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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 20 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,800,000 Fred Funk (3) Jan 27 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 Jerry Pate (2) Feb 10 Allianz Championship Florida 1,650,000 Scott Hoch (2) Feb 17 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Scott Hoch (3) Mar 9 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 Bernhard Langer (2) Mar 16 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000 Denis Watson (3) Mar 30 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort Florida 2,500,000 Bernhard Langer (3) Apr 6 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 2,000,000 Mark Wiebe (2) New tournament Apr 20 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 Tom Watson (11) Pro-Am Apr 27 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,600,000 Andy North (1) and Tom Watson (12) Team event May 4 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,600,000 Denis Watson (4) May 18 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 Andy Bean (2) May 25 Senior PGA Championship New York 2,000,000 Jay Haas (11) Senior major championship Jun 1 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 Jay Haas (12) Jun 22 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,650,000 Jeff Sluman (1) Jun 29 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,600,000 Loren Roberts (8) Jul 6 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,600,000 Eduardo Romero (2) Jul 20 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 R.W. Eaks (3) Jul 27 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 Bruce Vaughan (1) Senior major championship Aug 3 U.S. Senior Open Colorado 2,600,000 Eduardo Romero (3) Senior major championship Aug 17 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,600,000 Fred Funk (4) Champions Tour major championship Aug 24 Boeing Classic Washington 1,700,000 Tom Kite (10) Aug 31 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,100,000 Jeff Sluman (2) Sep 14 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,700,000 R.W. Eaks (4) Sep 28 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Eduardo Romero (4) Oct 12 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,600,000 D. A. Weibring (5) Champions Tour major championship Oct 19 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 Bernhard Langer (4) Oct 26 AT&T Championship Texas 1,650,000 John Cook (2) Nov 2 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 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 2 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 Larry Nelson andson 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.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Jay Haas 2,5562 Fred Funk 2,5443 Bernhard Langer 2,4604 Eduardo Romero 2,0325 John Cook 1,867
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Bernhard Langer 2,035,0732 Jay Haas 1,991,7263 Fred Funk 1,825,9314 Jeff Sluman 1,728,4435 John Cook 1,721,038
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Bernhard Langer Rookie of the Year Bernhard Langer Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Bernhard Langer
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