2008 Canadian Tour

The 2008 Canadian Tour was the 23rd season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

2008 Canadian Tour season
DurationApril 9, 2008 (2008-04-09) – September 7, 2008 (2008-09-07)
Number of official events15
Most winsUnited States John Ellis (3)
Order of MeritUnited States John Ellis
2007
2009

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(C$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Apr 13Spring InternationalUnited StatesUS$100,000United States Spencer Levin (3)6
Apr 20Stockton Sports Commission ClassicUnited StatesUS$100,000United States John Ellis (1)6
Apr 27Corona Mazatlán Mexican PGA ChampionshipMexicoUS$125,000United States John Ellis (2)6
May 18Iberostar Riviera Maya OpenMexicoUS$125,000United States Daniel Im (1)6
May 25La Loma San Luis Potosi OpenMexicoUS$125,000United States Russell Surber (1)6
Jun 15Times Colonist OpenBritish Columbia150,000United States Daniel Im (2)6
Jun 22Greater Vancouver Charity ClassicBritish Columbia100,000Canada Adam Speirs (1)6
Jun 29ATB Financial ClassicAlberta150,000Canada Dustin Risdon (2)6
Jul 6Saskatchewan OpenSaskatchewan150,000New Zealand Josh Geary (1)6
Jul 13Telus Edmonton OpenAlberta150,000United States John Ellis (3)6
Jul 20Canadian Tour Players CupManitoba200,000Canada Wes Heffernan (4)6
Aug 17Desjardins Montreal OpenMontreal200,000Canada Graham DeLaet (1)6
Aug 24Jane Rogers Championship of MississaugaOntario125,000United States Alex Coe (1)6
Aug 31Seaforth Country ClassicOntario150,000Canada Kent Eger (1)6
Sep 7Canadian Tour ChampionshipOntario235,000United States Tom Stankowski (1)6

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (C$)
1United States John Ellis113,315
2Canada Wes Heffernan96,154
3United States Daniel Im82,954
4Canada Graham DeLaet66,066
5United States George Bradford62,405

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. "2008 Tournament schedule". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. "2008 Order of Merit". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. Brooke, Jeff (September 8, 2008). "Canadian Tour: And so does Stankowski". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 5, 2023. Ellis, who tied for fourth-place yesterday, secured the top spot on the money list with $113,315 in winnings this season...
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