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2008 Champions Tour

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2008 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 18, 2008 (2008-01-18) – November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)
Number of official events29
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (3)
Argentina Eduardo Romero (3)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Jay Haas
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
2007
2009

The 2008 Champions Tour was the 29th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 20 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,800,000 United States Fred Funk (3)
Jan 27 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 United States Jerry Pate (2)
Feb 10 Allianz Championship Florida 1,650,000 United States Scott Hoch (2)
Feb 17 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Scott Hoch (3)
Mar 9 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (2)
Mar 16 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000 Zimbabwe Denis Watson (3)
Mar 30 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort Florida 2,500,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (3)
Apr 6 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 2,000,000 United States Mark Wiebe (2) New tournament
Apr 20 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 United States Tom Watson (11) Pro-Am
Apr 27 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,600,000 United States Andy North (1) and
United States Tom Watson (12)
Team event
May 4 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,600,000 Zimbabwe Denis Watson (4)
May 18 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 United States Andy Bean (2)
May 25 Senior PGA Championship New York 2,000,000 United States Jay Haas (11) Senior major championship
Jun 1 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 United States Jay Haas (12)
Jun 22 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,650,000 United States Jeff Sluman (1)
Jun 29 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,600,000 United States Loren Roberts (8)
Jul 6 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,600,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (2)
Jul 20 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States R.W. Eaks (3)
Jul 27 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 United States Bruce Vaughan (1) Senior major championship
Aug 3 U.S. Senior Open Colorado 2,600,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (3) Senior major championship
Aug 17 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,600,000 United States Fred Funk (4) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 24 Boeing Classic Washington 1,700,000 United States Tom Kite (10)
Aug 31 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,100,000 United States Jeff Sluman (2)
Sep 14 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,700,000 United States R.W. Eaks (4)
Sep 28 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (4)
Oct 12 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,600,000 United States D. A. Weibring (5) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 19 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (4)
Oct 26 AT&T Championship Texas 1,650,000 United States John Cook (2)
Nov 2 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States Andy Bean (3) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winners Notes
Dec 2 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 United States Larry Nelson and
son Drew Nelson
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 United States Jay Haas 2,556
2 United States Fred Funk 2,544
3 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,460
4 Argentina Eduardo Romero 2,032
5 United States John Cook 1,867

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,035,073
2 United States Jay Haas 1,991,726
3 United States Fred Funk 1,825,931
4 United States Jeff Sluman 1,728,443
5 United States John Cook 1,721,038

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Germany Bernhard Langer [5]
Rookie of the Year Germany Bernhard Langer [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Germany Bernhard Langer [5][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Win For Bean, Cup To Haas". Golf Digest. November 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "2008 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Champions Tour Player/Rookie of the Year: Bernhard Langer". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023. The World Golf Hall of Fame member also had the lowest scoring average of the season.
  6. ^ "2008 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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