2008 PGA Tour
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The 2008 PGA Tour season ran from January 3 to November 9. The season consisted of 49 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in November and December.
Schedule
The following table lists the main season events for 2008. The designations in the "Status" column are explained in the notes below the table. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
Money leaders
This shows the money leaders for the 2008 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
23 | 6,601,094 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods |  United States |
6 | 5,775,000 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
21 | 5,118,875 |
| 4 | Sergio García |  Spain |
19 | 4,858,224 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | United States |
26 | 4,663,794 |
| 6 | Anthony Kim | United States |
22 | 4,656,265 |
| 7 | Camilo Villegas |  Colombia |
22 | 4,422,641 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland |
15 | 4,313,551 |
| 9 | Stewart Cink | United States |
22 | 3,963,661 |
| 10 | Justin Leonard | United States |
25 | 3,943,542 |
There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website here.
Awards
References
- ↑ Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Rankings points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale. The major championships and the Players Championship have fixed allocations, but the points of the other tournaments depend on the strength of the field.
