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
2007
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   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

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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   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

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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   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

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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   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

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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

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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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