2008 Champions Tour

2008 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 18, 2008 (2008-01-18) – November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)
Number of official events29
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (3)
Argentina Eduardo Romero (3)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Jay Haas
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
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The 2008 Champions Tour was the 29th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner Notes
Jan 20MasterCard ChampionshipHawaii1,800,000United States Fred Funk (3)
Jan 27Turtle Bay ChampionshipHawaii1,600,000United States Jerry Pate (2)
Feb 10Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,650,000United States Scott Hoch (2)
Feb 17ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Scott Hoch (3)
Mar 9Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (2)
Mar 16AT&T Champions ClassicCalifornia1,600,000Zimbabwe Denis Watson (3)
Mar 30Ginn Championship Hammock Beach ResortFlorida2,500,000Germany Bernhard Langer (3)
Apr 6Cap Cana ChampionshipDominican Republic2,000,000United States Mark Wiebe (2)New tournament
Apr 20Outback Steakhouse Pro-AmFlorida1,700,000United States Tom Watson (11)Pro-Am
Apr 27Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia2,600,000United States Andy North (1) and
United States Tom Watson (12)		Team event
May 4FedEx Kinko's ClassicTexas1,600,000Zimbabwe Denis Watson (4)
May 18Regions Charity ClassicAlabama1,700,000United States Andy Bean (2)
May 25Senior PGA ChampionshipNew York2,000,000United States Jay Haas (11)Senior major championship
Jun 1Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,725,000United States Jay Haas (12)
Jun 22Bank of America ChampionshipMassachusetts1,650,000United States Jeff Sluman (1)
Jun 29Commerce Bank ChampionshipNew York1,600,000United States Loren Roberts (8)
Jul 6Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,600,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (2)
Jul 203M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States R.W. Eaks (3)
Jul 27The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland2,000,000United States Bruce Vaughan (1)Senior major championship
Aug 3U.S. Senior OpenColorado2,600,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (3)Senior major championship
Aug 17JELD-WEN TraditionOregon2,600,000United States Fred Funk (4)Champions Tour major championship
Aug 24Boeing ClassicWashington1,700,000United States Tom Kite (10)
Aug 31Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,100,000United States Jeff Sluman (2)
Sep 14Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,700,000United States R.W. Eaks (4)
Sep 28SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (4)
Oct 12Constellation Energy Senior Players ChampionshipMaryland2,600,000United States D. A. Weibring (5)Champions Tour major championship
Oct 19Administaff Small Business ClassicTexas1,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (4)
Oct 26AT&T ChampionshipTexas1,650,000United States John Cook (2)
Nov 2Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000United States Andy Bean (3)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 2Del Webb Father/Son ChallengeFlorida1,000,000United States Larry Nelson and
son Drew Nelson		Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Jay Haas2,556
2United States Fred Funk2,544
3Germany Bernhard Langer2,460
4Argentina Eduardo Romero2,032
5United States John Cook1,867

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,035,073
2United States Jay Haas1,991,726
3United States Fred Funk1,825,931
4United States Jeff Sluman1,728,443
5United States John Cook1,721,038

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Germany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Germany Bernhard Langer

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2009 Champions Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2008 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Win For Bean, Cup To Haas". Golf Digest. November 1, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2008 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Champions Tour Player/Rookie of the Year: Bernhard Langer". PGA Tour. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023. The World Golf Hall of Fame member also had the lowest scoring average of the season.
  7. ↑ "2008 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.