The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 36th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes17 FebHSBC New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandUS$650,000 Darron Stiles (1)12NWT24 FebMoonah ClassicVictoriaUS$750,000 Ewan Porter (1)16NWTNew tournament2 MarJohnnie Walker ClassicIndia£1,250,000 Mark Brown (1) 38ASA, EUR30 NovSportsbet Australian MastersVictoria1,500,000 Rod Pampling (2)22EUR7 DecCadbury Schweppes Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Geoff Ogilvy (1)2614 DecAustralian OpenNew South Wales1,500,000 Tim Clark (n/a)32Flagship event
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes9 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000 Sergio García52AFR, ASA, EURLimited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Mark Brown 440,0272 Rod Pampling 368,3003 Geoff Ogilvy 316,5004 Scott Strange 268,6445 Greg Chalmers 204,039
Von Nida Tour
The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
In October, it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerRef. 3 Feb NAB Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 110,000 Marc Leishman (4) 27 Apr OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship South Australia 110,000 Heath Reed (1) 12 Oct QLD PGA Championship Queensland – Removed 19 Oct Queensland Open Queensland – Cancelled 26 Oct WA Open Western Australia – Removed 2 Nov Oceanique WA PGA Championship Western Australia 110,000 Michael Long (1) 9 Nov Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 100,000 Tim Wood (2) 16 Nov NSW Open New South Wales 125,000 Aaron Townsend (1)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Michael Long 27,6512 Aaron Townsend 26,8903 Tim Wood 24,9724 Peter Senior 19,7315 Heath Reed 17,5506 Steven Jones 13,6937 Tristan Lambert 13,6888 Kurt Barnes 13,4849 Peter Wilson 12,64010 Ryan Hammond 10,102
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