2008 Tour de las Américas
Appearance
Duration | 27 March 2008 | – 14 December 2008
---|---|
Number of official events | 15 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2007 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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 Mar | Abierto del Centro | Argentina | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | CHA, TPG |
6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 | ![]() |
12 | CHA, TPG |
13 Apr | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | 180,000 | ![]() |
12 | CHA |
20 Apr | Abierto de Chile | Chile | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |
17 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | Bs.F170,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |
25 May | Televisa Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |
14 Sep | Canal i Abierto de Venezuela | Venezuela | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |
11 Oct | Taurus Abierto de Peru | Peru | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |
26 Oct | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | 40,000 | ![]() |
n/a | TPG |
9 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | Arg$200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | TPG |
16 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Argentina | Arg$150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | TPG |
23 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | Arg$135,000 | ![]() |
n/a | TPG |
30 Nov | Sports Frances Open | Chile | 160,000 | ![]() |
6 | CAN |
7 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 140,000 | ![]() |
14 | CAN, TPG |
14 Dec | Costa Rica Classic | Costa Rica | 125,000 | ![]() |
6 | CAN |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
58,105 |
2 | ![]() |
57,583 |
3 | ![]() |
34,963 |
4 | ![]() |
34,499 |
5 | ![]() |
28,372 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "2008 Order of Merit" (PDF) (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Vargas, Dinia (29 December 2008). "Solo golf: TLA despidió la temporada" [Golf only: TLA bids farewell to the season]. La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)