2008 EPD Tour

2008 EPD Tour season
Duration21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) – 5 October 2008 (2008-10-05)
Number of official events20
Most winsEngland James Ruth (3)
Order of MeritEngland James Ruth
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The 2008 EPD Tour, titled as the 2008 Renault EPD Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner
23 JanSiren ClassicTurkey25,000Switzerland Damian Ulrich (1)
30 JanSueno ClassicTurkey25,000Germany Christoph Günther (7)
6 FebGloria ClassicTurkey25,000Germany Max Kramer (3)
16 AprHofgut Scheibenhardt ClassicGermany20,000Germany Dennis Küpper (3)
30 AprSempachersee ClassicSwitzerland20,000Austria Clemens Prader (1)
7 MayNová Amerika ClassicCzech Republic20,000Germany Marcel Haremza (6)
16 MayDrei Thermen Golfresort Baden Württemberg OpenGermany30,000Germany Benjamin Ludwig (1)
21 MayAugsburg ClassicGermany20,000Germany Richard Porter (4)
29 MayWörthsee ClassicGermany20,000Germany Daniel Froreich (1)
11 JunLicher ClassicGermany20,000Germany Christoph Günther (8)
25 JunBad Griesbach ClassicGermany20,000Denmark Phillip Drost (1)
1 JulCoburg Brose OpenGermany25,000England James Ruth (3)
10 JulOTP Private Bank Central European Golf ClassicGermany20,000Germany Nicolas Meitinger (5)
16 JulBohemia Franzensbad ClassicGermany20,000Germany Nicolas Meitinger (6)
30 JulHeidelberg Lobenfeld ClassicGermany20,000Germany Max Kramer (4)
13 AugHarderwold ClassicNetherlands20,000England James Ruth (4)
19 AugPreis des Hardenberg GolfResortGermany30,000England James Ruth (5)
27 AugStolper Heide ClassicGermany20,000Sweden Fredrick Månsson (2)
21 SepSchönbuch OpenGermany20,000Germany Dennis Küpper (4)
5 OctJOB AG EPD ChampionshipGermany30,000Germany Tobias Dier (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.

Position Player Prize money (€) Status earned
1England James Ruth23,441Promoted to Challenge Tour
2Germany Max Kramer23,008
3Germany Nicolas Meitinger21,040Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4Germany Christoph Günther18,801Promoted to Challenge Tour
5Germany Dennis Küpper17,798Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
6Germany Daniel Froreich13,766Promoted to Challenge Tour
7Germany Patrick Niederdrenk12,923
8Germany Richard Porter11,967
9Germany Marcel Haremza11,804
10Denmark Kenneth Mortensen11,436

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "Auf einen Blick" [At a glance] (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "2008 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "2008 Order of Merit" (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier gewinnt das Saisonfinale in Hünfeld" [Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier wins the season finale in Hünfeld]. lifePR (in German). 9 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2023.