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

Leading money winners

Position Player Country (State if Australian) Prize money (A$)
1 Mark Brown  New Zealand 440,027
2 Rod Pampling Australia Queensland 368,300
3 Geoff Ogilvy Australia Victoria 316,500
4 Scott Strange Australia Western Australia 268,644
5 Greg Chalmers Australia Western Australia 204,039
6 Robert Allenby Australia Victoria 194,300
7 Marcus Fraser Australia Victoria 190,196
8 Ewan Porter Australia New South Wales 185,823
9 David Smail  New Zealand 150,741
10 Darron Stiles  United States 145,157

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