2008 Canadian Tour Explained

Year:	2008
Tour:	Canadian Tour
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	15
Most Wins:	John Ellis (3)
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	John Ellis
Prevseason:	2007
Nextseason:	2009

The 2008 Canadian Tour was the 23rd season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (C$)	Winner	OWGR points
Apr 13	Spring International	United States	US$100,000	Spencer Levin (3)	6
Apr 20	Stockton Sports Commission Classic	United States	US$100,000	John Ellis (1)	6
Apr 27	Corona Mazatlán Mexican PGA Championship	Mexico	US$125,000	John Ellis (2)	6
May 18	Iberostar Riviera Maya Open	Mexico	US$125,000	Daniel Im (1)	6
May 25	La Loma San Luis Potosi Open	Mexico	US$125,000	Russell Surber (1)	6
Jun 15	Times Colonist Open	British Columbia	150,000	Daniel Im (2)	6
Jun 22	Greater Vancouver Charity Classic	British Columbia	100,000	Adam Speirs (1)	6
Jun 29	ATB Financial Classic	Alberta	150,000	Dustin Risdon (2)	6
Jul 6	Saskatchewan Open	Saskatchewan	150,000	Josh Geary (1)	6
Jul 13	Telus Edmonton Open	Alberta	150,000	John Ellis (3)	6
Jul 20	Canadian Tour Players Cup	Manitoba	200,000	Wes Heffernan (4)	6
Aug 17	Desjardins Montreal Open	Montreal	200,000	Graham DeLaet (1)	6
Aug 24	Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga	Ontario	125,000	Alex Coe (1)	6
Aug 31	Seaforth Country Classic	Ontario	150,000	Kent Eger (1)	6
Sep 7	Canadian Tour Championship	Ontario	235,000	Tom Stankowski (1)	6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Prize money (C$)
1		113,315
2		96,154
3		82,954
4		66,066
5		62,405

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 Tournament schedule . Canadian Tour . June 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708115350/http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_events.cfm?clientid=3776&seasonnum=2008 . 8 July 2011.
2. Web site: 2008 Order of Merit . Canadian Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913073659/http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_stats2.cfm?clientid=3776&leagueid=0&sortby=earnings . September 13, 2008 . 5 August 2023.
3. News: Canadian Tour: And so does Stankowski . The Globe and Mail . Jeff . Brooke . September 8, 2008 . August 5, 2023 . Ellis, who tied for fourth-place yesterday, secured the top spot on the money list with $113,315 in winnings this season....