# 2008 PGA Tour

The 2008 PGA Tour was the 93rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 40th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the second edition of the FedEx Cup.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 6 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Hawaii | 5,500,000 | Daniel Chopra (2) | 48 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 13 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,300,000 | K. J. Choi (7) | 50 | |
| Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 5,100,000 | D. J. Trahan (2) | 34 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 27 | Buick Invitational | California | 5,200,000 | Tiger Woods (62) | 60 | |
| Feb 3 | FBR Open | Arizona | 6,000,000 | J. B. Holmes (2) | 58 | |
| Feb 10 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 6,000,000 | Steve Lowery (3) | 40 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 17 | Northern Trust Open | California | 6,200,000 | Phil Mickelson (33) | 68 | |
| Feb 24 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | 8,000,000 | Tiger Woods (63) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 24 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | Mexico | 3,500,000 | Brian Gay (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 2 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,500,000 | Ernie Els (16) | 48 | |
| Mar 9 | PODS Championship | Florida | 5,300,000 | Sean O'Hair (2) | 52 | |
| Mar 16 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 5,800,000 | Tiger Woods (64) | 62 | Invitational |
| Mar 24 | WGC-CA Championship | Florida | 8,000,000 | Geoff Ogilvy (4) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 23 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,500,000 | Greg Kraft (1) | 24 | New to PGA Tour Alternate event |
| Mar 30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,200,000 | Andrés Romero (1) | 46 | |
| Apr 6 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,600,000 | Johnson Wagner (1) | 52 | |
| Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 7,000,000 | Trevor Immelman (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 20 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | 5,500,000 | Boo Weekley (2) | 54 | Invitational |
| Apr 27 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,400,000 | Adam Scott (6) | 44 | |
| May 4 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 6,400,000 | Anthony Kim (1) | 66 | |
| May 11 | The Players Championship | Florida | 9,500,000 | Sergio García (7) | 80 | Flagship event |
| May 18 | AT&T Classic | Georgia | 5,500,000 | Ryuji Imada (1) | 26 | |
| May 25 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | 6,100,000 | Phil Mickelson (34) | 54 | Invitational |
| Jun 1 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 6,000,000 | Kenny Perry (10) | 62 | Invitational |
| Jun 8 | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Tennessee | 6,000,000 | Justin Leonard (12) | 44 | |
| Jun 15 | U.S. Open | California | 7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (65) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 22 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 6,000,000 | Stewart Cink (5) | 36 | |
| Jun 29 | Buick Open | Michigan | 5,000,000 | Kenny Perry (11) | 34 | |
| Jul 6 | AT&T National | Maryland | 6,000,000 | Anthony Kim (2) | 48 | Invitational |
| Jul 13 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,200,000 | Kenny Perry (12) | 32 | |
| Jul 20 | The Open Championship | England | £4,200,000 | Pádraig Harrington (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 20 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 4,000,000 | Richard S. Johnson (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 27 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 5,000,000 | Chez Reavie (1) | 30 | |
| Aug 3 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 8,000,000 | Vijay Singh (32) | 74 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 3 | Legends Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Parker McLachlin (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Aug 10 | PGA Championship | Michigan | 7,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington (5) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 17 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 5,100,000 | Carl Pettersson (3) | 30 | |
| Aug 24 | The Barclays | New Jersey | 7,000,000 | Vijay Singh (33) | 72 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 1 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 7,000,000 | Vijay Singh (34) | 70 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 7 | BMW Championship | Missouri | 7,000,000 | Camilo Villegas (1) | 66 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 21 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | 3,600,000 | Will MacKenzie (2) | 24 | Fall Series |
| Sep 28 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 7,000,000 | Camilo Villegas (2) | 54 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Oct 5 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | 6,000,000 | Dustin Johnson (1) | 26 | Fall Series |
| Oct 12 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 4,500,000 | Zach Johnson (4) | 28 | Fall Series |
| Oct 19 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 4,100,000 | Marc Turnesa (1) | 34 | Fall Series |
| Oct 26 | Frys.com Open | Arizona | 5,000,000 | Cameron Beckman (2) | 30 | Fall Series |
| Nov 2 | Ginn sur Mer Classic | Florida | 4,600,000 | Ryan Palmer (2) | 24 | Fall Series |
| Nov 9 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | 4,600,000 | Davis Love III (20) | 32 | Fall Series |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Mar 25 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,600,000 | Team Isleworth | Team event |
| Jun 24 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,350,000 | Camilo Villegas and Bubba Watson | Team event |
| Sep 21 | Ryder Cup | Kentucky | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
| Oct 15 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | Jim Furyk | Limited-field event |
| Oct 28 | Kiwi Challenge | New Zealand | 2,600,000 | Hunter Mahan | Limited-field event |
| Nov 11 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | Champions Tour | Team event |
| Nov 30 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | 5,500,000 | Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson | Team event |
| Nov 30 | LG Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | K. J. Choi | Limited-field event |
| Dec 14 | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry | Team event |
| Dec 21 | Chevron World Challenge | California | 5,750,000 | Vijay Singh | Limited-field event |

## FedEx Cup
### Final standings

For full rankings, see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 125,101 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | Camilo Villegas | 124,550 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | Sergio García | 119,400 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | Anthony Kim | 114,419 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | 113,180 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | 113,118 | 800,000 |
| 7 | Phil Mickelson | 112,201 | 700,000 |
| 8 | Justin Leonard | 111,638 | 600,000 |
| 9 | Ben Curtis | 110,702 | 550,000 |
| 10 | K. J. Choi | 110,646 | 500,000 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 6,601,094 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 5,775,000 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 5,118,875 |
| 4 | Sergio García | 4,858,224 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | 4,663,794 |
| 6 | Anthony Kim | 4,656,265 |
| 7 | Camilo Villegas | 4,422,641 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington | 4,313,551 |
| 9 | Stewart Cink | 3,979,301 |
| 10 | Justin Leonard | 3,943,542 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Pádraig Harrington |
| PGA Player of the Year | Pádraig Harrington |
| Rookie of the Year | Andrés Romero |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Sergio García |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Sergio García |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Dudley Hart |