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2008 Tour de las Américas

The 2008 Tour de las Américas was the 17th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

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

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
30 Mar Abierto del Centro Argentina 200,000   Estanislao Goya (1) 12 CHA, TPG
6 Apr Abierto Visa de la República Argentina 200,000   Antti Ahokas (n/a) 12 CHA, TPG
13 Apr Club Colombia Masters Colombia 180,000   Wil Besseling (n/a) 12 CHA
20 Apr Abierto de Chile Chile 70,000   Felipe Aguilar (1) n/a
17 May Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi Venezuela Bs.F170,000   Sebastián Saavedra (1) n/a
25 May Televisa Players Championship Mexico 70,000   Rafael Gómez (6) n/a
14 Sep Canal i Abierto de Venezuela Venezuela 70,000   Ángel Romero (3) n/a
11 Oct Taurus Abierto de Peru Peru 70,000   Alan Wagner (1) n/a
26 Oct Carlos Franco Invitational Paraguay 40,000   Clodomiro Carranza (1) n/a TPG
9 Nov Abierto de San Luis Argentina Arg$200,000   Rafael Gómez (7) n/a TPG
16 Nov Abierto del Litoral Argentina Arg$150,000   Andrés Romero (5) n/a TPG
23 Nov Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Argentina Arg$135,000   Paulo Pinto (2) n/a TPG
30 Nov Sports Frances Open Chile 160,000   Rafael Gómez (8) 6 CAN
7 Dec Torneo de Maestros Argentina 140,000   Fabián Gómez (2) 14 CAN, TPG
14 Dec Costa Rica Classic Costa Rica 125,000   Mauricio Molina (1) 6 CAN

Order of Merit edit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Estanislao Goya 58,105
2   Rafael Gómez 57,583
3   Mauricio Molina 34,963
4   Clodomiro Carranza 34,499
5   Sebastián Saavedra 28,372

Notes edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ (PDF) (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ Vargas, Dinia (29 December 2008). "Solo golf: TLA despidió la temporada" [Golf only: TLA bids farewell to the season]. La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.

External links edit

  • (in Spanish)

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