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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertours30 MarAbierto del CentroArgentina200,000 Estanislao Goya (1)12CHA, TPG6 AprAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina200,000 Antti Ahokas (n/a)12CHA, TPG13 AprClub Colombia MastersColombia180,000 Wil Besseling (n/a)12CHA20 AprAbierto de ChileChile70,000 Felipe Aguilar (1)n/a17 MayCopa 3 Diamantes MitsubishiVenezuelaBs.F170,000 Sebastián Saavedra (1)n/a25 MayTelevisa Players ChampionshipMexico70,000 Rafael Gómez (6)n/a14 SepCanal i Abierto de VenezuelaVenezuela70,000 Ángel Romero (3)n/a11 OctTaurus Abierto de PeruPeru70,000 Alan Wagner (1)n/a26 OctCarlos Franco InvitationalParaguay40,000 Clodomiro Carranza (1)n/aTPG9 NovAbierto de San LuisArgentinaArg$200,000 Rafael Gómez (7)n/aTPG16 NovAbierto del LitoralArgentinaArg$150,000 Andrés Romero (5)n/aTPG23 NovRoberto De Vicenzo ClassicArgentinaArg$135,000 Paulo Pinto (2)n/aTPG30 NovSports Frances OpenChile160,000 Rafael Gómez (8)6CAN7 DecTorneo de MaestrosArgentina140,000 Fabián Gómez (2)14CAN, TPG14 DecCosta Rica ClassicCosta Rica125,000 Mauricio Molina (1)6CAN
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Estanislao Goya 58,1052 Rafael Gómez 57,5833 Mauricio Molina 34,9634 Clodomiro Carranza 34,4995 Sebastián Saavedra 28,372
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