2008 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2008 European Tour 2007 11 8 y – 2008 11 2 y 52A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled. NIR Darren Clarke (2)Tiger Woods won three events, but was not a European Tour member.ENG Richard Finch (2)IRL Pádraig Harrington (2)ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)SWE Robert Karlsson (2)GER Martin Kaymer (2)NIR Graeme McDowell (2) Order of Merit SWE Robert Karlsson Golfer of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington Players' Player of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ESP Pablo Larrazábal 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 There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7045703.stm Euro Tour to hit India and Korea BBC Sport 15 October 2007 6 May 2020 and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters,https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/arid-30343811.html Singapore Masters cancelled Irish Examiner 10 January 2008 12 September 2023 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.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/2303878/Matchplays-44-year-run-at-Wentworth-ends.html Matchplay's 44-year run at Wentworth ends The Telegraph Lewine Mair 23 June 2008 6 May 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.2008 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2008/ European Tour 16 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.Notes11 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000USA Phil Mickelson (n/a)52AFR,Sunshine Tour unofficial event ANZ,PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event ASAAsian Tour unofficial eventLimited-field event18 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,250,000ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (14)36ASA25 NovMasterCard MastersAustraliaA$1,500,000AUS Aaron Baddeley (n/a)24ANZ2 DecMichael Hill New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,500,000ENG Richard Finch (1)20ANZ9 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ENG John Bickerton (3)22AFR16 DecSouth African Airways OpenSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF James Kingston (1)32AFRSunshine Tour flagship event13 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,100,000ZAF Richard Sterne (3)20AFR20 JanAbu Dhabi Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,000,000DEU Martin Kaymer (1)4427 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000AUS Adam Scott (6)463 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)5010 FebEmaar-MGF Indian MastersIndiaUS$2,500,000IND Shiv Chawrasia (1)26ASANew tournament17 FebSingapore MastersSingapore–Cancelled–ASA17 FebEnjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia OpenIndonesiaUS$1,200,000CHL Felipe Aguilar (1)20ASA24 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship 2 MarJohnnie Walker ClassicIndia£1,250,000NZL Mark Brown (1)38ANZ, ASA9 MarMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,000,000IND Arjun Atwal (3)24ASA16 MarBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,000,000NIR Graeme McDowell (3)28ASA, KORNew tournament23 MarMadeira Islands Open BPI - PortugalPortugal€700,000SCO Alastair Forsyth (2)2423 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,000,000AUS Geoff Ogilvy (3)76World Golf Championship30 MarMAPFRE Open de AndaluciaSpain€1,000,000FRA Thomas Levet (4)246 AprEstoril Open de PortugalPortugal€1,250,000FRA Grégory Bourdy (2)2413 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000ZAF Trevor Immelman (4)100Major championship20 AprVolvo China OpenChinaUS$2,200,000IRL Damien McGrane (1)20ASA27 AprBMW Asian OpenChinaUS$2,300,000NIR Darren Clarke (11)32ASA4 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000IRL Peter Lawrie (1)24 11 MayMethorios Capital Italian OpenItaly€1,700,000ZAF Hennie Otto (1)2418 MayIrish OpenIreland€2,500,000ENG Richard Finch (2)28 25 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (15)64Flagship event1 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales£1,800,000AUS Scott Strange (1)368 JunBank Austria GolfOpenAustria€1,300,000IND Jeev Milkha Singh (3)2415 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship15 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€600,000ENG David Dixon (1)18CHA22 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000DEU Martin Kaymer (2)30 29 JunOpen de France AlstomFrance€4,000,000ESP Pablo Larrazábal (1)386 JulEuropean OpenEngland£2,400,000ENG Ross Fisher (2)4013 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000NIR Graeme McDowell (4)5020 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£4,200,000IRL Pádraig Harrington (13)100Major championship27 JulInteco Russian Open Golf ChampionshipRussiaUS$2,000,000SWE Mikael Lundberg (2)243 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,000,000FJI Vijay Singh (13)74World Golf Championship10 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000IRL Pádraig Harrington (14)100Major championship17 AugSAS MastersSweden€1,600,000SWE Peter Hanson (2)2424 AugKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000NIR Darren Clarke (12)30 31 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000FRA Grégory Havret (3)327 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000FRA Jean-François Lucquin (1)2414 SepMercedes-Benz ChampionshipGermany€2,000,000SWE Robert Karlsson (8)34Limited-field event28 SepQuinn Insurance British MastersEngland£1,800,000ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (4)305 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000SWE Robert Karlsson (9)50Pro-Am12 OctWorld Match Play ChampionshipEngland–Cancelled–12 OctMadrid MastersSpain€1,000,000ZAF Charl Schwartzel (3)24New tournament19 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€3,000,000ESP Álvaro Quirós (2)3826 OctCastelló Masters Costa AzaharSpain€2,000,000ESP Sergio García (7)38New tournament2 NovVolvo MastersSpain€4,250,000DNK Søren Kjeldsen (2)50Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes21 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/aUSA Team USAn/aTeam event30 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$5,500,000SWE Robert Karlsson andSWE Henrik Stensonn/aTeam event Location of tournaments Europe center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2008 European Tour in Europe.8px Major Championship8px Flagship event8px Tour Championship8px Regular event Europe 53.622 -3.033 Blue pog.svg Europe 36.511 -4.959 Europe 38.7 -9.466 Europe 37.353 -5.919 Europe 45.366 9.185 Europe 52.564 -8.78 Europe 51.40 -0.59 Orange pog.svg Europe 51.603 -2.933 Europe 47.977 16.312 Europe 50.712 2.088 Europe 48.276 11.775 Europe 48.7522 2.0851 Europe 51.343 0.283 Europe 56.064 -4.639 Europe 55.86 37.196 Europe 59.601 17.884 Europe 52.37 4.553 Europe 56.284 -3.748 Europe 46.18 7.28 Europe 51.036 6.786 Europe 52.555 -1.734 Europe 56.343 -2.803 Europe 40.448 -3.759 Europe 37.103 -8.143 Europe 40.031 -0.052 Europe 36.285 -5.330 Yellow pog.svg World center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2008 European Tour outside Europe.8px Major Championship8px World Golf Championship8px Regular event World 32.471 -111.105 Green pog.svg World 25.815 -80.34 Green pog.svg World 33.503 -82.020 Blue pog.svg World 32.904 -117.246 Blue pog.svg World 41.008 -81.508 Green pog.svg World 42.544 -83.277 Blue pog.svg World 31.109 121.216 World 22.492 114.115 World -37.917 145.099 World -44.954 168.836 World 25.384 51.507 World 28.598 77.235 World -6.125 106.67 World 28.455 77.106 World 2.996 101.533 World 33.315 126.389 World 32.722 -16.804 World 39.872 116.519 World 39.872 116.519 World -25.339 27.106 Point carte.svg World 25.022 55.199 Solid blue.svg South Africa center 200 8px South Africa South Africa -25.444 31.534 South Africa -33.821 18.97 South Africa -26.154 28.107 United Arab Emirates center 200 8px United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 24.415 54.529 Red pog.svg United Arab Emirates 25.086 55.161 Red pog.svg Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B7E944807%2D48EC%2D411A%2DB82A%2DD56203FDC915%7D 2008 Order of Merit European Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20081103023100/http://www.europeantour.com:80/default.sps?pagegid=%7B7E944807%2D48EC%2D411A%2DB82A%2DD56203FDC915%7D 3 November 2008 24 April 2023https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/nov/03/golf Swede success for Karlsson in Order of Merit triumph The Guardian Lawrence Donegan 3 November 2008 24 April 2023 Position Player Prize money (€)1 SWE Robert Karlsson 2,732,7482 IRL Pádraig Harrington 2,459,1093 ENG Lee Westwood 2,424,6424 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,066,5965 NIR Graeme McDowell 1,859,3466 ENG Ross Fisher 1,836,5307 SWE Henrik Stenson 1,798,6178 GER Martin Kaymer 1,794,5009 ESP Sergio García 1,591,91710 DEN Søren Kjeldsen 1,440,979 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/tour-news/harrington-named-european-tour-golfer-of-the-year-20815 Harrington named European Tour Golfer of the Year Golf Monthly 8 December 2008 24 April 2023 Players' Player of the Year IRL Pádraig Harrington https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/people/harrington-awarded-by-fellow-players/ Harrington awarded by fellow players Golf Business News 21 May 2009 24 April 2023 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ESP Pablo Larrazábal https://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/golf/11/05/golf.larrazabal/index.html Larrazabal named European rookie of year CNN 5 November 2008 24 April 2023 See also 2008 in golf 2008 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour