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.
WeekTournamentLocationWinnerOWGR
points
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Jan 6Mercedes-Benz ChampionshipHawaii Daniel Chopra 485,500,0001,100,000Winners-only event
Jan 13Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii K. J. Choi 505,300,000954,000
Jan 20Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia D. J. Trahan 345,100,000918,000Celebrity pro-am
Jan 27Buick InvitationalCalifornia Tiger Woods 605,200,000936,000
Feb 3FBR OpenArizona J. B. Holmes 586,000,0001,080,000
Feb 10AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia Steve Lowery 406,000,0001,080,000Celebrity pro-am
Feb 17Northern Trust OpenCalifornia Phil Mickelson 686,200,0001,116,000
Feb 24WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipArizona Tiger Woods 768,000,0001,350,000World Golf Championships
Feb 24Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-CancunMexico Brian Gay 243,500,000630,000Alternate event
Mar 2The Honda ClassicFlorida Ernie Els 485,500,000990,000
Mar 9PODS ChampionshipFlorida Sean O'Hair 525,300,000954,000
Mar 16Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida Tiger Woods 625,800,0001,044,000Invitational
Mar 24WGC-CA ChampionshipFlorida Geoff Ogilvy 768,000,0001,350,000World Golf Championships
Mar 23Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico Greg Kraft 243,500,000630,000New tournament
Alternate event
Mar 30Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana Andrés Romero 466,200,0001,116,000
Apr 6Shell Houston OpenTexas Johnson Wagner 525,600,0001,008,000
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia Trevor Immelman 1007,000,0001,350,000Major championship
Apr 20Verizon HeritageSouth Carolina Boo Weekley 545,500,000990,000Invitational
Apr 27EDS Byron Nelson ChampionshipTexas Adam Scott 446,400,0001,152,000
May 4Wachovia ChampionshipNorth Carolina Anthony Kim 666,400,0001,152,000
May 11The Players ChampionshipFlorida Sergio García 809,500,0001,710,000Flagship event
May 18AT&T ClassicGeorgia Ryuji Imada 265,500,000990,000
May 25Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialTexas Phil Mickelson 546,100,0001,098,000Invitational
June 1The Memorial TournamentOhio Kenny Perry 626,000,0001,080,000Invitational
June 8Stanford St. Jude ChampionshipTennessee Justin Leonard 446,000,0001,080,000
June 15U.S. OpenCalifornia Tiger Woods 1007,000,0001,350,000Major championship
June 22Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut Stewart Cink 366,000,0001,080,000
June 29Buick OpenMichigan Kenny Perry 345,000,000900,000
July 6AT&T NationalMaryland Anthony Kim 486,000,0001,080,000Invitational
July 13John Deere ClassicIllinois Kenny Perry 324,200,000756,000
July 20The Open Championship England Pádraig Harrington 1008,161,1741,498,875Major championship
July 20U.S. Bank Championship in MilwaukeeWisconsin Richard S. Johnson 244,000,000720,000Alternate event
July 27RBC Canadian OpenOntario Chez Reavie 305,000,000900,000
Aug 3WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio Vijay Singh 748,000,0001,350,000World Golf Championships
Aug 3Legends Reno-Tahoe OpenNevada Parker McLachlin 243,000,000540,000Alternate event
Aug 10PGA ChampionshipMichigan Pádraig Harrington 1007,500,0001,350,000Major championship
Aug 17Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina Carl Pettersson 305,100,000918,000
Aug 24The BarclaysNew Jersey Vijay Singh 727,000,0001,260,000FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 1Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts Vijay Singh 707,000,0001,260,000FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 7BMW ChampionshipMissouri Camilo Villegas 667,000,0001,260,000FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 21Viking ClassicMississippi Will MacKenzie 243,600,000648,000Fall Series
Sep 28The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia Camilo Villegas 547,000,0001,260,000FedEx Cup Playoffs
Oct 5Turning Stone Resort ChampionshipNew York Dustin Johnson 266,000,0001,080,000Fall Series
Oct 12Valero Texas OpenTexas Zach Johnson 284,500,000810,000Fall Series
Oct 19Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada Marc Turnesa 344,100,000738,000Fall Series
Oct 26Frys.com OpenArizona Cameron Beckman 305,000,000900,000Fall Series
Nov 2Ginn sur Mer ClassicFlorida Ryan Palmer 244,600,000828,000Fall Series
Nov 9Children's Miracle Network ClassicFlorida Davis Love III 324,600,000828,000Fall Series

Unofficial events

The following events did not carry official money.
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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.
RankPlayerCountryEventsPrize money
1Vijay Singh236,601,094
2Tiger Woods65,775,000
3Phil Mickelson215,118,875
4Sergio García194,858,224
5Kenny Perry264,663,794
6Anthony Kim224,656,265
7Camilo Villegas224,422,641
8Pádraig Harrington154,313,551
9Stewart Cink223,963,661
10Justin Leonard253,943,542

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Awards