# 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 36th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 17 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$650,000 | Darron Stiles (1) | 12 | NWT | |
| 24 Feb | Moonah Classic | Victoria | US$750,000 | Ewan Porter (1) | 16 | NWT | New tournament |
| 2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | Mark Brown (1) | 38 | ASA, EUR | |
| 30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Rod Pampling (2) | 22 | EUR | |
| 7 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Geoff Ogilvy (1) | 26 | | |
| 14 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Tim Clark (n/a) | 32 | | Flagship event |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | Sergio García | 52 | AFR, ASA, EUR | Limited-field event |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
| 1 | Mark Brown | 440,027 |
| 2 | Rod Pampling | 368,300 |
| 3 | Geoff Ogilvy | 316,500 |
| 4 | Scott Strange | 268,644 |
| 5 | Greg Chalmers | 204,039 |

## Von Nida Tour

The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
In October, it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner |
| 3 Feb | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | Marc Leishman (4) |
| 27 Apr | OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 110,000 | Heath Reed (1) |
| 12 Oct | QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | – | Removed |
| 19 Oct | Queensland Open | Queensland | – | Cancelled |
| 26 Oct | WA Open | Western Australia | – | Removed |
| 2 Nov | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Michael Long (1) |
| 9 Nov | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 100,000 | Tim Wood (2) |
| 16 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 125,000 | Aaron Townsend (1) |

### Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
| 1 | Michael Long | 27,651 |
| 2 | Aaron Townsend | 26,890 |
| 3 | Tim Wood | 24,972 |
| 4 | Peter Senior | 19,731 |
| 5 | Heath Reed | 17,550 |
| 6 | Steven Jones | 13,693 |
| 7 | Tristan Lambert | 13,688 |
| 8 | Kurt Barnes | 13,484 |
| 9 | Peter Wilson | 12,640 |
| 10 | Ryan Hammond | 10,102 |