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The 2008 Asian Tour was the 14th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date |
Tournament |
Host country |
Purse
(US$) |
WinnerTemplate:Efn |
OWGR
points |
Other
toursTemplate:Efn |
Notes
|
| 10 Feb
|
Emaar-MGF Indian Masters
|
India
|
2,500,000
|
Template:Flagicon Shiv Chawrasia (1)
|
26
|
EUR
|
New tournament
|
17 Feb
|
Singapore Masters
|
Singapore
|
–
|
Cancelled[2]
|
–
|
EUR
|
| 17 Feb
|
Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open
|
Indonesia
|
1,200,000
|
Template:Flagicon Felipe Aguilar (n/a)
|
20
|
EUR
|
|
| 23 Feb
|
SAIL Open Golf Championship
|
India
|
400,000
|
Template:Flagicon Mark Brown (1)
|
14
|
|
New tournament
|
| 4 Mar
|
Johnnie Walker Classic
|
India
|
£1,250,000
|
Template:Flagicon Mark Brown (2)
|
38
|
ANZ, EUR
|
|
| 9 Mar
|
Maybank Malaysian Open
|
Malaysia
|
2,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Arjun Atwal (7)
|
24
|
EUR
|
|
| 16 Mar
|
Ballantine's Championship
|
South Korea
|
€2,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Graeme McDowell (1)
|
28
|
EUR, KOR
|
New tournament
|
| 23 Mar
|
Asian Tour International
|
Thailand
|
300,000
|
Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-tang (3)
|
14
|
|
New tournament
|
| 6 Apr
|
Philippine Open
|
Philippines
|
300,000
|
Template:Flagicon Angelo Que (2)
|
14
|
|
|
| 20 Apr
|
Volvo China Open
|
China
|
2,200,000
|
Template:Flagicon Damien McGrane (n/a)
|
20
|
EUR
|
|
| 27 Apr
|
BMW Asian Open
|
China
|
2,300,000
|
Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke (n/a)
|
32
|
EUR
|
|
| 4 May
|
GS Caltex Maekyung Open
|
South Korea
|
₩600,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Hwang Inn-choon (1)
|
14
|
KOR
|
|
| 11 May
|
Pine Valley Beijing Open
|
China
|
1,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a)
|
16
|
JPN
|
|
| 8 Jun
|
Bangkok Airways Open
|
Thailand
|
300,000
|
Template:Flagicon Thaworn Wiratchant (10)
|
14
|
|
|
| 29 Jun
|
Singha Thailand PGA Championship
|
Thailand
|
500,000
|
Template:Flagicon Mo Joong-kyung (2)
|
14
|
|
New tournament
|
| 9 Aug
|
Worldwide Selangor Masters
|
Malaysia
|
310,000
|
Template:Flagicon Ben Leong (1)
|
14
|
|
New tournament
|
| 24 Aug
|
Brunei Open
|
Brunei
|
300,000
|
Template:Flagicon Rick Kulacz (1)
|
14
|
|
|
| 31 Aug
|
Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational
|
Indonesia
|
350,000
|
Template:Flagicon Scott Hend (1)
|
14
|
|
|
| 21 Sep
|
Mercuries Taiwan Masters
|
Taiwan
|
500,000
|
Template:Flagicon Lu Wen-teh (5)
|
14
|
|
|
| 28 Sep
|
Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open
|
Japan
|
1,850,000
|
Template:Flagicon Hideto Tanihara (n/a)
|
20
|
JPN
|
New tournament
|
| 5 Oct
|
Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open
|
South Korea
|
₩1,000,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Bae Sang-moon (2)
|
18
|
KOR
|
|
| 12 Oct
|
Hero Honda Indian Open
|
India
|
1,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Liang Wenchong (2)
|
14
|
|
|
| 19 Oct
|
Midea China Classic
|
China
|
500,000
|
Template:Flagicon Noh Seung-yul (1)
|
14
|
|
|
| 26 Oct
|
Macau Open
|
Macau
|
500,000
|
Template:Flagicon David Gleeson (2)
|
14
|
|
|
| 2 Nov
|
Iskandar Johor Open
|
Malaysia
|
500,000
|
Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen (n/a)
|
14
|
|
|
| 16 Nov
|
Barclays Singapore Open
|
Singapore
|
5,000,000
|
Template:Flagicon Jeev Milkha Singh (6)
|
38
|
|
|
| 23 Nov
|
UBS Hong Kong Open
|
Hong Kong
|
2,250,000
|
Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-tang (4)
|
32
|
EUR
|
|
| 7 Dec
|
Hana Bank Vietnam Masters
|
Vietnam
|
500,000
|
Template:Flagicon Thongchai Jaidee (9)
|
14
|
|
|
| 14 Dec
|
Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open
|
Cambodia
|
300,000
|
Template:Flagicon Thongchai Jaidee (10)
|
14
|
|
|
| 21 Dec
|
Volvo Masters of Asia
|
Thailand
|
750,000
|
Template:Flagicon Lam Chih Bing (1)
|
20
|
|
|
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
Awards
Notes
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References
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External links
Template:Asian Tour seasons