The 2008 PGA Tour was the 93rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 40th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the second edition of the FedEx Cup.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotesJan 6Mercedes-Benz ChampionshipHawaii5,500,000 Daniel Chopra (2)48Winners-only eventJan 13Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii5,300,000 K. J. Choi (7)50Jan 20Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia5,100,000 D. J. Trahan (2)34Pro-AmJan 27Buick InvitationalCalifornia5,200,000 Tiger Woods (62)60Feb 3FBR OpenArizona6,000,000 J. B. Holmes (2)58Feb 10AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia6,000,000 Steve Lowery (3)40Pro-AmFeb 17Northern Trust OpenCalifornia6,200,000 Phil Mickelson (33)68Feb 24WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipArizona8,000,000 Tiger Woods (63)76World Golf ChampionshipFeb 24Mayakoba Golf ClassicMexico3,500,000 Brian Gay (1)24Alternate eventMar 2The Honda ClassicFlorida5,500,000 Ernie Els (16)48Mar 9PODS ChampionshipFlorida5,300,000 Sean O'Hair (2)52Mar 16Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida5,800,000 Tiger Woods (64)62InvitationalMar 24WGC-CA ChampionshipFlorida8,000,000 Geoff Ogilvy (4)76World Golf ChampionshipMar 23Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico3,500,000 Greg Kraft (1)24New to PGA TourAlternate eventMar 30Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana6,200,000 Andrés Romero (1)46Apr 6Shell Houston OpenTexas5,600,000 Johnson Wagner (1)52Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia7,000,000 Trevor Immelman (2)100Major championshipApr 20Verizon HeritageSouth Carolina5,500,000 Boo Weekley (2)54InvitationalApr 27EDS Byron Nelson ChampionshipTexas6,400,000 Adam Scott (6)44May 4Wachovia ChampionshipNorth Carolina6,400,000 Anthony Kim (1)66May 11The Players ChampionshipFlorida9,500,000 Sergio García (7)80Flagship eventMay 18AT&T ClassicGeorgia5,500,000 Ryuji Imada (1)26May 25Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialTexas6,100,000 Phil Mickelson (34)54InvitationalJun 1Memorial TournamentOhio6,000,000 Kenny Perry (10)62InvitationalJun 8Stanford St. Jude ChampionshipTennessee6,000,000 Justin Leonard (12)44Jun 15U.S. OpenCalifornia7,000,000 Tiger Woods (65)100Major championshipJun 22Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut6,000,000 Stewart Cink (5)36Jun 29Buick OpenMichigan5,000,000 Kenny Perry (11)34Jul 6AT&T NationalMaryland6,000,000 Anthony Kim (2)48InvitationalJul 13John Deere ClassicIllinois4,200,000 Kenny Perry (12)32Jul 20The Open Championship England£4,200,000 Pádraig Harrington (4)100Major championshipJul 20U.S. Bank Championship in MilwaukeeWisconsin4,000,000 Richard S. Johnson (1)24Alternate eventJul 27RBC Canadian OpenCanada5,000,000 Chez Reavie (1)30Aug 3WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio8,000,000 Vijay Singh (32)74World Golf ChampionshipAug 3Legends Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000 Parker McLachlin (1)24Alternate eventAug 10PGA ChampionshipMichigan7,500,000 Pádraig Harrington (5)100Major championshipAug 17Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina5,100,000 Carl Pettersson (3)30Aug 24The BarclaysNew Jersey7,000,000 Vijay Singh (33)72FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 1Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts7,000,000 Vijay Singh (34)70FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 7BMW ChampionshipMissouri7,000,000 Camilo Villegas (1)66FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 21Viking ClassicMississippi3,600,000 Will MacKenzie (2)24Fall SeriesSep 28The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia7,000,000 Camilo Villegas (2)54FedEx Cup playoff eventOct 5Turning Stone Resort ChampionshipNew York6,000,000 Dustin Johnson (1)26Fall SeriesOct 12Valero Texas OpenTexas4,500,000 Zach Johnson (4)28Fall SeriesOct 19Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada4,100,000 Marc Turnesa (1)34Fall SeriesOct 26Frys.com OpenArizona5,000,000 Cameron Beckman (2)30Fall SeriesNov 2Ginn sur Mer Classic Florida4,600,000 Ryan Palmer (2)24Fall SeriesNov 9Children's Miracle Network ClassicFlorida4,600,000 Davis Love III (20)32Fall Series
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesMar 25Tavistock CupFlorida2,600,000Team IsleworthTeam eventJun 24CVS Caremark Charity ClassicRhode Island1,350,000 Camilo Villegas and Bubba WatsonTeam eventSep 21Ryder CupKentuckyn/a Team USATeam eventOct 15PGA Grand Slam of GolfBermuda1,350,000 Jim FurykLimited-field eventOct 28Kiwi ChallengeNew Zealand2,600,000 Hunter MahanLimited-field eventNov 11Wendy's 3-Tour ChallengeNevada1,000,000Champions TourTeam eventNov 30Omega Mission Hills World CupChina5,500,000 Robert Karlsson and Henrik StensonTeam eventNov 30LG Skins GameCalifornia1,000,000 K. J. ChoiLimited-field eventDec 14Merrill Lynch ShootoutFlorida3,000,000 Scott Hoch and Kenny PerryTeam eventDec 21Chevron World ChallengeCalifornia5,750,000 Vijay SinghLimited-field event
Location of tournaments
FedEx Cup Final standings For full rankings, see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:
PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)1 Vijay Singh 125,101 10,000,0002 Camilo Villegas 124,550 3,000,0003 Sergio García 119,400 2,000,0004 Anthony Kim 114,419 1,500,0005 Jim Furyk 113,180 1,000,000 6 Mike Weir 113,118 800,0007 Phil Mickelson 112,201 700,0008 Justin Leonard 111,638 600,0009 Ben Curtis 110,702 550,00010 K. J. Choi 110,646 500,000
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Vijay Singh 6,601,094 2 Tiger Woods 5,775,0003 Phil Mickelson 5,118,8754 Sergio García 4,858,224 5 Kenny Perry 4,663,7946 Anthony Kim 4,656,2657 Camilo Villegas 4,422,6418 Pádraig Harrington 4,313,5519 Stewart Cink 3,979,30110 Justin Leonard 3,943,542
Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Pádraig Harrington PGA Player of the Year Pádraig Harrington Rookie of the Year Andrés Romero Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Sergio García Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Sergio García Comeback Player of the Year Dudley Hart
See also 2008 in golf 2008 Champions Tour 2008 Nationwide Tour
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