2008 PGA Tour of Australasia
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2008
| tour = PGA Tour of Australasia
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| regular_season = {{start date|2008|2|14|df=y}} – {{end date|2008|12|14|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 6
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| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Mark Brown
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| prevseason = 2007
| nextseason = 2009
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The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 36th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.{{cite web |url=https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2008~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2008 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=9 August 2023}}
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.}} !OWGR !Other !Notes |
| 17 Feb
|HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship |New Zealand |align=right|US$650,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Darron Stiles (1) | align="center"|12 |NWT | |
| 24 Feb
|Victoria |align=right|US$750,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Ewan Porter (1) | align="center"|16 |NWT |New tournament |
| 2 Mar
|India |align=right|£1,250,000 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Mark Brown (1) | align="center"|38 | |
| 30 Nov
|Victoria |align=right|1,500,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Pampling (2) |align="center"|22 |EUR | |
| 7 Dec
|Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship |Queensland |align=right|1,500,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy (1) | align="center"|26 | | |
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|14 Dec |New South Wales |align=right|1,500,000 |{{flagicon|RSA}} Tim Clark (n/a) | align="center"|32 | |Flagship event |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner !OWGR !Other !Notes |
| 9 Nov
|China |align=right|US$5,000,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García |align=center|52 |AFR,{{efn|Sunshine Tour unofficial event}} ASA,{{efn|Asian Tour unofficial event}} EUR |Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.{{cite web |url=https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=99~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2008~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2008 Order of Merit |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=10 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ausgolf.com.au/news/BROWNCLAIMS2008AUSTRALASIANORDEROFMERITCROWN |title=Brown claims 2008 Australasian Order of Merit Crown |website=ausgolf.com.au |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=9 August 2023}}
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| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mark Brown | align=center|440,027 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Pampling | align=center|368,300 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy | align=center|316,500 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Strange | align=center|268,644 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Chalmers | align=center|204,039 |
Von Nida Tour
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2008
| tour = Von Nida Tour
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| regular_season = {{start date|2008|1|31|df=y}} – {{end date|2008|11|16|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 5{{efn|A further three tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or otherwise removed from the schedule.}}
| most_wins =
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Long
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The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
In October, it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009.{{cite web |url=http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=127938 |title=Secondary events absorbed into Australasian tour |date=28 October 2008 |publisher=PGA of Australia |access-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926005839/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=127938 |archive-date=26 September 2009}}
=Schedule=
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.{{cite web |url=http://pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vntevents&year=2008 |title=Von Nida Tour 2008 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA of Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716040118/http://pga.org.au:80/default.aspx?s=vntevents&year=2008 |archive-date=16 July 2009 |access-date=9 August 2023}}
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner{{efn|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.}} !Ref. | |||||
| 3 Feb | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | align=right|110,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Marc Leishman (4) | |
| 27 Apr | OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | align=right|110,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Heath Reed (1) | |
| QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | align=center|– | Removed | ||
| Queensland Open | Queensland | align=center|– | Cancelled | ||
| WA Open | Western Australia | align=center|– | Removed | ||
| 2 Nov | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | align=right|110,000 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Long (1) | |
| 9 Nov | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Wood (2) | |
| 16 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | align=right|125,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Townsend (1) |
=Order of Merit=
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntorderofmerit&oomid=51 |title=2008 Von Nida Tour OOM |publisher=PGA of Australia |access-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921091439/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntorderofmerit&oomid=51 |archive-date=21 September 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=128022 |title=Townsend wins NSW Open |publisher=PGA of Australia |date=17 November 2008 |access-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921110614/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=128022 |archive-date=21 September 2009 |quote=Perth based New Zealander Long clinched the 2008 Von Nida Money List Trophy by $760.00 over Townsend. The forty year old finished the year on a high with a win at the Oceanique WA PGA Championship two weeks ago and immediately backed up with a runner up finish at last week's Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship, finishing on a total of $27,650.}} The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 |title=Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |date=24 November 2004 |access-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113183552/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 |archive-date=13 January 2005 |quote=...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.}}
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| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Long | align=center|27,651 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Townsend | align=center|26,890 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Wood | align=center|24,972 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior | align=center|19,731 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Heath Reed | align=center|17,550 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Jones | align=center|13,693 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tristan Lambert | align=center|13,688 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Barnes | align=center|13,484 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Wilson | align=center|12,640 |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Hammond | align=center|10,102 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|https://www.pga.org.au}}
{{PGA Tour of Australasia seasons}}