2008 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year. Schedule. The table below shows the 2008 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour. For a complete table of events recognised by  the PGA Tour of Australasia, including Von Nida Tour events and World Golf Championships see the official site. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members. Sources: Order of Merit. Source: Von Nida Tour. The Von Nida Tour consisted of 5 tournaments, all played in Australia. Prize money for each event was between A$100,000 and 125,000. Three other events were planned but were either cancelled or dropped from the  schedule. In October 2008 it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009. Order of Merit leaders. Michael Long won the Order of Merit, A$760 ahead of Aaron Townsend. The leading five are given below.