2008 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.

Main tournament results

The table below shows the 2008 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour. For a complete table of events recognised by the PGA Tour of Australasia, including Von Nida Tour events and World Golf Championships see the official site. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.

Dates Tournament Location
(Australia unless stated)
Prize fund
(A$)
Winner OWGR
points[1]
Notes
14–17 Feb New Zealand PGA Championship Christchurch, New Zealand US$650,000 Darron Stiles (*) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
21–24 Feb Moonah Classic Mornington Peninsula, Victoria 850,000 Ewan Porter (1) 16 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
28 Feb – 2 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic Delhi, India £1,250,000 Mark Brown (1) 38 Co-sanctioned by the Asian
and European Tours
6–9 Nov HSBC Champions Shanghai, China US$5,000,000 Sergio García (n/a) 52 Co-sanctioned by the Asian,
European and Sunshine Tours
27–30 Nov Sportsbet Australian Masters Melbourne, Victoria 1,500,000 Rod Pampling (2) 22 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
4–7 Dec Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1,500,000 Geoff Ogilvy (1) 26
11–14 Dec Australian Open Sydney, New South Wales 1,500,000 Tim Clark (n/a) 32 Flagship event

Source:[2]

Leading money winners

PositionPlayerCountry (State if Australian)Prize money (A$)
1Mark Brown New Zealand440,027
2Rod Pampling Queensland368,300
3Geoff Ogilvy Victoria316,500
4Scott Strange Western Australia268,644
5Greg Chalmers Western Australia204,039
6Robert Allenby Victoria194,300
7Marcus Fraser Victoria190,196
8Ewan Porter New South Wales185,823
9David Smail New Zealand150,741
10Darron Stiles United States145,157

Source:[3]

References

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