2008 PGA Tour of Australasia

Golf tour season May 2021 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia 2008 2 14 y – 2008 12 14 y 6 Order of Merit NZL Mark Brown 2007 2009 The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 36th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2008~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2008 Tournament schedule PGA Tour of Australasia 9 August 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.OWGRpointsOthertourstours AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.Notes17 FebHSBC New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandUS$650,000USA Darron Stiles (1)12NWT24 FebMoonah ClassicVictoriaUS$750,000AUS Ewan Porter (1)16NWTNew tournament2 MarJohnnie Walker ClassicIndia£1,250,000NZL Mark Brown (1) 38ASA, EUR30 NovSportsbet Australian MastersVictoria1,500,000AUS Rod Pampling (2)22EUR7 DecCadbury Schweppes Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000AUS Geoff Ogilvy (1)2614 DecAustralian OpenNew South Wales1,500,000RSA Tim Clark (n/a)32Flagship event Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertourstoursNotes9 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000ESP Sergio García52AFR,Sunshine Tour unofficial event ASA,Asian Tour unofficial event EURLimited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=99~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2008~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2008 Order of Merit PGA Tour of Australasia 10 February 2023https://www.ausgolf.com.au/news/BROWNCLAIMS2008AUSTRALASIANORDEROFMERITCROWN Brown claims 2008 Australasian Order of Merit Crown ausgolf.com.au 15 December 2008 9 August 2023 Position Player Prize money (A$)1 NZL Mark Brown 440,0272 AUS Rod Pampling 368,3003 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 316,5004 AUS Scott Strange 268,6445 AUS Greg Chalmers 204,039 Von Nida Tour 2008 Von Nida Tour 2008 1 31 y – 2008 11 16 y 5A further three tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or otherwise removed from the schedule. Order of Merit NZL Michael Long 2007 The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008. In October, it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009.http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=127938 Secondary events absorbed into Australasian tour 28 October 2008 PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20090926005839/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=127938 26 September 2009 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.http://pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vntevents&year=2008 Von Nida Tour 2008 Tournament schedule PGA of Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20090716040118/http://pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vntevents&year=2008 16 July 2009 9 August 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerThe number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.Ref. 3 Feb NAB Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 110,000 AUS Marc Leishman (4)http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=3833&tab=results nab Victorian PGA Championship results PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731133216/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=3833&tab=results 31 July 2008 27 Apr OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship South Australia 110,000 AUS Heath Reed (1)http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=3835&tab=results OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship results PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731133359/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=3835&tab=results 31 July 2008 12 Oct QLD PGA Championship Queensland – Removed 19 Oct Queensland Open Queensland – Cancelled 26 Oct WA Open Western Australia – Removed 2 Nov Oceanique WA PGA Championship Western Australia 110,000 NZL Michael Long (1)http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5106&tab=results Oceanique WA PGA Championship results PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207192154/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5106&tab=results 7 December 2008 9 Nov Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 100,000 AUS Tim Wood (2)http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5107&tab=results Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship results PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20090113193223/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5107&tab=results 13 January 2009 16 Nov NSW Open New South Wales 125,000 AUS Aaron Townsend (1)http://www.pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5108&tab=results NSW Open results PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20081227031455/http://www.pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5108&tab=results 27 December 2008 Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntorderofmerit&oomid=51 2008 Von Nida Tour OOM PGA of Australia 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20090921091439/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntorderofmerit&oomid=51 21 September 2009http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=128022 Townsend wins NSW Open PGA of Australia 17 November 2008 25 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20090921110614/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=128022 21 September 2009 Perth based New Zealander Long clinched the 2008 Von Nida Money List Trophy by $760.00 over Townsend. The forty year old finished the year on a high with a win at the Oceanique WA PGA Championship two weeks ago and immediately backed up with a runner up finish at last week's Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship, finishing on a total of $27,650. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour PGA Tour of Australasia 24 November 2004 29 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20050113183552/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 13 January 2005 ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt. Position Player Prize money (A$)1 NZL Michael Long 27,6512 AUS Aaron Townsend 26,8903 AUS Tim Wood 24,9724 AUS Peter Senior 19,7315 AUS Heath Reed 17,5506 AUS Steven Jones 13,6937 AUS Tristan Lambert 13,6888 AUS Kurt Barnes 13,4849 AUS Peter Wilson 12,64010 AUS Ryan Hammond 10,102 Notes References External links https://www.pga.org.au 2008 Category:2008 in Australian sport Category:2008 in New Zealand sport Category:2008 in golf