2008 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.
| Duration | 14 February 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Order of Merit |  Mark Brown |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$650,000 |  Darron Stiles (1) |
12 | NWT | |
| 24 Feb | Moonah Classic | Victoria | US$750,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ewan Porter (1) |
16 | NWT | New tournament |
| 2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | Mark Brown (1) |
38 | ASA, EUR | |
| 9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 |  Sergio García (n/a) |
52 | AFR, ASA, EUR | |
| 30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Rod Pampling (2) |
22 | EUR | |
| 7 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Geoff Ogilvy (1) |
26 | ||
| 14 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 |  Tim Clark (n/a) |
32 | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Brown | 440,027 |
| 2 | Rod Pampling | 368,300 |
| 3 | Geoff Ogilvy | 316,500 |
| 4 | Scott Strange | 268,644 |
| 5 | Greg Chalmers | 204,039 |
Von Nida Tour
| Duration | 31 January 2008 – 16 November 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 5[lower-alpha 3] |
| Order of Merit | Michael Long |
← 2007 | |
The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour of 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.[4]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[5][6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 4] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | Marc Leishman (4) |
[7] |
| 27 Apr | OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 110,000 | Heath Reed (1) |
[8] |
| QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | – | Removed | ||
| Queensland Open | Queensland | – | Cancelled | ||
| WA Open | Western Australia | – | Removed | ||
| 2 Nov | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Michael Long (1) |
[9] |
| 9 Nov | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 100,000 | Tim Wood (2) |
[10] |
| 16 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 125,000 | Aaron Townsend (1) |
[11] |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[12][13]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Long | 27,650 |
| 2 | Aaron Townsend | 26,890 |
| 3 | Tim Wood | 24,972 |
| 4 | Peter Senior | 19,731 |
| 5 | Heath Reed | 17,550 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- A further three tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
- 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2008". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "2008 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Secondary events absorbed into Australasian tour". PGA of Australia. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Von Nida Tour 2008". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "2008 Von Nida Tour". Aussiesportsinfo.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "nab Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Oceanique WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Townsend wins NSW Open". PGA of Australia. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "2008 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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