Wikipedia / 2008 Asian Tour
Wikipedia / 2008 Asian Tour
The 2008 Asian Tour was the 14th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse(US$) | Winner | OWGRpoints | Othertours | Notes |
10 Feb | India | 2,500,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (1) | 26 | New tournament | ||
17 Feb | Singapore | – | Cancelled | – | |||
17 Feb | Indonesia | 1,200,000 | Felipe Aguilar (n/a) | 20 | |||
23 Feb | India | 400,000 | Mark Brown (1) | 14 | New tournament | ||
4 Mar | India | £1,250,000 | Mark Brown (2) | 38 | |||
9 Mar | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | Arjun Atwal (7) | 24 | |||
16 Mar | South Korea | €2,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (1) | 28 | New tournament | ||
23 Mar | Thailand | 300,000 | Lin Wen-tang (3) | 14 | New tournament | ||
6 Apr | Philippines | 300,000 | Angelo Que (2) | 14 | |||
20 Apr | China | 2,200,000 | Damien McGrane (n/a) | 20 | |||
27 Apr | China | 2,300,000 | Darren Clarke (n/a) | 32 | |||
4 May | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 | Hwang Inn-choon (1) | 14 | |||
11 May | China | 1,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) | 16 | |||
8 Jun | Thailand | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (10) | 14 | |||
29 Jun | Thailand | 500,000 | Mo Joong-kyung (2) | 14 | New tournament | ||
9 Aug | Malaysia | 310,000 | Ben Leong (1) | 14 | New tournament | ||
24 Aug | Brunei | 300,000 | Rick Kulacz (1) | 14 | |||
31 Aug | Indonesia | 350,000 | Scott Hend (1) | 14 | |||
21 Sep | Taiwan | 500,000 | Lu Wen-teh (5) | 14 | |||
28 Sep | Japan | 1,850,000 | Hideto Tanihara (n/a) | 20 | New tournament | ||
5 Oct | South Korea | ₩1,000,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (2) | 18 | |||
12 Oct | India | 1,000,000 | Liang Wenchong (2) | 14 | |||
19 Oct | China | 500,000 | Noh Seung-yul (1) | 14 | |||
26 Oct | Macau | 500,000 | David Gleeson (2) | 14 | |||
2 Nov | Malaysia | 500,000 | Retief Goosen (n/a) | 14 | |||
16 Nov | Singapore | 5,000,000 | 38 | ||||
23 Nov | Hong Kong | 2,250,000 | Lin Wen-tang (4) | 32 | |||
7 Dec | Vietnam | 500,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (9) | 14 | |||
14 Dec | Cambodia | 300,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (10) | 14 | |||
21 Dec | Thailand | 750,000 | Lam Chih Bing (1) | 20 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse($) | Winner | OWGRpoints | Othertours | Notes |
9 Nov | China | 5,000,000 | 52 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
1 | 1,452,702 | |
2 | 844,735 | |
3 | 778,038 | |
4 | 521,428 | |
5 | 483,121 |
Awards
Award | Winner |
Notes
References
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