2008 Asian Tour
The 2008 Asian Tour was the 14th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$43 million and Jeev Milkha Singh topped the Order of Merit for the second time with a record US$1,452,702.
| Duration | 7 February 2008 – 21 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins | 2: Mark Brown Lin Wen-tang Thongchai Jaidee |
| Order of Merit |  Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Rookie of the Year |  Noh Seung-yul |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters | India | 2,500,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (1) |
26 | EUR | New tournament |
| Singapore Masters | Singapore | – | Cancelled | – | EUR | ||
| 17 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,200,000 |  Felipe Aguilar (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 23 Feb | SAIL Open Golf Championship | India | 400,000 | Mark Brown (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | Mark Brown (2) |
38 | ANZ, EUR | |
| 9 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | Arjun Atwal (7) |
24 | EUR | |
| 16 Mar | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graeme McDowell (1) |
28 | EUR, KOR | New tournament |
| 23 Mar | Asian Tour International | Thailand | 300,000 | Lin Wen-tang (3) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 6 Apr | Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 |  Angelo Que (2) |
14 | ||
| 20 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 2,200,000 |  Damien McGrane (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 27 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | 2,300,000 | Darren Clarke (n/a) |
32 | EUR | |
| 4 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | 600,000 | Hwang Inn-choon (1) |
14 | KOR | |
| 11 May | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 1,000,000 |  Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) |
16 | JPN | |
| 8 Jun | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (10) |
14 | ||
| 29 Jun | Singha Thailand PGA Championship | Thailand | 500,000 | Mo Joong-kyung (2) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 9 Aug | Worldwide Selangor Masters | Malaysia | 310,000 |  Ben Leong (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 24 Aug | Brunei Open | Brunei | 300,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rick Kulacz (1) |
14 | ||
| 31 Aug | Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational | Indonesia | 350,000 | Scott Hend (1) |
14 | ||
| 21 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | Lu Wen-teh (5) |
14 | ||
| 28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | 1,850,000 | Hideto Tanihara (n/a) |
20 | JPN | New tournament |
| 5 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Korea | 1,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (2) |
18 | KOR | |
| 12 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 1,000,000 |  Liang Wenchong (2) |
14 | ||
| 19 Oct | Midea China Classic | China | 500,000 | Noh Seung-yul (1) |
14 | ||
| 26 Oct | Macau Open | Macau | 500,000 | David Gleeson (2) |
14 | ||
| 2 Nov | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 500,000 |  Retief Goosen (n/a) |
14 | ||
| 9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 |  Sergio García (2) |
52 | AFR, ANZ, EUR | |
| 16 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 5,000,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (6) |
38 | ||
| 23 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,250,000 | Lin Wen-tang (4) |
32 | EUR | |
| 7 Dec | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters | Vietnam | 500,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (9) |
14 | ||
| 14 Dec | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (10) |
14 | ||
| 21 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 750,000 |  Lam Chih Bing (1) |
20 |
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.[1]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 1,452,702 |
| 2 | Lin Wen-tang | 844,735 |
| 3 | Mark Brown | 778,038 |
| 4 | Liang Wenchong | 521,428 |
| 5 | David Gleeson | 483,121 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Jeev Milkha Singh | [2] |
| Rookie of the Year | Noh Seung-yul | [2] |
Notes
- A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
- "2008 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Jeev grabs top honours at Asian Tour Awards". Two Circles. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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