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 designations in the "Status" column are explained in the notes below the table. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
| Week | Tournament | Location | Status | Winner | OWGR[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Hawaii | Unique |  Daniel Chopra (2) |
48 |
| Jan 13 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | Regular |  K.J. Choi (7) |
50 |
| Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Regular |  D. J. Trahan (2) |
34 |
| Jan 27 | Buick Invitational | California | Regular | Tiger Woods (62) |
60 |
| Feb 3 | FBR Open | Arizona | Regular | J. B. Holmes (2) |
58 |
| Feb 10 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Regular | Steve Lowery (3) |
40 |
| Feb 17 | Northern Trust Open | California | Regular | Phil Mickelson (33) |
68 |
| Feb 24 | Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | WGC | Tiger Woods (63) |
76 |
| Feb 24 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | Mexico | Alternate | Brian Gay (1) |
24 |
| Mar 2 | The Honda Classic | Florida | Regular |  Ernie Els (16) |
48 |
| Mar 9 | PODS Championship | Florida | Regular | Sean O'Hair (2) |
52 |
| Mar 16 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | Regular | Tiger Woods (64) |
62 |
| Mar 23 | CA Championship | Florida | WGC |  Geoff Ogilvy (4) |
76 |
| Mar 23 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | Alternate | Greg Kraft (1) |
24 |
| Mar 30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Regular |  Andrés Romero (1) |
46 |
| Apr 6 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Regular | Johnson Wagner (1) |
52 |
| Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Major | Trevor Immelman (2) |
100 |
| Apr 20 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | Regular | Boo Weekley (2) |
54 |
| Apr 27 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | Regular | Adam Scott (6) |
44 |
| May 4 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | Regular | Anthony Kim (1) |
66 |
| May 11 | The Players Championship | Florida | Unique |  Sergio García (7) |
80 |
| May 18 | AT&T Classic | Georgia | Regular |  Ryuji Imada (1) |
26 |
| May 25 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | Regular | Phil Mickelson (34) |
54 |
| June 1 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Regular | Kenny Perry (10) |
62 |
| June 8 | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Tennessee | Regular | Justin Leonard (12) |
44 |
| June 15 | U.S. Open | California | Major | Tiger Woods (65) |
100 |
| June 22 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | Regular | Stewart Cink (5) |
36 |
| June 29 | Buick Open | Michigan | Regular | Kenny Perry (11) |
34 |
| July 6 | AT&T National | Maryland | Regular | Anthony Kim (2) |
48 |
| July 13 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | Regular | Kenny Perry (12) |
32 |
| July 20 | The Open Championship (British Open) | England | Major |  Pádraig Harrington (4) |
100 |
| July 20 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Alternate | Richard S. Johnson (1) |
24 |
| July 27 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | Regular | Chez Reavie (1) |
30 |
| Aug 3 | Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | WGC |  Vijay Singh (32) |
74 |
| Aug 3 | Legends Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | Alternate | Parker McLachlin (1) |
24 |
| Aug 10 | PGA Championship | Michigan | Major | Pádraig Harrington (5) |
100 |
| Aug 17 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | Regular | Carl Pettersson (3) |
30 |
| Aug 24 | The Barclays | New Jersey | Playoffs | Vijay Singh (33) |
72 |
| Sept 1 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | Playoffs | Vijay Singh (34) |
70 |
| Sept 7 | BMW Championship | Missouri | Playoffs |  Camilo Villegas (1) |
66 |
| Sept 21 | Ryder Cup | Kentucky | Team | Team USA |
(N/A) |
| Sept 21 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | Fall Series | Will MacKenzie (2) |
24 |
| Sept 28 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Playoffs | Camilo Villegas (2) |
54 |
| Oct 5 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | Fall Series | Dustin Johnson (1) |
26 |
| Oct 12 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Fall Series | Zach Johnson (4) |
28 |
| Oct 19 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | Fall Series | Marc Turnesa (1) |
34 |
| Oct 26 | Frys.com Open | Arizona | Fall Series | Cameron Beckman (2) |
30 |
| Nov 2 | Ginn sur Mer Classic | Florida | Fall Series | Ryan Palmer (2) |
24 |
| Nov 9 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | Fall Series | Davis Love III (20) |
32 |
Money leaders
This shows the money leaders for the 2008 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 23 | 6,601,094 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | United States | 6 | 5,775,000 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 21 | 5,118,875 |
| 4 | Sergio García | Spain | 19 | 4,858,224 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | United States | 26 | 4,663,794 |
| 6 | Anthony Kim | United States | 22 | 4,656,265 |
| 7 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 22 | 4,422,641 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 15 | 4,313,551 |
| 9 | Stewart Cink | United States | 22 | 3,963,661 |
| 10 | Justin Leonard | United States | 25 | 3,943,542 |
There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website here.
Awards
References
- ↑ Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Rankings points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale. The major championships and the Players Championship have fixed allocations, but the points of the other tournaments depend on the strength of the field.