2008 PGA Tour of Australasia explained
| Year: | 2008 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 6 |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: |  Mark Brown |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(A$) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| 17 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$650,000 |  Darron Stiles (1) | 12 | NWT | |
| 24 Feb | Moonah Classic | Victoria | US$750,000 |  Ewan Porter (1) | 16 | NWT | New tournament |
| 2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | Mark Brown (1) | 38 | ASA, EUR | |
| 30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Rod Pampling (2) | 22 | EUR | |
| 7 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Geoff Ogilvy (1) | 26 | | |
| 14 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Tim Clark (n/a) | 32 | | Flagship event | |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|
| 1 | | 440,027 |
| 2 | | 368,300 |
| 3 | | 316,500 |
| 4 | | 268,644 |
| 5 | | 204,039 | |
Von Nida Tour
| Year: | 2008 |
| Tour: | Von Nida Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 5 |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | Michael Long |
| Prevseason: | 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
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(A$) | Winner | Ref. |
|---|
| 3 Feb | | Victoria | 110,000 | Marc Leishman (4) | [6] |
| 27 Apr | | South Australia | 110,000 | Heath Reed (1) | [7] |
12 Oct | | Queensland | – | Removed | |
19 Oct | | Queensland | – | Cancelled | |
26 Oct | | Western Australia | – | Removed | |
| 2 Nov | | Western Australia | 110,000 | Michael Long (1) | [8] |
| 9 Nov | | New South Wales | 100,000 | Tim Wood (2) | [9] |
| 16 Nov | | New South Wales | 125,000 | Aaron Townsend (1) | [10] | |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[11] [12] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.[13]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|
| 1 | | 27,651 |
| 2 | | 26,890 |
| 3 | | 24,972 |
| 4 | | 19,731 |
| 5 | | 17,550 |
| 6 | | 13,693 |
| 7 | | 13,688 |
| 8 | | 13,484 |
| 9 | | 12,640 |
| 10 | | 10,102 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2008 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 9 August 2023.
- Web site: 2008 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
- Web site: Brown claims 2008 Australasian Order of Merit Crown . ausgolf.com.au . 15 December 2008 . 9 August 2023.
- Web site: Secondary events absorbed into Australasian tour . 28 October 2008 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090926005839/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=127938 . 26 September 2009.
- Web site: Von Nida Tour 2008 Tournament schedule . PGA of Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20090716040118/http://pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vntevents&year=2008 . 16 July 2009 . 9 August 2023.
- Web site: nab Victorian PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731133216/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=3833&tab=results . 31 July 2008.
- Web site: OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731133359/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=3835&tab=results . 31 July 2008.
- Web site: Oceanique WA PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081207192154/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5106&tab=results . 7 December 2008.
- Web site: Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090113193223/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5107&tab=results . 13 January 2009.
- Web site: NSW Open results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081227031455/http://www.pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=5108&tab=results . 27 December 2008.
- Web site: 2008 Von Nida Tour OOM . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090921091439/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntorderofmerit&oomid=51 . 21 September 2009.
- Web site: Townsend wins NSW Open . PGA of Australia . 17 November 2008 . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090921110614/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=128022 . 21 September 2009 . 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..
- Web site: Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour . PGA Tour of Australasia . 24 November 2004 . 29 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050113183552/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 . 13 January 2005 . ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt..
