2008 TPG Tour

2008 TPG Tour season
Duration7 February 2008 (2008-02-07) – 14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)
Number of official events16
Most winsArgentina Rafael Gómez (3)
Order of MeritArgentina Estanislao Goya
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The 2008 TPG Tour was the second season of the TPG Tour, the main professional golf tour in Argentina since it was formed in 2007.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(Arg$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b]
10 Feb Abierto de Cariló Buenos Aires 90,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (3) n/a
16 Mar Abierto de la Mesopotamia Entre Ríos 90,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (4) n/a
30 Mar Abierto Visa del Centro Córdoba US$200,000 Argentina Estanislao Goya (1) 12 CHA, TLA
6 Apr Abierto Visa de la República Buenos Aires US$200,000 Finland Antti Ahokas (n/a) 12 CHA, TLA
27 Apr Abierto Norpatagónico Buenos Aires 100,000 Argentina Daniel Altamirano (1) n/a
4 May Abierto de Misiones Misiones 90,000 Argentina Paulo Pinto (1) n/a
17 May Abierto del Norte Tucumán 120,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (3) n/a
20 Sep Abierto de Salta Salta 90,000 Argentina Julio Zapata (2) n/a
12 Oct Golf Play Classic Buenos Aires 90,000 Argentina Leonardo Machado (1) n/a
26 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay US$40,000 Argentina Clodomiro Carranza (1) n/a TLA
9 Nov Abierto de San Luis San Luis 200,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (5) n/a TLA
16 Nov Abierto del Litoral Santa Fe 150,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (4) n/a TLA
23 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Buenos Aires 135,000 Argentina Paulo Pinto (2) n/a TLA
30 Nov Ángel Cabrera Classic Córdoba 165,000 Argentina César Monasterio (1) n/a
7 Dec Torneo de Maestros Buenos Aires US$140,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (2) 14 CAN, TLA
14 Dec Abierto del Sur Buenos Aires 130,000 Argentina Julio Zapata (3) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]

Position Player Points
1 Argentina Estanislao Goya 159,874
2 Argentina Andrés Romero 112,217
3 Argentina Rafael Gómez 86,184
4 Argentina Martin Monguzzi 81,570
5 Argentina Rodolfo González 75,775

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of TPG Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ^ CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References

  1. ^ "Calendario de Eventos" [Calendar of Events] (in Spanish). TPG Tour. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Orden de Mérito 2008" [2008 Order of Merit] (in Spanish). TPG Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2023.