2008 PGA Tour

2008 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 2008 (2008-01-03) – November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (4)
FedEx CupFiji Vijay Singh
Money listFiji Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
PGA Player of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
Rookie of the YearArgentina Andrés Romero
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The 2008 PGA Tour was the 93rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 40th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the second edition of the FedEx Cup.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 6 Mercedes-Benz Championship Hawaii 5,500,000 Sweden Daniel Chopra (2) 48 Winners-only event
Jan 13 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,300,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (7) 50
Jan 20 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 5,100,000 United States D. J. Trahan (2) 34 Pro-Am
Jan 27 Buick Invitational California 5,200,000 United States Tiger Woods (62) 60
Feb 3 FBR Open Arizona 6,000,000 United States J. B. Holmes (2) 58
Feb 10 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 6,000,000 United States Steve Lowery (3) 40 Pro-Am
Feb 17 Northern Trust Open California 6,200,000 United States Phil Mickelson (33) 68
Feb 24 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (63) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 24 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,500,000 United States Brian Gay (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 2 The Honda Classic Florida 5,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (16) 48
Mar 9 PODS Championship Florida 5,300,000 United States Sean O'Hair (2) 52
Mar 16 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 5,800,000 United States Tiger Woods (64) 62 Invitational
Mar 24 WGC-CA Championship Florida 8,000,000 Australia Geoff Ogilvy (4) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 23 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,500,000 United States Greg Kraft (1) 24 New to PGA Tour
Alternate event
Mar 30 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,200,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (1) 46
Apr 6 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,600,000 United States Johnson Wagner (1) 52
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,000,000 South Africa Trevor Immelman (2) 100 Major championship
Apr 20 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,500,000 United States Boo Weekley (2) 54 Invitational
Apr 27 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,400,000 Australia Adam Scott (6) 44
May 4 Wachovia Championship North Carolina 6,400,000 United States Anthony Kim (1) 66
May 11 The Players Championship Florida 9,500,000 Spain Sergio García (7) 80 Flagship event
May 18 AT&T Classic Georgia 5,500,000 Japan Ryuji Imada (1) 26
May 25 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,100,000 United States Phil Mickelson (34) 54 Invitational
Jun 1 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,000,000 United States Kenny Perry (10) 62 Invitational
Jun 8 Stanford St. Jude Championship Tennessee 6,000,000 United States Justin Leonard (12) 44
Jun 15 U.S. Open California 7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (65) 100 Major championship
Jun 22 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000 United States Stewart Cink (5) 36
Jun 29 Buick Open Michigan 5,000,000 United States Kenny Perry (11) 34
Jul 6 AT&T National Maryland 6,000,000 United States Anthony Kim (2) 48 Invitational
Jul 13 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,200,000 United States Kenny Perry (12) 32
Jul 20 The Open Championship England £4,200,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4) 100 Major championship
Jul 20 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 4,000,000 Sweden Richard S. Johnson (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 27 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,000,000 United States Chez Reavie (1) 30
Aug 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (32) 74 World Golf Championship
Aug 3 Legends Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 United States Parker McLachlin (1) 24 Alternate event
Aug 10 PGA Championship Michigan 7,500,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (5) 100 Major championship
Aug 17 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,100,000 Sweden Carl Pettersson (3) 30
Aug 24 The Barclays New Jersey 7,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (33) 72 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 1 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 7,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (34) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7 BMW Championship Missouri 7,000,000 Colombia Camilo Villegas (1) 66 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 21 Viking Classic Mississippi 3,600,000 United States Will MacKenzie (2) 24 Fall Series
Sep 28 The Tour Championship Georgia 7,000,000 Colombia Camilo Villegas (2) 54 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 5 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York 6,000,000 United States Dustin Johnson (1) 26 Fall Series
Oct 12 Valero Texas Open Texas 4,500,000 United States Zach Johnson (4) 28 Fall Series
Oct 19 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 4,100,000 United States Marc Turnesa (1) 34 Fall Series
Oct 26 Frys.com Open Arizona 5,000,000 United States Cameron Beckman (2) 30 Fall Series
Nov 2 Ginn sur Mer Classic Florida 4,600,000 United States Ryan Palmer (2) 24 Fall Series
Nov 9 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida 4,600,000 United States Davis Love III (20) 32 Fall Series

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 Colombia Camilo Villegas and
United States 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 United States Jim Furyk Limited-field event
Oct 28 Kiwi Challenge New Zealand 2,600,000 United States 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 Sweden Robert Karlsson and
Sweden Henrik Stenson 		Team event
Nov 30 LG Skins Game California 1,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi Limited-field event
Dec 14 Merrill Lynch Shootout Florida 3,000,000 United States Scott Hoch and
United States Kenny Perry 		Team event
Dec 21 Chevron World Challenge California 5,750,000 Fiji Vijay Singh Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[3][4]

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1 Fiji Vijay Singh 125,101 10,000,000
2 Colombia Camilo Villegas 124,550 3,000,000
3 Spain Sergio García 119,400 2,000,000
4 United States Anthony Kim 114,419 1,500,000
5 United States Jim Furyk 113,180 1,000,000
6 Canada Mike Weir 113,118 800,000
7 United States Phil Mickelson 112,201 700,000
8 United States Justin Leonard 111,638 600,000
9 United States Ben Curtis 110,702 550,000
10 South Korea K. J. Choi 110,646 500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Fiji Vijay Singh 6,601,094
2 United States Tiger Woods 5,775,000
3 United States Phil Mickelson 5,118,875
4 Spain Sergio García 4,858,224
5 United States Kenny Perry 4,663,794
6 United States Anthony Kim 4,656,265
7 Colombia Camilo Villegas 4,422,641
8 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 4,313,551
9 United States Stewart Cink 3,979,301
10 United States Justin Leonard 3,943,542

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington [6]
PGA Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington [7]
Rookie of the Year Argentina Andrés Romero [8]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Spain Sergio García [9]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Spain Sergio García [10]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Dudley Hart [11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "2008 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Verdi, Bob; Stephanos, Dale (November 30, 2008). "#10 Vijay's Victory & the FedEx Cup". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2008 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Harrington voted PGA Tour player of the 2008 by fellow professionals". The Guardian. December 16, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Harrington is the PGA Player of the Year". RTÉ. October 14, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "PGA Tour Rookie of the Year: Andres Romero". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lowest-score trophy second best for Garcia". Irish Examiner. September 28, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year: Dudley Hart". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.