600,000
828,000
Fall Series
Nov 9
Children's Miracle Network Classic
Florida
Davis Love III (20)
32
4,600,000
828,000
Fall Series
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry official money.
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner(s)
Purse ($)
Winner's share ($)
Notes
Mar 25
Tavistock Cup
Florida
Team Isleworth
2,600,000
1,000,000
Two 10-player teams
Jun 24
CVS Caremark Charity Classic
Rhode Island
Camilo Villegas & Bubba Watson
1,350,000
125,000 each
10 two-player teams
Sep 21
Ryder Cup
Kentucky
Team USA
n/a
Two 12-man teams
Oct 15
PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Bermuda
Jim Furyk
1,350,000
600,000
Four-player field
Oct 28
Kiwi Challenge
New Zealand
Hunter Mahan
2,600,000
1,500,000
Four-player field
Nov 3
ADT Skills Challenge
Florida
Greg Norman & Gregory Norman
800,000
145,000
Nov 11
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge
Nevada
Champions Tour team
1,000,000
166,666
Three three-player teams
Nov 30
Omega Mission Hills World Cup
China
Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson
5,500,000
1,700,000
28 two-man teams
Nov 30
LG Skins Game
California
K. J. Choi
1,000,000
415,000
Four-player field
Dec 7
Del Webb Father/Son Challenge
Florida
Larry Nelson & Drew Nelson
1,100,000
100,000
Dec 8
PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
California
Harrison Frazar
1,057,500
50,000
Dec 14
Merrill Lynch Shootout
Florida
Scott Hoch & Kenny Perry
3,000,000
365,000
12 two-player teams
Dec 21
Chevron World Challenge
California
Vijay Singh
5,750,000
1,350,000
18-player field
Source:[2]
Location of tournaments
(&
)
Location of official tournaments of the
2008 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada.
4,950-point event (
Players &
Majors )
4,725-point event (
World Golf Championships )
4,500-point event (Regular events)
2,250-point event (Alternate events)
FedEx Cup playoff event
Fall Series event
Location of official tournaments of the
2008 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada.
4,950-point event (
Players &
Majors )
4,500-point event (Regular events)
2,250-point event (Alternate events)
Money leaders
This shows the money leaders for the 2008 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.
Rank
Player
Country
Events
Prize money ($ )
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.
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