2008 Tour de las Américas season
Duration27 March 2008 (2008-03-27) – 14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)
Number of official events15
Most winsArgentina Rafael Gómez (3)
Order of MeritArgentina Estanislao Goya
2007
2009

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.

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 Argentina Estanislao Goya (1) 12 CHA, TPG
6 Apr Abierto Visa de la República Argentina 200,000 Finland Antti Ahokas (n/a) 12 CHA, TPG
13 Apr Club Colombia Masters Colombia 180,000 Netherlands Wil Besseling (n/a) 12 CHA
20 Apr Abierto de Chile Chile 70,000 Chile Felipe Aguilar (1) n/a
17 May Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi Venezuela Bs.D170,000 Argentina Sebastián Saavedra (2) n/a
25 May Televisa Players Championship Mexico 70,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (9) n/a
14 Sep Canal i Abierto de Venezuela Venezuela 70,000 Colombia Ángel Romero (3) n/a
11 Oct Taurus Abierto de Peru Peru 70,000 Argentina Alan Wagner (1) n/a
26 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay 40,000 Argentina Clodomiro Carranza (1) n/a TPG
9 Nov Abierto de San Luis Argentina Arg$200,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (10) n/a TPG
16 Nov Abierto del Litoral Argentina Arg$150,000 Argentina Andrés Romero (5) n/a TPG
23 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Argentina Arg$135,000 Argentina Paulo Pinto (2) n/a TPG
30 Nov Sports Frances Open Chile 160,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (11) 6 CAN
7 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina 140,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (2) 14 CAN, TPG
14 Dec Costa Rica Classic Costa Rica 125,000 Argentina 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Argentina Estanislao Goya58,105
2Argentina Rafael Gómez57,583
3Argentina Mauricio Molina34,963
4Argentina Clodomiro Carranza34,499
5Argentina Sebastián Saavedra28,372

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TPG − TPG Tour.

References

  1. "Tour Schedule 2008". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. "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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