The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 36th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 14 February 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 6 |
| Order of Merit |  Mark Brown |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$650,000 | Darron Stiles (1) | 12 | NWT | |
| 24 Feb | Moonah Classic | Victoria | US$750,000 | Ewan Porter (1) | 16 | NWT | New tournament |
| 2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | Mark Brown (1) | 38 | ASA, EUR | |
| 30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Rod Pampling (2) | 22 | EUR | |
| 7 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Geoff Ogilvy (1) | 26 | ||
| 14 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Tim Clark (n/a) | 32 | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | Sergio García | 52 | AFR,[c] ASA,[d] EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Brown | 440,027 |
| 2 | Rod Pampling | 368,300 |
| 3 | Geoff Ogilvy | 316,500 |
| 4 | Scott Strange | 268,644 |
| 5 | Greg Chalmers | 204,039 |
Von Nida Tour
edit| Duration | 31 January 2008 – 16 November 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 5[e] |
| Order of Merit | Michael Long |
← 2007 | |
The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
In October, it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009.[4]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[f] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | Marc Leishman (4) | [6] |
| 27 Apr | OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 110,000 | Heath Reed (1) | [7] |
| QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | – | Removed | ||
| Queensland Open | Queensland | – | Cancelled | ||
| WA Open | Western Australia | – | Removed | ||
| 2 Nov | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Michael Long (1) | [8] |
| 9 Nov | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 100,000 | Tim Wood (2) | [9] |
| 16 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 125,000 | Aaron Townsend (1) | [10] |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[11][12] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.[13]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Long | 27,651 |
| 2 | Aaron Townsend | 26,890 |
| 3 | Tim Wood | 24,972 |
| 4 | Peter Senior | 19,731 |
| 5 | Heath Reed | 17,550 |
| 6 | Heath Reed | 13,693 |
| 7 | Tristan Lambert | 13,688 |
| 8 | Kurt Barnes | 13,484 |
| 9 | Peter Wilson | 12,640 |
| 10 | Ryan Hammond | 10,102 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ^ a b AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- ^ PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event
- ^ Asian Tour unofficial event
- ^ A further three tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
edit- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Brown claims 2008 Australasian Order of Merit Crown". ausgolf.com.au. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Secondary events absorbed into Australasian tour". PGA of Australia. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Von Nida Tour 2008 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "nab Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Oceanique WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "2008 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Townsend wins NSW Open". PGA of Australia. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
Perth based New Zealander Long clinched the 2008 Von Nida Money List Trophy by $760.00 over Townsend. The forty year old finished the year on a high with a win at the Oceanique WA PGA Championship two weeks ago and immediately backed up with a runner up finish at last week's Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship, finishing on a total of $27,650.
- ^ "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.