2008 PGA EuroPro Tour

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2008 PGA EuroPro Tour season
Duration30 April 2008 (2008-04-30) – 22 October 2008 (2008-10-22)
Number of official events14
Most wins Flag of England.svg Dale Marmion (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Fox
2007
2009

The 2008 PGA EuroPro Tour, titled as the 2008 Ivobank PGA EuroPro Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

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Ivobank title sponsorship

In June, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with online banking service Ivobank, being renamed as the Ivobank PGA EuroPro Tour. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1]
2 MayWensum Valley International OpenNorfolk40,000 Flag of England.svg Seve Benson (1)
9 MaySureshot ClassicHertfordshire40,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Brian McElhinney (2)
16 MayIvobank UK MastersNorthamptonshire40,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Murray (1)
23 MayFaithlegg Irish ChampionshipIreland40,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Fox (1)
20 JunBovey Castle ChampionshipDevon40,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Thornton (1)
27 JunStoke by Nayland ChampionshipSuffolk40,000 Flag of England.svg Nicky Harris (1)
17 JulYes! ClassicBristol40,000 Flag of England.svg Dale Marmion (1)
25 JulOceânico Algarve ChampionshipPortugal40,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Santos (1)
8 AugSelsdon Park MastersGreater London40,000 Flag of England.svg Lloyd Kennedy (2)
15 AugWhittlebury Park ClassicNorthamptonshire40,000 Flag of England.svg Dale Marmion (2)
22 AugPartypoker.com Players ChampionshipEast Sussex40,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Gaunt (3)
4 SepBrooks Brothers ClassicEssex40,000 Flag of England.svg Matt Ford (1)
25 SepLadbrokescasino.com MastersSpain40,000 Flag of England.svg John Parry (1)
22 OctLes Bordes Tour ChampionshipFrance70,000 Flag of England.svg Robert Steele (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)Status earned
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Fox 26,897Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of England.svg Dale Marmion 26,362
3 Flag of England.svg Lloyd Kennedy 25,419
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Murray 25,345
5 Flag of England.svg Robert Steele 24,760
6 Flag of England.svg Matt Ford 23,343
7 Flag of England.svg Nicky Harris 21,079
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Gaunt 14,925
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Thornton 14,871
10 Flag of England.svg John Parry 13,258

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

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References

  1. "PGA EuroPro Tour has new title sponsor". Golf Business News. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. "2008 Order of Merit". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. "Robert Steele wins Les Bordes Tour Championship". Golf Monthly. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2023.