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2008 PGA Tour of Australasia

Golf tour season

Golf tour season

FieldValue
year2008
tourPGA Tour of Australasia
regular_season–
no_of_events6
honor1Order of Merit
honoree1NZL Mark Brown
prevseason2007
nextseason2009

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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)WinnerOWGR
pointsOther
toursNotes
17 FebHSBC New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandUS$650,000USA Darron Stiles (1)12NWT
24 FebMoonah ClassicVictoriaUS$750,000AUS Ewan Porter (1)16NWTNew tournament
2 MarJohnnie Walker ClassicIndia£1,250,000NZL Mark Brown (1)38ASA, EUR
30 NovSportsbet Australian MastersVictoria1,500,000AUS Rod Pampling (2)22EUR
7 DecCadbury Schweppes Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000AUS Geoff Ogilvy (1)26
14 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$)WinnerOWGR
pointsOther
toursNotes
9 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000ESP Sergio García52AFR, ASA, EURLimited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1NZL Mark Brown440,027
2AUS Rod Pampling368,300
3AUS Geoff Ogilvy316,500
4AUS Scott Strange268,644
5AUS Greg Chalmers204,039

Von Nida Tour

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)WinnerRef.
3 FebNAB Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria110,000AUS Marc Leishman (4)
27 AprOG Roberts South Australian PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia110,000AUS Heath Reed (1)
12 OctQLD PGA ChampionshipQueensland–Removed
19 OctQueensland OpenQueensland–Cancelled
26 OctWA OpenWestern Australia–Removed
2 NovOceanique WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia110,000NZL Michael Long (1)
9 NovCellarbrations NSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales100,000AUS Tim Wood (2)
16 NovNSW OpenNew South Wales125,000AUS Aaron Townsend (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1NZL Michael Long27,651
2AUS Aaron Townsend26,890
3AUS Tim Wood24,972
4AUS Peter Senior19,731
5AUS Heath Reed17,550
6AUS Steven Jones13,693
7AUS Tristan Lambert13,688
8AUS Kurt Barnes13,484
9AUS Peter Wilson12,640
10AUS Ryan Hammond10,102

Notes

References

References

  1. "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  2. "2008 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. (15 December 2008). "Brown claims 2008 Australasian Order of Merit Crown".
  4. (28 October 2008). "Secondary events absorbed into Australasian tour". PGA of Australia.
  5. "Von Nida Tour 2008 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia.
  6. "nab Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia.
  7. "OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia.
  8. "Oceanique WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia.
  9. "Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia.
  10. "NSW Open results". PGA of Australia.
  11. "2008 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia.
  12. (17 November 2008). "Townsend wins NSW Open". PGA of Australia.
  13. (24 November 2004). "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia.
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