2008 Tour de las Américas explained

Year:2008
Tour:Tour de las Américas
Regular Season:
No Of Events:15
Most Wins: Rafael Gómez (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Estanislao Goya
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2009

The 2008 Tour de las Américas was the 17th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
30 MarAbierto del CentroArgentina200,000 Estanislao Goya (1)12CHA, TPG
6 AprAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina200,000 Antti Ahokas (n/a)12CHA, TPG
13 AprClub Colombia MastersColombia180,000 Wil Besseling (n/a)12CHA
20 AprAbierto de ChileChile70,000 Felipe Aguilar (1)n/a
17 MayCopa 3 Diamantes MitsubishiVenezuelaBs.F170,000 Sebastián Saavedra (1)n/a
25 MayTelevisa Players ChampionshipMexico70,000 Rafael Gómez (6)n/a
14 SepCanal i Abierto de VenezuelaVenezuela70,000 Ángel Romero (3)n/a
11 OctTaurus Abierto de PeruPeru70,000 Alan Wagner (1)n/a
26 OctCarlos Franco InvitationalParaguay40,000 Clodomiro Carranza (1)n/aTPG
9 NovAbierto de San LuisArgentinaArg$200,000 Rafael Gómez (7)n/aTPG
16 NovAbierto del LitoralArgentinaArg$150,000 Andrés Romero (5)n/aTPG
23 NovRoberto De Vicenzo ClassicArgentinaArg$135,000 Paulo Pinto (2)n/aTPG
30 NovSports Frances OpenChile160,000 Rafael Gómez (8)6CAN
7 DecTorneo de MaestrosArgentina140,000 Fabián Gómez (2)14CAN, TPG
14 DecCosta Rica ClassicCosta Rica125,000 Mauricio Molina (1)6CAN

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] [3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 58,105
2 57,583
3 34,963
4 34,499
5 28,372

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Tournament schedule . Tour de las Américas . es . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218115826/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/schedule.php?lang=1 . 18 December 2008.
  2. Web site: 2008 Order of Merit . es . Tour de las Américas . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121222192940/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/docs/2008.Ranking.pdf . 22 December 2012.
  3. News: Solo golf: TLA despidió la temporada . Golf only: TLA bids farewell to the season . La República . es . Dinia . Vargas . 29 December 2008 . 21 March 2024.