The 2008 European Tour was the 37th season of the
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
, the main
professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2008
There were four new tournaments, the
Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the
Ballantine's Championship in South Korea, and in Spain the
Madrid Masters and the
Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the
Singapore Masters
The Singapore Masters was an annual men's professional golf tournament which was played in Singapore from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, and was one of many European Tour events established in East Asi ...
,
the
TCL Classic, the
Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe, the
Madrid Open and the
Mallorca Classic. The
World Match Play Championship was originally scheduled, but was not held; it returned in
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
with a new sponsor and venue.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Location of tournaments
Order of Merit
The
Order of Merit
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was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in
Euro
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s.
Awards
See also
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2008 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2008.
Men's professional golf
Major championships
*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.
*12â ...
*
2008 European Seniors Tour
Notes
References
External links
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European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...