2008 PGA Tour
The 2008 PGA Tour season ran from January 3 to November 9. The season consisted of 49 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in November and December.
| Duration | January 3, 2008 – November 9, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 49 |
| Most wins | 4: Tiger Woods |
| FedEx Cup |  Vijay Singh |
| Money winner | Vijay Singh |
| Player of the Year |  Pádraig Harrington |
| Rookie of the Year |  Andrés Romero |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,600,000 | Team Isleworth | Team event |
| Jun 24 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,350,000 |  Camilo Villegas and Bubba Watson |
Team event |
| Sep 21 | Ryder Cup | Kentucky | n/a | Team USA |
Team event |
| Oct 15 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | Jim Furyk |
Limited-field event |
| Oct 28 | Kiwi Challenge | New Zealand | 2,600,000 | Hunter Mahan |
Limited-field event |
| Nov 11 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | Champions Tour | Team event |
| Nov 30 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | 5,500,000 |  Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson |
Team event |
| Nov 30 | LG Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} K. J. Choi |
Limited-field event |
| Dec 14 | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry |
Team event |
| Dec 21 | Chevron World Challenge | California | 5,750,000 | Vijay Singh |
Limited-field event |
Location of tournaments
    (& )   Location of official tournaments of the 2008 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 4,950-point event (Players & Majors) 4,725-point event (World Golf Championships) 4,500-point event (Regular events) 2,250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event |
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Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 23 | 6,601,094 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 6 | 5,775,000 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 21 | 5,118,875 |
| 4 |  Sergio García | 19 | 4,858,224 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | 26 | 4,663,794 |
Awards
Notes
- The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
References
- "2008 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 2008". PGA Tour.
External links
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