2008 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
The 2008 Champions Tour was the 29th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour ), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 20
MasterCard Championship Hawaii
1,800,000
Fred Funk (3)
Jan 27
Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii
1,600,000
Jerry Pate (2)
Feb 10
Allianz Championship Florida
1,650,000
Scott Hoch (2)
Feb 17
ACE Group Classic Florida
1,600,000
Scott Hoch (3)
Mar 9
Toshiba Classic California
1,700,000
Bernhard Langer (2)
Mar 16
AT&T Champions Classic California
1,600,000
Denis Watson (3)
Mar 30
Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort Florida
2,500,000
Bernhard Langer (3)
Apr 6
Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic
2,000,000
Mark Wiebe (2)New tournament
Apr 20
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida
1,700,000
Tom Watson (11)Pro-Am
Apr 27
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia
2,600,000
Andy North (1) andTom Watson (12)Team event
May 4
FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas
1,600,000
Denis Watson (4)
May 18
Regions Charity Classic Alabama
1,700,000
Andy Bean (2)
May 25
Senior PGA Championship New York
2,000,000
Jay Haas Senior major championship
Jun 1
Principal Charity Classic Iowa
1,725,000
Jay Haas (12)
Jun 22
Bank of America Championship Massachusetts
1,650,000
Jeff Sluman (1)
Jun 29
Commerce Bank Championship New York
1,600,000
Loren Roberts (8)
Jul 6
Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York
1,600,000
Eduardo Romero (2)
Jul 20
3M Championship Minnesota
1,750,000
R.W. Eaks (3)
Jul 27
The Senior Open Championship Scotland
2,000,000
Bruce Vaughan Senior major championship
Aug 3
U.S. Senior Open Colorado
2,600,000
Eduardo Romero Senior major championship
Aug 17
JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon
2,600,000
Fred Funk Champions Tour major championship
Aug 24
Boeing Classic Washington
1,700,000
Tom Kite (10)
Aug 31
Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California
2,100,000
Jeff Sluman (2)
Sep 14
Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina
1,700,000
R.W. Eaks (4)
Sep 28
SAS Championship North Carolina
2,100,000
Eduardo Romero (4)
Oct 12
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland
2,600,000
D. A. Weibring Champions Tour major championship
Oct 19
Administaff Small Business Classic Texas
1,700,000
Bernhard Langer (4)
Oct 26
AT&T Championship Texas
1,650,000
John Cook (2)
Nov 2
Charles Schwab Cup Championship California
2,500,000
Andy Bean (3)Tour Championship
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 2] [ 3]
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 4]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Bernhard Langer 2,035,073
2
Jay Haas 1,991,726
3
Fred Funk 1,825,931
4
Jeff Sluman 1,728,443
5
John Cook 1,721,038
Awards
Notes
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.
References
^ "2008 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .^ "2008 Charles Schwab Cup" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .^ "Win For Bean, Cup To Haas" . Golf Digest . November 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .^ "2008 Money list" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .^ a b c "Champions Tour Player/Rookie of the Year: Bernhard Langer" . PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023 . The World Golf Hall of Fame member also had the lowest scoring average of the season. ^ "2008 Scoring average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
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