2008 Champions Tour

2008 Champions Tour season

Duration	January 18, 2008 (2008-01-18) – November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)
Number of official events	29
Most wins	Bernhard Langer (3) Eduardo Romero (3)
Charles Schwab Cup	Jay Haas
Money list	Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year	Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year	Bernhard Langer
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The 2008 Champions Tour was the 29th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 20	MasterCard Championship	Hawaii	1,800,000	Fred Funk (3)
Jan 27	Turtle Bay Championship	Hawaii	1,600,000	Jerry Pate (2)
Feb 10	Allianz Championship	Florida	1,650,000	Scott Hoch (2)
Feb 17	ACE Group Classic	Florida	1,600,000	Scott Hoch (3)
Mar 9	Toshiba Classic	California	1,700,000	Bernhard Langer (2)
Mar 16	AT&T Champions Classic	California	1,600,000	Denis Watson (3)
Mar 30	Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort	Florida	2,500,000	Bernhard Langer (3)
Apr 6	Cap Cana Championship	Dominican Republic	2,000,000	Mark Wiebe (2)	New tournament
Apr 20	Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am	Florida	1,700,000	Tom Watson (11)	Pro-Am
Apr 27	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf	Georgia	2,600,000	Andy North (1) and Tom Watson (12)	Team event
May 4	FedEx Kinko's Classic	Texas	1,600,000	Denis Watson (4)
May 18	Regions Charity Classic	Alabama	1,700,000	Andy Bean (2)
May 25	Senior PGA Championship	New York	2,000,000	Jay Haas (11)	Senior major championship
Jun 1	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	1,725,000	Jay Haas (12)
Jun 22	Bank of America Championship	Massachusetts	1,650,000	Jeff Sluman (1)
Jun 29	Commerce Bank Championship	New York	1,600,000	Loren Roberts (8)
Jul 6	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	New York	1,600,000	Eduardo Romero (2)
Jul 20	3M Championship	Minnesota	1,750,000	R.W. Eaks (3)
Jul 27	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	2,000,000	Bruce Vaughan (1)	Senior major championship
Aug 3	U.S. Senior Open	Colorado	2,600,000	Eduardo Romero (3)	Senior major championship
Aug 17	JELD-WEN Tradition	Oregon	2,600,000	Fred Funk (4)	Champions Tour major championship
Aug 24	Boeing Classic	Washington	1,700,000	Tom Kite (10)
Aug 31	Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	California	2,100,000	Jeff Sluman (2)
Sep 14	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	North Carolina	1,700,000	R.W. Eaks (4)
Sep 28	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Eduardo Romero (4)
Oct 12	Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship	Maryland	2,600,000	D. A. Weibring (5)	Champions Tour major championship
Oct 19	Administaff Small Business Classic	Texas	1,700,000	Bernhard Langer (4)
Oct 26	AT&T Championship	Texas	1,650,000	John Cook (2)
Nov 2	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	California	2,500,000	Andy Bean (3)	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 2	Del Webb Father/Son Challenge	Florida	1,000,000	Larry Nelson and son Drew Nelson	Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. ^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Points
1	Jay Haas	2,556
2	Fred Funk	2,544
3	Bernhard Langer	2,460
4	Eduardo Romero	2,032
5	John Cook	1,867

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[4]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Bernhard Langer	2,035,073
2	Jay Haas	1,991,726
3	Fred Funk	1,825,931
4	Jeff Sluman	1,728,443
5	John Cook	1,721,038

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Bernhard Langer	[5]
Rookie of the Year	Bernhard Langer	[5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Bernhard Langer	[5] [6]

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

References

1. "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
2. "2008 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
3. "Win For Bean, Cup To Haas". Golf Digest. November 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
4. "2008 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
5. "Champions Tour Player/Rookie of the Year: Bernhard Langer". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023. The World Golf Hall of Fame member also had the lowest scoring average of the season.
6. "2008 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

External links

• Official website