The 2008 Tour de las Américas was the 17th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
| Duration | 27 March 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins |  Rafael Gómez (3) |
| Order of Merit | Estanislao Goya |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | 200,000 | Estanislao Goya (1)
|
12 | CHA, TPG |
| 6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 |  Antti Ahokas (n/a)
|
12 | CHA, TPG |
| 13 Apr | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | 180,000 |  Wil Besseling (n/a)
|
12 | CHA |
| 20 Apr | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 70,000 |  Felipe Aguilar (1)
|
n/a | |
| 17 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | Bs.F170,000 | Sebastián Saavedra (1)
|
n/a | |
| 25 May | Televisa Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Rafael Gómez (6)
|
n/a | |
| 14 Sep | Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | 70,000 |  Ángel Romero (3)
|
n/a | |
| 11 Oct | Taurus Abierto de Peru | Peru | 70,000 | Alan Wagner (1)
|
n/a | |
| 26 Oct | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 40,000 | Clodomiro Carranza (1)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 9 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$200,000 | Rafael Gómez (7)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 16 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$150,000 | Andrés Romero (5)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 23 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | Arg$135,000 | Paulo Pinto (2)
|
n/a | TPG |
| 30 Nov | Sports Frances Open | Chile | 160,000 | Rafael Gómez (8)
|
6 | CAN |
| 7 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 140,000 | Fabián Gómez (2)
|
14 | CAN, TPG |
| 14 Dec | Costa Rica Classic | Costa Rica | 125,000 | Mauricio Molina (1)
|
6 | CAN |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estanislao Goya |
58,105 |
| 2 | Rafael Gómez |
57,583 |
| 3 | Mauricio Molina |
34,963 |
| 4 | Clodomiro Carranza |
34,499 |
| 5 | Sebastián Saavedra |
28,372 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit" (PDF) (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Vargas, Dinia (29 December 2008). "Solo golf: TLA despidió la temporada" [Golf only: TLA bids farewell to the season]. La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)