2008 European Tour

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golf season 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,[1] and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters,[2] 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.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse WinnerTemplate:Efn OWGR
points 		Other
toursTemplate:Efn 		Notes
11 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (n/a) 52 AFR,Template:Efn ANZ,Template:Efn ASATemplate:Efn Limited-field event
18 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$2,250,000 Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez (14) 36 ASA
25 Nov MasterCard Masters Australia A$1,500,000 Template:Flagicon Aaron Baddeley (n/a) 24 ANZ
2 Dec Michael Hill New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,500,000 Template:Flagicon Richard Finch (1) 20 ANZ
9 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa €1,000,000 Template:Flagicon John Bickerton (3) 22 AFR
16 Dec South African Airways Open South Africa €1,000,000 Template:Flagicon James Kingston (1) 32 AFRTemplate:Efn
13 Jan Joburg Open South Africa €1,100,000 Template:Flagicon Richard Sterne (3) 20 AFR
20 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship UAE US$2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Martin Kaymer (1) 44
27 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar US$2,500,000 Template:Flagicon Adam Scott (6) 46
3 Feb Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,500,000 Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (n/a) 50
10 Feb Emaar-MGF Indian Masters India US$2,500,000 Template:Flagicon Shiv Chawrasia (1) 26 ASA New tournament
17 Feb Singapore Masters Singapore – Cancelled[2] – ASA
17 Feb Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open Indonesia US$1,200,000 Template:Flagicon Felipe Aguilar (1) 20 ASA
24 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$8,000,000 Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
2 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic India £1,250,000 Template:Flagicon Mark Brown (1) 38 ANZ, ASA
9 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia US$2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Arjun Atwal (3) 24 ASA
16 Mar Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Graeme McDowell (3) 28 ASA, KOR New tournament
23 Mar Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Portugal €700,000 Template:Flagicon Alastair Forsyth (2) 24
23 Mar WGC-CA Championship United States US$8,000,000 Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy (3) 76 World Golf Championship
30 Mar MAPFRE Open de Andalucia Spain €1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Thomas Levet (4) 24
6 Apr Estoril Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 Template:Flagicon Grégory Bourdy (2) 24
13 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,500,000 Template:Flagicon Trevor Immelman (4) 100 Major championship
20 Apr Volvo China Open China US$2,200,000 Template:Flagicon Damien McGrane (1) 20 ASA
27 Apr BMW Asian Open China US$2,300,000 Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke (11) 32 ASA
4 May Open de España Spain €2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Peter Lawrie (1) 24
11 May Methorios Capital Italian Open Italy €1,700,000 Template:Flagicon Hennie Otto (1) 24
18 May Irish Open Ireland €2,500,000 Template:Flagicon Richard Finch (2) 28
25 May BMW PGA Championship England €4,500,000 Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez (15) 64 Flagship event
1 Jun Celtic Manor Wales Open Wales £1,800,000 Template:Flagicon Scott Strange (1) 36
8 Jun Bank Austria GolfOpen Austria €1,300,000 Template:Flagicon Jeev Milkha Singh (3) 24
15 Jun U.S. Open United States US$7,500,000 Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
15 Jun Saint-Omer Open France €600,000 Template:Flagicon David Dixon (1) 18 CHA
22 Jun BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Martin Kaymer (2) 30
29 Jun Open de France Alstom France €4,000,000 Template:Flagicon Pablo Larrazábal (1) 38
6 Jul European Open England £2,400,000 Template:Flagicon Ross Fisher (2) 40
13 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland £3,000,000 Template:Flagicon Graeme McDowell (4) 50
20 Jul The Open Championship England £4,200,000 Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington (13) 100 Major championship
27 Jul Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship Russia US$2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Mikael Lundberg (2) 24
3 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational United States US$8,000,000 Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh (13) 74 World Golf Championship
10 Aug PGA Championship United States US$7,500,000 Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington (14) 100 Major championship
17 Aug SAS Masters Sweden €1,600,000 Template:Flagicon Peter Hanson (2) 24
24 Aug KLM Open Netherlands €1,800,000 Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke (12) 30
31 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 Template:Flagicon Grégory Havret (3) 32
7 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Jean-François Lucquin (1) 24
14 Sep Mercedes-Benz Championship Germany €2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Robert Karlsson (8) 34 Limited-field event
28 Sep Quinn Insurance British Masters England £1,800,000 Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (4) 30
5 Oct Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Template:Flagicon Robert Karlsson (9) 50 Pro-Am
12 Oct World Match Play Championship England – Cancelled[3] –
12 Oct Madrid Masters Spain €1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Charl Schwartzel (3) 24 New tournament
19 Oct Portugal Masters Portugal €3,000,000 Template:Flagicon Álvaro Quirós (2) 38
26 Oct Castelló Masters Costa Azahar Spain €2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Sergio García (7) 38 New tournament
2 Nov Volvo Masters Spain €4,250,000 Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagdeco Team USA n/a Team event
30 Nov Omega Mission Hills World Cup China US$5,500,000 Template:Flagicon Robert Karlsson and
Template:Flagicon Henrik Stenson 		n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

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Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[5][6]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Template:Flagicon Robert Karlsson 2,732,748
2 Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington 2,459,109
3 Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood 2,424,642
4 Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,066,596
5 Template:Flagicon Graeme McDowell 1,859,346
6 Template:Flagicon Ross Fisher 1,836,530
7 Template:Flagicon Henrik Stenson 1,798,617
8 Template:Flagicon Martin Kaymer 1,794,500
9 Template:Flagicon Sergio García 1,591,917
10 Template:Flagicon Søren Kjeldsen 1,440,979

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington [7]
Players' Player of the Year Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington [8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Template:Flagicon Pablo Larrazábal [9]

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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