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.
Schedule
The following table lists the main season events for 2008. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.Week | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points | Purse | Winner's share | Notes |
Jan 6 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Hawaii | Daniel Chopra | 48 | 5,500,000 | 1,100,000 | Winners-only event |
Jan 13 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | K. J. Choi | 50 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | D. J. Trahan | 34 | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
Jan 27 | Buick Invitational | California | Tiger Woods | 60 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
Feb 3 | FBR Open | Arizona | J. B. Holmes | 58 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
Feb 10 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Steve Lowery | 40 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
Feb 17 | Northern Trust Open | California | Phil Mickelson | 68 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
Feb 24 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | Tiger Woods | 76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
Feb 24 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | Mexico | Brian Gay | 24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | Alternate event |
Mar 2 | The Honda Classic | Florida | Ernie Els | 48 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
Mar 9 | PODS Championship | Florida | Sean O'Hair | 52 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
Mar 16 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | Tiger Woods | 62 | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | Invitational |
Mar 24 | WGC-CA Championship | Florida | Geoff Ogilvy | 76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
Mar 23 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | Greg Kraft | 24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | New tournament Alternate event |
Mar 30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Andrés Romero | 46 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
Apr 6 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Johnson Wagner | 52 | 5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | |
Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Trevor Immelman | 100 | 7,000,000 | 1,350,000 | Major championship |
Apr 20 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | Boo Weekley | 54 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | Invitational |
Apr 27 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | Adam Scott | 44 | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | |
May 4 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | Anthony Kim | 66 | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | |
May 11 | The Players Championship | Florida | Sergio García | 80 | 9,500,000 | 1,710,000 | Flagship event |
May 18 | AT&T Classic | Georgia | Ryuji Imada | 26 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
May 25 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | Phil Mickelson | 54 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | Invitational |
June 1 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Kenny Perry | 62 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
June 8 | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Tennessee | Justin Leonard | 44 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
June 15 | U.S. Open | California | Tiger Woods | 100 | 7,000,000 | 1,350,000 | Major championship |
June 22 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | Stewart Cink | 36 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
June 29 | Buick Open | Michigan | Kenny Perry | 34 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
July 6 | AT&T National | Maryland | Anthony Kim | 48 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
July 13 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | Kenny Perry | 32 | 4,200,000 | 756,000 | |
July 20 | The Open Championship | England | Pádraig Harrington | 100 | 8,161,174 | 1,498,875 | Major championship |
July 20 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Richard S. Johnson | 24 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Alternate event |
July 27 | RBC Canadian Open | Ontario | Chez Reavie | 30 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
Aug 3 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | Vijay Singh | 74 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
Aug 3 | Legends Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | Parker McLachlin | 24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Alternate event |
Aug 10 | PGA Championship | Michigan | Pádraig Harrington | 100 | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | Major championship |
Aug 17 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | Carl Pettersson | 30 | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | |
Aug 24 | The Barclays | New Jersey | Vijay Singh | 72 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 1 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | Vijay Singh | 70 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 7 | BMW Championship | Missouri | Camilo Villegas | 66 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 21 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | Will MacKenzie | 24 | 3,600,000 | 648,000 | Fall Series |
Sep 28 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Camilo Villegas | 54 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Oct 5 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | Dustin Johnson | 26 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Fall Series |
Oct 12 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Zach Johnson | 28 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | Fall Series |
Oct 19 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | Marc Turnesa | 34 | 4,100,000 | 738,000 | Fall Series |
Oct 26 | Frys.com Open | Arizona | Cameron Beckman | 30 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | Fall Series |
Nov 2 | Ginn sur Mer Classic | Florida | Ryan Palmer | 24 | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | Fall Series |
Nov 9 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | Davis Love III | 32 | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | Fall Series |
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry official money.Source:
Location of tournaments
Money leaders
This shows the money leaders for the 2008 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.Rank | Player | Country | 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 | |
6 | Anthony Kim | 22 | 4,656,265 | |
7 | Camilo Villegas | 22 | 4,422,641 | |
8 | Pádraig Harrington | 15 | 4,313,551 | |
9 | Stewart Cink | 22 | 3,963,661 | |
10 | Justin Leonard | 25 | 3,943,542 |
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