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2008 PGA Tour

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.

2008 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 2008 (2008-01-03) – November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (4)
FedEx CupFiji Vijay Singh
Money listFiji Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
PGA Player of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
Rookie of the YearArgentina Andrés Romero
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2009 →

Schedule

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

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

Unofficial events

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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 Colombia  Camilo Villegas and
United States  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 United States  Jim Furyk Limited-field event
Oct 28 Kiwi Challenge New Zealand 2,600,000 United States  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 Sweden  Robert Karlsson and
Sweden  Henrik Stenson 		Team event
Nov 30 LG Skins Game California 1,000,000 South Korea  K. J. Choi Limited-field event
Dec 14 Merrill Lynch Shootout Florida 3,000,000 United States  Scott Hoch and
United States  Kenny Perry 		Team event
Dec 21 Chevron World Challenge California 5,750,000 Fiji  Vijay Singh Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

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FedEx Cup

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Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

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

Money list

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

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

Awards

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

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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.
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