2008 PGA Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2008 PGA Tour 2008 1 3 – 2008 11 9 48 USA Tiger Woods (4) FedEx Cup FIJ Vijay Singh Money list FIJ Vijay Singh PGA Tour Player of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington PGA Player of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington Rookie of the Year ARG Andrés Romero 2007 2009 The 2008 PGA Tour was the 93rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 40th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the second edition of the FedEx Cup. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.2008.html 2008 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 28 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072507/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.2008.html 7 February 20192009 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2009_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 28 October 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.OWGRpointsNotesJan 6Mercedes-Benz ChampionshipHawaii5,500,000SWE Daniel Chopra (2)48Winners-only eventJan 13Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii5,300,000KOR 1997 K. J. Choi (7)50Jan 20Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia5,100,000USA D. J. Trahan (2)34Pro-AmJan 27Buick InvitationalCalifornia5,200,000USA Tiger Woods (62)60Feb 3FBR OpenArizona6,000,000USA J. B. Holmes (2)58Feb 10AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia6,000,000USA Steve Lowery (3)40Pro-AmFeb 17Northern Trust OpenCalifornia6,200,000USA Phil Mickelson (33)68Feb 24WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipArizona8,000,000USA Tiger Woods (63)76World Golf ChampionshipFeb 24Mayakoba Golf ClassicMexico3,500,000USA Brian Gay (1)24Alternate eventMar 2The Honda ClassicFlorida5,500,000ZAF Ernie Els (16)48Mar 9PODS ChampionshipFlorida5,300,000USA Sean O'Hair (2)52Mar 16Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida5,800,000USA Tiger Woods (64)62InvitationalMar 24WGC-CA ChampionshipFlorida8,000,000AUS Geoff Ogilvy (4)76World Golf ChampionshipMar 23Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico3,500,000USA Greg Kraft (1)24New to PGA TourAlternate eventMar 30Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana6,200,000ARG Andrés Romero (1)46Apr 6Shell Houston OpenTexas5,600,000USA Johnson Wagner (1)52Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia7,000,000ZAF Trevor Immelman (2)100Major championshipApr 20Verizon HeritageSouth Carolina5,500,000USA Boo Weekley (2)54InvitationalApr 27EDS Byron Nelson ChampionshipTexas6,400,000AUS Adam Scott (6)44May 4Wachovia ChampionshipNorth Carolina6,400,000USA Anthony Kim (1)66May 11The Players ChampionshipFlorida9,500,000ESP Sergio García (7)80Flagship eventMay 18AT&T ClassicGeorgia5,500,000JPN Ryuji Imada (1)26May 25Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialTexas6,100,000USA Phil Mickelson (34)54InvitationalJun 1Memorial TournamentOhio6,000,000USA Kenny Perry (10)62InvitationalJun 8Stanford St. Jude ChampionshipTennessee6,000,000USA Justin Leonard (12)44Jun 15U.S. OpenCalifornia7,000,000USA Tiger Woods (65)100Major championshipJun 22Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut6,000,000USA Stewart Cink (5)36Jun 29Buick OpenMichigan5,000,000USA Kenny Perry (11)34Jul 6AT&T NationalMaryland6,000,000USA Anthony Kim (2)48InvitationalJul 13John Deere ClassicIllinois4,200,000USA Kenny Perry (12)32Jul 20The Open Championship England£4,200,000IRL Pádraig Harrington (4)100Major championshipJul 20U.S. Bank Championship in MilwaukeeWisconsin4,000,000SWE Richard S. Johnson (1)24Alternate eventJul 27RBC Canadian OpenCanada5,000,000USA Chez Reavie (1)30Aug 3WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio8,000,000FJI Vijay Singh (32)74World Golf ChampionshipAug 3Legends Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000USA Parker McLachlin (1)24Alternate eventAug 10PGA ChampionshipMichigan7,500,000IRL Pádraig Harrington (5)100Major championshipAug 17Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina5,100,000SWE Carl Pettersson (3)30Aug 24The BarclaysNew Jersey7,000,000FJI Vijay Singh (33)72FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 1Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts7,000,000FJI Vijay Singh (34)70FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 7BMW ChampionshipMissouri7,000,000COL Camilo Villegas (1)66FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 21Viking ClassicMississippi3,600,000USA Will MacKenzie (2)24Fall SeriesSep 28The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia7,000,000COL Camilo Villegas (2)54FedEx Cup playoff eventOct 5Turning Stone Resort ChampionshipNew York6,000,000USA Dustin Johnson (1)26Fall SeriesOct 12Valero Texas OpenTexas4,500,000USA Zach Johnson (4)28Fall SeriesOct 19Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada4,100,000USA Marc Turnesa (1)34Fall SeriesOct 26Frys.com OpenArizona5,000,000USA Cameron Beckman (2)30Fall SeriesNov 2Ginn sur Mer Classic Florida4,600,000USA Ryan Palmer (2)24Fall SeriesNov 9Children's Miracle Network ClassicFlorida4,600,000USA Davis Love III (20)32Fall Series Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesMar 25Tavistock CupFlorida2,600,000Team IsleworthTeam eventJun 24CVS Caremark Charity ClassicRhode Island1,350,000COL Camilo Villegas andUSA Bubba WatsonTeam eventSep 21Ryder CupKentuckyn/aUSA Team USATeam eventOct 15PGA Grand Slam of GolfBermuda1,350,000USA Jim FurykLimited-field eventOct 28Kiwi ChallengeNew Zealand2,600,000USA Hunter MahanLimited-field eventNov 11Wendy's 3-Tour ChallengeNevada1,000,000Champions TourTeam eventNov 30Omega Mission Hills World CupChina5,500,000SWE Robert Karlsson andSWE Henrik StensonTeam eventNov 30LG Skins GameCalifornia1,000,000KOR 1997 K. J. ChoiLimited-field eventDec 14Merrill Lynch ShootoutFlorida3,000,000USA Scott Hoch andUSA Kenny PerryTeam eventDec 21Chevron World ChallengeCalifornia5,750,000FJI Vijay SinghLimited-field event Location of tournaments United States center 500 Location of official tournaments of the 2008 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada.8px 4,950-point event (Players & Majors)8px 4,725-point event (World Golf Championships)8px 4,500-point event (Regular events)8px 2,250-point event (Alternate events)8px FedEx Cup playoff event8px Fall Series event United States 33.643 -116.268 United States 33.64 -111.91 United States 32.903 -117.245 United States 36.568 -121.950 United States 34.05 -118.50 United States 32.471 -111.105 Green pog.svg United States 26.829 -80.141 United States 25.815 -80.34 Green pog.svg United States 28.11 -82.76 United States 28.458 -81.511 United States 29.902 -90.190 United States 29.924 -95.261 United States 33.503 -82.020 Blue pog.svg United States 32.136 -80.810 United States 32.864 -96.958 United States 35.1164 -80.8425 United States 30.198 -81.394 Blue pog.svg United States 33.998 -84.109 United States 32.7170 -97.3728 United States 40.1404 -83.1414 United States 35.057 -89.779 United States 32.903 -117.245 Blue pog.svg (&8px) bottom United States 41.632 -72.639 United States 42.9 -83.595 United States 38.996 -77.177 United States 41.477 -90.392 United States 43.151 -87.95 Pink pog.svg United States 43.452 -79.719 United States 41.008 -81.508 Green pog.svg United States 39.3645 -119.828 Pink pog.svg United States 42.544 -83.277 Blue pog.svg United States 36.014 -79.887 United States 40.948 -74.078 Yellow pog.svg United States 41.982 -71.223 Yellow pog.svg United States 38.659 -90.483 Yellow pog.svg United States 33.743 -84.303 Yellow pog.svg United States 32.515 -90.186 Orange pog.svg United States 29.606 -98.622 Orange pog.svg United States 43.115 -75.589 Orange pog.svg United States 36.188 -115.298 Orange pog.svg United States 33.678 -111.897 Orange pog.svg United States 29.619 -81.239 Orange pog.svg United States 28.385 -81.564 Orange pog.svg World center 500 Location of official tournaments of the 2008 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada.8px 4,950-point event (Players & Majors)8px 4,500-point event (Regular events)8px 2,250-point event (Alternate events) World 20.6895 -87.0312 Pink pog.svg World 18.405 -65.799 Pink pog.svg World 21.006 -156.64 World 21.27 -157.77 World 53.622 -3.033 Blue pog.svg FedEx Cup Final standings For full rankings, see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02396.2008.html 2008 FedEx Cup PGA Tour 28 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20150625030113/http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02396.2008.html 25 June 2015https://www.golfdigest.com/story/gw20081128newsmakers10 #10 Vijay's Victory & the FedEx Cup Golf Digest Bob Verdi Dale Stephanos 30 November 2008 28 October 2023 PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)1 FJI Vijay Singh 125,101 10,000,0002 COL Camilo Villegas 124,550 3,000,0003 ESP Sergio García 119,400 2,000,0004 USA Anthony Kim 114,419 1,500,0005 USA Jim Furyk 113,180 1,000,000 6 CAN Mike Weir 113,118 800,0007 USA Phil Mickelson 112,201 700,0008 USA Justin Leonard 111,638 600,0009 USA Ben Curtis 110,702 550,00010 KOR K. J. Choi 110,646 500,000 Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.2008.html 2008 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20141010155202/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.2008.html 10 October 2014 28 October 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 FIJ Vijay Singh 6,601,094 2 USA Tiger Woods 5,775,0003 USA Phil Mickelson 5,118,8754 ESP Sergio García 4,858,224 5 USA Kenny Perry 4,663,7946 USA Anthony Kim 4,656,2657 COL Camilo Villegas 4,422,6418 IRL Pádraig Harrington 4,313,5519 USA Stewart Cink 3,979,30110 USA Justin Leonard 3,943,542 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) IRL Pádraig Harrington https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/dec/16/golf-padraig-harrington Harrington voted PGA Tour player of the 2008 by fellow professionals The Guardian 16 December 2008 28 October 2023 PGA Player of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2008/1014/239582-harrington/ Harrington is the PGA Player of the Year RTÉ 14 October 2008 28 October 2023 Rookie of the Year ARG Andrés Romero http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/12/15/romero/index.html PGA Tour Rookie of the Year: Andres Romero PGA Tour 16 December 2008 28 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217050934/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/12/15/romero/index.html 17 December 2008 Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) ESP Sergio García https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023 Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) ESP Sergio García https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/arid-30379560.html Lowest-score trophy second best for Garcia Irish Examiner 28 September 2008 28 October 2023 Comeback Player of the Year USA Dudley Hart http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/12/15/hart/index.html PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year: Dudley Hart PGA Tour 16 December 2008 28 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217141737/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/12/15/hart/index.html 17 December 2008 See also 2008 in golf 2008 Champions Tour 2008 Nationwide Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour