Duration | 7 February 2008 | – 21 December 2008
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Number of official events | 29[a] |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 Asian Tour was the 14th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 Feb | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters | India | 2,500,000 | ![]() |
26 | EUR | New tournament |
Singapore Masters | Singapore | – | Cancelled[2] | – | EUR | ||
17 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
23 Feb | SAIL Open Golf Championship | India | 400,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | ![]() |
38 | ANZ, EUR | |
9 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | EUR | |
16 Mar | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
28 | EUR, KOR | New tournament |
23 Mar | Asian Tour International | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
6 Apr | Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
20 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 2,200,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
27 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | 2,300,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR | |
4 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | KOR | |
11 May | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | JPN | |
8 Jun | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
29 Jun | Singha Thailand PGA Championship | Thailand | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
9 Aug | Worldwide Selangor Masters | Malaysia | 310,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
24 Aug | Brunei Open | Brunei | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
31 Aug | Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational | Indonesia | 350,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
21 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | 1,850,000 | ![]() |
20 | JPN | New tournament |
5 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Korea | ₩1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | KOR | |
12 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
19 Oct | Midea China Classic | China | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
26 Oct | Macau Open | Macau | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
2 Nov | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
16 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | ||
23 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,250,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR | |
7 Dec | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters | Vietnam | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
14 Dec | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
21 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 750,000 | ![]() |
20 |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
52 | AFR, ANZ, EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1,452,702 |
2 | ![]() |
844,735 |
3 | ![]() |
778,038 |
4 | ![]() |
521,428 |
5 | ![]() |
483,121 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[5] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
- ^ a b AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedule 2008 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Singapore Masters cancelled". Irish Examiner. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "2008 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Ananthanarayanan, N. (17 December 2008). "Jeev Milkha Singh to cap year of anguish with Asian glory". Reuters. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
Singh, whose earnings in Asia top $1.4 million, will receive the order of merit award at the Volvo Masters of Asia in Thailand.
- ^ a b "Jeev grabs top honours at Asian Tour Awards". Two Circles. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
The 37-year-old Jeev was named the Players' 'Player of the Year'... The Rookie of the Year honour went to teen titan Noh Seung-yul...