| Year: | 2008 |
| Tour: | Nationwide Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 30 |
| Most Wins: |  Matt Bettencourt (2) Colt Knost (2) Jarrod Lyle (2) Scott Piercy (2) |
| Honor1: | Money list |
| Honoree1: | Matt Bettencourt |
| Honor2: | Player of the Year |
| Honoree2: | Brendon de Jonge |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 Nationwide Tour was the 19th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27 | Panama Movistar Championship | Panama | 600,000 | Scott Dunlap (2) | 14 | |||
| Feb 3 | Mexico Open | Mexico | 625,000 | Jarrod Lyle (1) | 14 | New to Nationwide Tour | ||
| Feb 17 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 650,000 | Darron Stiles (n/a) | 12 | ANZ | Unofficial win | |
| Feb 24 | Moonah Classic | Australia | 750,000 | Ewan Porter (1) | 16 | ANZ | New tournament | |
| Mar 30 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 525,000 | Gavin Coles (4) | 14 | |||
| Apr 6 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | 600,000 | Aron Price (1) | 14 | |||
| Apr 20 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 525,000 | Robert Damron (1) | 14 | |||
| Apr 27 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 500,000 | Greg Chalmers (2) | 14 | |||
| May 4 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | 625,000 |  Bryan DeCorso (1) | 14 | |||
| May 11 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 550,000 | Colt Knost (1) | 14 | |||
| May 18 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 675,000 | David Mathis (1) | 14 | Pro-Am | ||
| May 25 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | 650,000 | Jeff Klauk (2) | 14 | |||
| Jun 1 | Bank of America Open | Illinois | 750,000 | Kris Blanks (1) | 14 | |||
| Jun 8 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 500,000 | Scott Gutschewski (2) | 14 | |||
| Jun 22 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 500,000 | Jarrod Lyle (2) | 14 | |||
| Jun 29 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Canada | 800,099 | Justin Hicks (1) | 14 | New tournament | ||
| Jul 13 | Nationwide Tour Players Cup | West Virginia | 1,000,000 | Rick Price (2) | 14 | |||
| Jul 20 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 600,000 | Colt Knost (2) | 14 | |||
| Jul 27 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | 750,000 | Bill Lunde (1) | 14 | |||
| Aug 3 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 700,000 | Ryan Hietala (2) | 14 | |||
| Aug 10 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 525,000 | Scott Piercy (1) | 14 | |||
| Aug 17 | Xerox Classic | New York | 600,000 |  Brendon de Jonge (1) | 14 | |||
| Aug 24 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 525,000 | Scott Piercy (2) | 14 | |||
| Sep 7 | Utah Championship | Utah | 550,000 | Brendon Todd (1) | 14 | |||
| Sep 14 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 725,000 | Chris Tidland (1) | 14 | |||
| Sep 21 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 500,000 | Matt Bettencourt (1) | 14 | |||
| Oct 12 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | 525,000 | Marc Leishman (1) | 14 | |||
| Oct 19 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 500,000 |  Arjun Atwal (1) | 14 | |||
| Oct 26 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 625,000 | D. A. Points (4) | 14 | |||
| Nov 9 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Texas | 1,000,000 | Matt Bettencourt (2) | 20 | Tour Championship |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] [4] The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 447,863 | ||
| 2 | 437,035 | ||
| 3 | 407,418 | ||
| 4 | 382,738 | ||
| 5 | 341,446 |