2008 Tour de las Américas

2008 Tour de las Américas season
Duration27 March 2008 (2008-03-27) – 14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)
Number of official events15
Most winsArgentina Rafael Gómez (3)
Order of MeritArgentina Estanislao Goya
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The 2008 Tour de las Américas was the 17th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b]
30 Mar Abierto del Centro Argentina 200,000 Argentina Estanislao Goya (1) 12 CHA, TPG
6 Apr Abierto Visa de la República Argentina 200,000 Finland Antti Ahokas (n/a) 12 CHA, TPG
13 Apr Club Colombia Masters Colombia 180,000 Netherlands Wil Besseling (n/a) 12 CHA
20 Apr Abierto de Chile Chile 70,000 Chile Felipe Aguilar (1) n/a
17 May Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi Venezuela Bs.F170,000 Argentina Sebastián Saavedra (1) n/a
25 May Televisa Players Championship Mexico 70,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (6) n/a
14 Sep Canal i Abierto de Venezuela Venezuela 70,000 Colombia Ángel Romero (3) n/a
11 Oct Taurus Abierto de Peru Peru 70,000 Argentina Alan Wagner (1) n/a
26 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay 40,000 Argentina Clodomiro Carranza (1) n/a TPG
9 Nov Abierto de San Luis Argentina Arg$200,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (7) n/a TPG
16 Nov Abierto del Litoral Argentina Arg$150,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (5) n/a TPG
23 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Argentina Arg$135,000 Argentina Paulo Pinto (2) n/a TPG
30 Nov Sports Frances Open Chile 160,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (8) 6 CAN
7 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina 140,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (2) 14 CAN, TPG
14 Dec Costa Rica Classic Costa Rica 125,000 Argentina Mauricio Molina (1) 6 CAN

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Argentina Estanislao Goya 58,105
2 Argentina Rafael Gómez 57,583
3 Argentina Mauricio Molina 34,963
4 Argentina Clodomiro Carranza 34,499
5 Argentina Sebastián Saavedra 28,372

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Order of Merit" (PDF) (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ Vargas, Dinia (29 December 2008). "Solo golf: TLA despidió la temporada" [Golf only: TLA bids farewell to the season]. La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.