2008 PGA Tour

2008 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 3, 2008 (2008-01-03) – November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events	48
Most wins	Tiger Woods (4)
FedEx Cup	Vijay Singh
Money list	Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Pádraig Harrington
PGA Player of the Year	Pádraig Harrington
Rookie of the Year	Andrés Romero
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The 2008 PGA Tour was the 93rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 40th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the second edition of the FedEx Cup.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 6	Mercedes-Benz Championship	Hawaii	5,500,000	Daniel Chopra (2)	48	Winners-only event
Jan 13	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	5,300,000	K. J. Choi (7)	50
Jan 20	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	5,100,000	D. J. Trahan (2)	34	Pro-Am
Jan 27	Buick Invitational	California	5,200,000	Tiger Woods (62)	60
Feb 3	FBR Open	Arizona	6,000,000	J. B. Holmes (2)	58
Feb 10	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	6,000,000	Steve Lowery (3)	40	Pro-Am
Feb 17	Northern Trust Open	California	6,200,000	Phil Mickelson (33)	68
Feb 24	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	Arizona	8,000,000	Tiger Woods (63)	76	World Golf Championship
Feb 24	Mayakoba Golf Classic	Mexico	3,500,000	Brian Gay (1)	24	Alternate event
Mar 2	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,500,000	Ernie Els (16)	48
Mar 9	PODS Championship	Florida	5,300,000	Sean O'Hair (2)	52
Mar 16	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	5,800,000	Tiger Woods (64)	62	Invitational
Mar 24	WGC-CA Championship	Florida	8,000,000	Geoff Ogilvy (4)	76	World Golf Championship
Mar 23	Puerto Rico Open	Puerto Rico	3,500,000	Greg Kraft (1)	24	New to PGA Tour Alternate event
Mar 30	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	6,200,000	Andrés Romero (1)	46
Apr 6	Shell Houston Open	Texas	5,600,000	Johnson Wagner (1)	52
Apr 13	Masters Tournament	Georgia	7,000,000	Trevor Immelman (2)	100	Major championship
Apr 20	Verizon Heritage	South Carolina	5,500,000	Boo Weekley (2)	54	Invitational
Apr 27	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	6,400,000	Adam Scott (6)	44
May 4	Wachovia Championship	North Carolina	6,400,000	Anthony Kim (1)	66
May 11	The Players Championship	Florida	9,500,000	Sergio García (7)	80	Flagship event
May 18	AT&T Classic	Georgia	5,500,000	Ryuji Imada (1)	26
May 25	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	Texas	6,100,000	Phil Mickelson (34)	54	Invitational
Jun 1	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	6,000,000	Kenny Perry (10)	62	Invitational
Jun 8	Stanford St. Jude Championship	Tennessee	6,000,000	Justin Leonard (12)	44
Jun 15	U.S. Open	California	7,000,000	Tiger Woods (65)	100	Major championship
Jun 22	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	6,000,000	Stewart Cink (5)	36
Jun 29	Buick Open	Michigan	5,000,000	Kenny Perry (11)	34
Jul 6	AT&T National	Maryland	6,000,000	Anthony Kim (2)	48	Invitational
Jul 13	John Deere Classic	Illinois	4,200,000	Kenny Perry (12)	32
Jul 20	The Open Championship	England	£4,200,000	Pádraig Harrington (4)	100	Major championship
Jul 20	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	Wisconsin	4,000,000	Richard S. Johnson (1)	24	Alternate event
Jul 27	RBC Canadian Open	Canada	5,000,000	Chez Reavie (1)	30
Aug 3	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	Ohio	8,000,000	Vijay Singh (32)	74	World Golf Championship
Aug 3	Legends Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Parker McLachlin (1)	24	Alternate event
Aug 10	PGA Championship	Michigan	7,500,000	Pádraig Harrington (5)	100	Major championship
Aug 17	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	5,100,000	Carl Pettersson (3)	30
Aug 24	The Barclays	New Jersey	7,000,000	Vijay Singh (33)	72	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 1	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	7,000,000	Vijay Singh (34)	70	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7	BMW Championship	Missouri	7,000,000	Camilo Villegas (1)	66	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 21	Viking Classic	Mississippi	3,600,000	Will MacKenzie (2)	24	Fall Series
Sep 28	The Tour Championship	Georgia	7,000,000	Camilo Villegas (2)	54	FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 5	Turning Stone Resort Championship	New York	6,000,000	Dustin Johnson (1)	26	Fall Series
Oct 12	Valero Texas Open	Texas	4,500,000	Zach Johnson (4)	28	Fall Series
Oct 19	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Nevada	4,100,000	Marc Turnesa (1)	34	Fall Series
Oct 26	Frys.com Open	Arizona	5,000,000	Cameron Beckman (2)	30	Fall Series
Nov 2	Ginn sur Mer Classic	Florida	4,600,000	Ryan Palmer (2)	24	Fall Series
Nov 9	Children's Miracle Network Classic	Florida	4,600,000	Davis Love III (20)	32	Fall Series

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Mar 25	Tavistock Cup	Florida	2,600,000	Team Isleworth	Team event
Jun 24	CVS Caremark Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,350,000	Camilo Villegas and Bubba Watson	Team event
Sep 21	Ryder Cup	Kentucky	n/a	Team USA	Team event
Oct 15	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Bermuda	1,350,000	Jim Furyk	Limited-field event
Oct 28	Kiwi Challenge	New Zealand	2,600,000	Hunter Mahan	Limited-field event
Nov 11	Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge	Nevada	1,000,000	Champions Tour	Team event
Nov 30	Omega Mission Hills World Cup	China	5,500,000	Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson	Team event
Nov 30	LG Skins Game	California	1,000,000	K. J. Choi	Limited-field event
Dec 14	Merrill Lynch Shootout	Florida	3,000,000	Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry	Team event
Dec 21	Chevron World Challenge	California	5,750,000	Vijay Singh	Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

(& ) class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2008 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 4,950-point event (Players & Majors) 4,725-point event (World Golf Championships) 4,500-point event (Regular events) 2,250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event

class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2008 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. 4,950-point event (Players & Majors) 4,500-point event (Regular events) 2,250-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup: ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Points	Bonus money ($)
1	Vijay Singh	125,101	10,000,000
2	Camilo Villegas	124,550	3,000,000
3	Sergio García	119,400	2,000,000
4	Anthony Kim	114,419	1,500,000
5	Jim Furyk	113,180	1,000,000
6	Mike Weir	113,118	800,000
7	Phil Mickelson	112,201	700,000
8	Justin Leonard	111,638	600,000
9	Ben Curtis	110,702	550,000
10	K. J. Choi	110,646	500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[5]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Vijay Singh	6,601,094
2	Tiger Woods	5,775,000
3	Phil Mickelson	5,118,875
4	Sergio García	4,858,224
5	Kenny Perry	4,663,794
6	Anthony Kim	4,656,265
7	Camilo Villegas	4,422,641
8	Pádraig Harrington	4,313,551
9	Stewart Cink	3,979,301
10	Justin Leonard	3,943,542

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Pádraig Harrington	[6]
PGA Player of the Year	Pádraig Harrington	[7]
Rookie of the Year	Andrés Romero	[8]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Sergio García	[9]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Sergio García	[10]
Comeback Player of the Year	Dudley Hart	[11]

See also

• 2008 in golf
• 2008 Champions Tour
• 2008 Nationwide Tour

Notes

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

References

1. "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
2. "2009 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
3. "2008 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
4. Verdi, Bob; Stephanos, Dale (November 30, 2008). "#10 Vijay's Victory & the FedEx Cup". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
5. "2008 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
6. "Harrington voted PGA Tour player of the 2008 by fellow professionals". The Guardian. December 16, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
7. "Harrington is the PGA Player of the Year". RTÉ. October 14, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
8. "PGA Tour Rookie of the Year: Andres Romero". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
9. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
10. "Lowest-score trophy second best for Garcia". Irish Examiner. September 28, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
11. "PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year: Dudley Hart". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

External links

• Official website