Duration | 8 November 2007 – 2 November 2008 |
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Number of official events | 52 |
Most wins | Darren Clarke (2) [lower-alpha 1] Richard Finch (2) Pádraig Harrington (2) Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2) Robert Karlsson (2) Martin Kaymer (2) Graeme McDowell (2) |
Order of Merit | Robert Karlsson |
Golfer of the Year | Pádraig Harrington |
Players' Player of the Year | Pádraig Harrington |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Pablo Larrazábal |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 European Tour was the 37th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea, [1] and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters, the TCL Classic, the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe, the Madrid Open and the Mallorca Classic. The World Match Play Championship was originally scheduled, but was not held; it returned in 2009 with a new sponsor and venue. [2]
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [3]
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points | Notes |
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21 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
30 Nov | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | US$5,500,000 | Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson | n/a | Team event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [4] [5]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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1 | Robert Karlsson | 2,732,748 |
2 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,459,109 |
3 | Lee Westwood | 2,424,642 |
4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2,066,596 |
5 | Graeme McDowell | 1,859,346 |
6 | Ross Fisher | 1,836,530 |
7 | Henrik Stenson | 1,798,617 |
8 | Martin Kaymer | 1,794,500 |
9 | Sergio García | 1,591,917 |
10 | Søren Kjeldsen | 1,440,979 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year | Pádraig Harrington | [6] |
Players' Player of the Year | Pádraig Harrington | [7] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Pablo Larrazábal | [8] |
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