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2008 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2008 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 52 |
| most_wins | NIR Darren Clarke (2) |
| 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) | |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SWE Robert Karlsson |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | IRL Pádraig Harrington |
| honor3 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | IRL Pádraig Harrington |
| honor4 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | ESP Pablo Larrazábal |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
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) 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, and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters, 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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 52 | AFR, ANZ, ASA | Limited-field event |
| 18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,250,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (14) | 36 | ASA | |
| 25 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | AUS Aaron Baddeley (n/a) | 24 | ANZ | |
| 2 Dec | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | ENG Richard Finch (1) | 20 | ANZ | |
| 9 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ENG John Bickerton (3) | 22 | AFR | |
| 16 Dec | South African Airways Open | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF James Kingston (1) | 32 | AFR | |
| 13 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,100,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (3) | 20 | AFR | |
| 20 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (1) | 44 | ||
| 27 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | AUS Adam Scott (6) | 46 | ||
| 3 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 50 | ||
| 10 Feb | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters | India | US$2,500,000 | IND Shiv Chawrasia (1) | 26 | ASA | New tournament |
| 17 Feb | Singapore Masters | Singapore | – | Cancelled | – | ASA | |
| 17 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,200,000 | CHL Felipe Aguilar (1) | 20 | ASA | |
| 24 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | NZL Mark Brown (1) | 38 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 9 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | IND Arjun Atwal (3) | 24 | ASA | |
| 16 Mar | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,000,000 | NIR Graeme McDowell (3) | 28 | ASA, KOR | New tournament |
| 23 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | SCO Alastair Forsyth (2) | 24 | ||
| 23 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | US$8,000,000 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy (3) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 30 Mar | MAPFRE Open de Andalucia | Spain | €1,000,000 | FRA Thomas Levet (4) | 24 | ||
| 6 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | FRA Grégory Bourdy (2) | 24 | ||
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,500,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman (4) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,200,000 | IRL Damien McGrane (1) | 20 | ASA | |
| 27 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | US$2,300,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (11) | 32 | ASA | |
| 4 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | IRL Peter Lawrie (1) | 24 | ||
| 11 May | Methorios Capital Italian Open | Italy | €1,700,000 | ZAF Hennie Otto (1) | 24 | ||
| 18 May | Irish Open | Ireland | €2,500,000 | ENG Richard Finch (2) | 28 | ||
| 25 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | €4,500,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (15) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | AUS Scott Strange (1) | 36 | ||
| 8 Jun | Bank Austria GolfOpen | Austria | €1,300,000 | IND Jeev Milkha Singh (3) | 24 | ||
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$7,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 15 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | ENG David Dixon (1) | 18 | CHA | |
| 22 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (2) | 30 | ||
| 29 Jun | Open de France Alstom | France | €4,000,000 | ESP Pablo Larrazábal (1) | 38 | ||
| 6 Jul | European Open | England | £2,400,000 | ENG Ross Fisher (2) | 40 | ||
| 13 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | NIR Graeme McDowell (4) | 50 | ||
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £4,200,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (13) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jul | Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship | Russia | US$2,000,000 | SWE Mikael Lundberg (2) | 24 | ||
| 3 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | US$8,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (13) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (14) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Aug | SAS Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | SWE Peter Hanson (2) | 24 | ||
| 24 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (12) | 30 | ||
| 31 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | FRA Grégory Havret (3) | 32 | ||
| 7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | FRA Jean-François Lucquin (1) | 24 | ||
| 14 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | €2,000,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (8) | 34 | Limited-field event | |
| 28 Sep | Quinn Insurance British Masters | England | £1,800,000 | ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (4) | 30 | ||
| 5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (9) | 50 | Pro-Am | |
| 12 Oct | World Match Play Championship | England | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 12 Oct | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,000,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 19 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (2) | 38 | ||
| 26 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (7) | 38 | New tournament | |
| 2 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | €4,250,000 | DNK Søren Kjeldsen (2) | 50 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 21 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | USA Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| 30 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$5,500,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson and | ||
| SWE Henrik Stenson | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE Robert Karlsson | 2,732,748 |
| 2 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 2,459,109 |
| 3 | ENG Lee Westwood | 2,424,642 |
| 4 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2,066,596 |
| 5 | NIR Graeme McDowell | 1,859,346 |
| 6 | ENG Ross Fisher | 1,836,530 |
| 7 | SWE Henrik Stenson | 1,798,617 |
| 8 | GER Martin Kaymer | 1,794,500 |
| 9 | ESP Sergio García | 1,591,917 |
| 10 | DEN Søren Kjeldsen | 1,440,979 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes
References
References
- (15 October 2007). "Euro Tour to hit India and Korea". BBC Sport.
- (10 January 2008). "Singapore Masters cancelled". Irish Examiner.
- Mair, Lewine. (23 June 2008). "Matchplay's 44-year run at Wentworth ends". The Telegraph.
- "2008 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- "2008 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- Donegan, Lawrence. (3 November 2008). "Swede success for Karlsson in Order of Merit triumph". The Guardian.
- (8 December 2008). "Harrington named European Tour Golfer of the Year".
- (21 May 2009). "Harrington awarded by fellow players". Golf Business News.
- (5 November 2008). "Larrazabal named European rookie of year". CNN.
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