2008 Champions Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 2008 Champions Tour 2008 1 18 – 2008 11 2 29 DEU Bernhard Langer (3)ARG Eduardo Romero (3) Charles Schwab Cup USA Jay Haas Money list DEU Bernhard Langer Player of the Year DEU Bernhard Langer Rookie of the Year DEU Bernhard Langer 2007 2009 The 2008 Champions Tour was the 29th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.http://www.pgatour.com/s/schedule 2008 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 28 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20080701061621/http://www.pgatour.com/s/schedule/ 1 July 20082009 Champions Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2009_champions.pdf PGA Tour 2009 30 September 2026 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.Notes Jan 20 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,800,000 USA Fred Funk (3) Jan 27 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 USA Jerry Pate (2) Feb 10 Allianz Championship Florida 1,650,000 USA Scott Hoch (2) Feb 17 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 USA Scott Hoch (3) Mar 9 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 DEU Bernhard Langer (2) Mar 16 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000 ZWE Denis Watson (3) Mar 30 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort Florida 2,500,000 DEU Bernhard Langer (3) Apr 6 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 2,000,000 USA Mark Wiebe (2) New tournament Apr 20 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 USA Tom Watson (11) Pro-Am Apr 27 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,600,000 USA Andy North (1) andUSA Tom Watson (12) Team event May 4 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,600,000 ZWE Denis Watson (4) May 18 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 USA Andy Bean (2) May 25 Senior PGA Championship New York 2,000,000 USA Jay Haas (11) Senior major championship Jun 1 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 USA Jay Haas (12) Jun 22 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,650,000 USA Jeff Sluman (1) Jun 29 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,600,000 USA Loren Roberts (8) Jul 6 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,600,000 ARG Eduardo Romero (2) Jul 20 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 USA R.W. Eaks (3) Jul 27 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 USA Bruce Vaughan (1) Senior major championship Aug 3 U.S. Senior Open Colorado 2,600,000 ARG Eduardo Romero (3) Senior major championship Aug 17 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,600,000 USA Fred Funk (4) Champions Tour major championship Aug 24 Boeing Classic Washington 1,700,000 USA Tom Kite (10) Aug 31 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,100,000 USA Jeff Sluman (2) Sep 14 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,700,000 USA R.W. Eaks (4) Sep 28 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 ARG Eduardo Romero (4) Oct 12 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,600,000 USA D. A. Weibring (5) Champions Tour major championship Oct 19 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 DEU Bernhard Langer (4) Oct 26 AT&T Championship Texas 1,650,000 USA John Cook (2) Nov 2 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 USA Andy Bean (3) Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 2 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 USA Larry Nelson andson Drew Nelson Team event Charles Schwab Cup The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.http://www.pgatour.com/charlesschwabcup 2008 Charles Schwab Cup PGA Tour 28 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206121322/http://www.pgatour.com/charlesschwabcup/ 6 December 2008https://www.golfdigest.com/story/20081102schwab Win For Bean, Cup To Haas Golf Digest 1 November 2008 28 November 2023 PositionPlayerPoints1 USA Jay Haas 2,5562 USA Fred Funk 2,5443 DEU Bernhard Langer 2,4604 ARG Eduardo Romero 2,0325 USA John Cook 1,867 Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2008.html 2008 Money list PGA Tour 28 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20140601033642/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2008.html 1 June 2014 Position Player Prize money ($)1 DEU Bernhard Langer 2,035,0732 USA Jay Haas 1,991,7263 USA Fred Funk 1,825,9314 USA Jeff Sluman 1,728,4435 USA John Cook 1,721,038 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s)Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) DEU Bernhard Langer http://www.pgatour.com/2008/s/12/15/langer/index.html Champions Tour Player/Rookie of the Year: Bernhard Langer PGA Tour 16 December 2008 28 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217141844/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/s/12/15/langer/index.html 17 December 2008 The World Golf Hall of Fame member also had the lowest scoring average of the season.Rookie of the Year DEU Bernhard Langer Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) DEU Bernhard Langer https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 2008 Scoring average PGA Tour 28 November 2023 Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions Category:PGA Tour Champions seasons Champions Tour Champions Tour