2008 Asian Tour season
Duration7 February 2008 (2008-02-07) – 21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)
Number of official events29[lower-alpha 1]
Most winsNew Zealand Mark Brown (2)
Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (2)
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Order of MeritIndia Jeev Milkha Singh
Players' Player of the YearIndia Jeev Milkha Singh
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Noh Seung-yul
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

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
10 Feb Emaar-MGF Indian Masters India 2,500,000 India Shiv Chawrasia (1) 26 EUR New tournament
17 Feb Singapore Masters Singapore Cancelled[2] EUR
17 Feb Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,200,000 Chile Felipe Aguilar (n/a) 20 EUR
23 Feb SAIL Open Golf Championship India 400,000 New Zealand Mark Brown (1) 14 New tournament
4 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic India £1,250,000 New Zealand Mark Brown (2) 38 ANZ, EUR
9 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,000,000 India Arjun Atwal (7) 24 EUR
16 Mar Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,000,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (1) 28 EUR, KOR New tournament
23 Mar Asian Tour International Thailand 300,000 Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (3) 14 New tournament
6 Apr Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Philippines Angelo Que (2) 14
20 Apr Volvo China Open China 2,200,000 Republic of Ireland Damien McGrane (n/a) 20 EUR
27 Apr BMW Asian Open China 2,300,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (n/a) 32 EUR
4 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩600,000,000 South Korea Hwang Inn-choon (1) 14 KOR
11 May Pine Valley Beijing Open China 1,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) 16 JPN
8 Jun Bangkok Airways Open Thailand 300,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (10) 14
29 Jun Singha Thailand PGA Championship Thailand 500,000 South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (2) 14 New tournament
9 Aug Worldwide Selangor Masters Malaysia 310,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (1) 14 New tournament
24 Aug Brunei Open Brunei 300,000 Australia Rick Kulacz (1) 14
31 Aug Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational Indonesia 350,000 Australia Scott Hend (1) 14
21 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 500,000 Taiwan Lu Wen-teh (5) 14
28 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan 1,850,000 Japan Hideto Tanihara (n/a) 20 JPN New tournament
5 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (2) 18 KOR
12 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 1,000,000 China Liang Wenchong (2) 14
19 Oct Midea China Classic China 500,000 South Korea Noh Seung-yul (1) 14
26 Oct Macau Open Macau 500,000 Australia David Gleeson (2) 14
2 Nov Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia 500,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (n/a) 14
16 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 5,000,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (6) 38
23 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,250,000 Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (4) 32 EUR
7 Dec Hana Bank Vietnam Masters Vietnam 500,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (9) 14
14 Dec Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open Cambodia 300,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (10) 14
21 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand 750,000 Singapore Lam Chih Bing (1) 20

Unofficial events

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[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
9 Nov HSBC Champions China 5,000,000 Spain Sergio García 52 AFR, ANZ, EUR Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1India Jeev Milkha Singh1,452,702
2Taiwan Lin Wen-tang844,735
3New Zealand Mark Brown778,038
4China Liang Wenchong521,428
5Australia David Gleeson483,121

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearIndia Jeev Milkha Singh[5]
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Noh Seung-yul[5]

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2008 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "Singapore Masters cancelled". Irish Examiner. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. "2008 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 "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...
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