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.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | |
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30 Mar | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | 200,000 | Estanislao Goya (1) | 12 | CHA, TPG | |
6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 | Antti Ahokas (n/a) | 12 | CHA, TPG | |
13 Apr | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | 180,000 | Wil Besseling (n/a) | 12 | CHA | |
20 Apr | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 70,000 | Felipe Aguilar (1) | n/a | ||
17 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | Bs.F170,000 | Sebastián Saavedra (1) | n/a | ||
25 May | Televisa Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Rafael Gómez (6) | n/a | ||
14 Sep | Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | 70,000 | Ángel Romero (3) | n/a | ||
11 Oct | Taurus Abierto de Peru | Peru | 70,000 | Alan Wagner (1) | n/a | ||
26 Oct | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 40,000 | Clodomiro Carranza (1) | n/a | TPG | |
9 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$200,000 | Rafael Gómez (7) | n/a | TPG | |
16 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$150,000 | Andrés Romero (5) | n/a | TPG | |
23 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | Arg$135,000 | Paulo Pinto (2) | n/a | TPG | |
30 Nov | Sports Frances Open | Chile | 160,000 | Rafael Gómez (8) | 6 | CAN | |
7 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 140,000 | Fabián Gómez (2) | 14 | CAN, TPG | |
14 Dec | Costa Rica Classic | Costa Rica | 125,000 | Mauricio Molina (1) | 6 | CAN |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] [3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 58,105 | ||
2 | 57,583 | ||
3 | 34,963 | ||
4 | 34,499 | ||
5 | 28,372 |