2008 Asian Tour
The 2008 Asian Tour was the 14th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$43 million and Jeev Milkha Singh topped the Order of Merit for the second time with a record US$1,452,702.
Tournament results
The table below shows the 2008 schedule.
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
Only 50% of the prize money from major championships and World Golf Championships are counted towards the Order of Merit, but are not shown below.
| Dates |
Tournament |
Country |
Prize
fund (US$) |
Winner |
OWGR
pts |
Notes |
|---|
| Feb 7-10 |
Emaar-MGF Indian Masters |
India |
2,500,000 |
 Shiv Chowrasia (1) |
26 |
New tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Feb 14-17 |
Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open |
Indonesia |
1,200,000 |
 Felipe Aguilar (n/a) |
20 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Feb 20-23 |
SAIL Open Golf Championship at Jaypee Greens |
India |
400,000 |
 Mark Brown (1) |
14 |
New tournament |
| Feb 28- Mar 4 |
Johnnie Walker Classic |
India |
2,500,000 |
Mark Brown (2) |
38 |
Co-sanctioned by the European and Australasian tours |
| Mar 6-9 |
Maybank Malaysian Open |
Malaysia |
2,000,000 |
Arjun Atwal (7) |
24 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 13-16 |
Ballantine's Championship |
South Korea |
2,900,000 |
 Graeme McDowell (n/a) |
28 |
New tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 20-23 |
Asian Tour International |
Thailand |
300,000 |
 Lin Wen-tang (3) |
14 |
New tournament |
| Apr 3-6 |
Philippine Open |
The Philippines |
300,000 |
 Angelo Que (2) |
14 |
|
| Apr 17-20 |
Volvo China Open |
China |
2,000,000 |
Damien McGrane (n/a) |
20 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Apr 24-27 |
BMW Asian Open |
China |
2,300,000 |
Darren Clarke (n/a) |
32 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| May 1-4 |
GS Caltex Maekyung Open |
South Korea |
600,000 |
 Hwang Inn-choon (1) |
14 |
|
| May 8-11 |
Pine Valley Beijing Open |
China |
1,000,000 |
 Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) |
16 |
Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour |
| June 5-8 |
Bangkok Airways Open |
Thailand |
300,000 |
 Thaworn Wiratchant (10) |
14 |
|
| June 26-29 |
Singha Thailand PGA Championship |
Thailand |
500,000 |
Mo Joong-kyung (2) |
14 |
New tournament |
| Aug 6-9 |
Worldwide Selangor Masters |
Malaysia |
310,000 |
 Ben Leong (1) |
14 |
New tournament |
| Aug 21-24 |
Brunei Open |
Brunei |
300,000 |
 Rick Kulacz (1) |
14 |
|
| Aug 28-31 |
Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational |
Indonesia |
350,000 |
Scott Hend (1) |
14 |
|
| Sep 18-21 |
Mercuries Taiwan Masters |
Taiwan |
500,000 |
Lu Wen-teh (5) |
14 |
|
| Sep 25-28 |
Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open |
Japan |
1,850,000 |
Hideto Tanihara (n/a) |
20 |
New tournament, co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour |
| Oct 2-5 |
Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open |
South Korea |
1,000,000 |
Bae Sang-moon (2) |
18 |
|
| Oct 9-12 |
Hero Honda Indian Open |
India |
1,000,000 |
 Liang Wen-chong (2) |
14 |
|
| Oct 16-19 |
Midea China Classic |
China |
500,000 |
Noh Seung-yul (1) |
14 |
|
| Oct 23-26 |
Macau Open |
Macau |
500,000 |
David Gleeson (2) |
14 |
|
| Oct 30-Nov 2 |
Iskandar Johor Open |
Malaysia |
500,000 |
 Retief Goosen (n/a) |
14 |
|
| Nov 6-9 |
HSBC Champions |
China |
5,000,000 |
 Sergio García (n/a) |
52 |
Co-sanctioned by the European, Australasian and Sunshine tours.
50% of prize money counts towards Order of Merit. |
| Nov 13-16 |
Barclays Singapore Open |
Singapore |
5,000,000 |
Jeev Milkha Singh (6) |
38 |
Richest sole-sanctioned event |
| Nov 20-23 |
UBS Hong Kong Open |
Hong Kong, China |
2,250,000 |
Lin Wen-tang (4) |
32 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Dec 4-7 |
Hana Bank Vietnam Masters |
Vietnam |
500,000 |
Thongchai Jaidee (9) |
14 |
|
| Dec 11-14 |
Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open |
Cambodia |
300,000 |
Thongchai Jaidee (10) |
14 |
|
| Dec 18-21 |
Volvo Masters of Asia |
Thailand |
750,000 |
 Lam Chih Bing (1) |
20 |
Limited to top 65 on the Order of Merit |
Source:
Leading money winners
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (US$) |
|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | 1,452,701.69 |
| 2 | Lin Wen-tang | Taiwan | 844,734.81 |
| 3 | Mark Brown | New Zealand | 778,037.94 |
| 4 | Liang Wen-chong | China | 521,428.24 |
| 5 | David Gleeson | Australia | 483,120.80 |
| 6 | Shiv Chowrasia | India | 482,293.06 |
| 7 | Bae Sang-moon | South Korea | 419,952.68 |
| 8 | Thaworn Wiratchant | Thailand | 404,555.27 |
| 9 | Scott Strange | Australia | 380,678.35 |
| 10 | Noh Seung-yul | South Korea | 345,823.92 |
There is a complete list on the official site here.
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