2008 Tour de las Américas
The 2008 Tour de las Américas was the eighth season of the Tour de las Américas, the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was established in 2000.
| Duration | 27 March 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins |  Rafael Gómez (3) |
| Order of Merit | Estanislao Goya |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The Tour de las Américas continued its close association with the European Tour, with three events being co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, Europe's official development tour. It also began an association with the Canadian Tour, co-sanctioning three events.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.D170,000 | Sebastián Saavedra (2) |
n/a | |
| 25 May | Televisa Players Championship | Mexico | 70,000 | Rafael Gómez (9) |
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 (10) |
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$135,000 | Paulo Pinto (2) |
n/a | TPG |
| 30 Nov | Sports Frances Open | Chile | 160,000 | Rafael Gómez (11) |
6 | CAN |
| 7 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 140,000 | Fabián Gómez (2) |
14 | CAN, TPG |
| 14 Dec | Costa Rica Classic | Costa Rica | 125,000 | Mauricio Molina (1) |
6 | CAN |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estanislao Goya | 58,105 |
| 2 | Rafael Gómez | 57,583 |
| 3 | Mauricio Molina | 34,963 |
| 4 | Clodomiro Carranza | 34,499 |
| 5 | Sebastián Saavedra | 28,372 |
Notes
- 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
- "Tour Schedule 2008". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- "Order of Merit 2008" (PDF). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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