2008 TPG Tour
| Duration | 7 February 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | Rafael Gómez (3) |
| Order of Merit | Estanislao Goya |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 TPG Tour was the second season of the TPG Tour, the main professional golf tour in Argentina since it was formed in 2007.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (Arg$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | Abierto de Cariló | Buenos Aires | 90,000 | Rafael Gómez (3) | n/a | |
| 16 Mar | Abierto de la Mesopotamia | Entre Ríos | 90,000 | Rafael Gómez (4) | n/a | |
| 30 Mar | Abierto Visa del Centro | Córdoba | US$200,000 | Estanislao Goya (1) | 12 | CHA, TLA |
| 6 Apr | Abierto Visa de la República | Buenos Aires | US$200,000 | Antti Ahokas (n/a) | 12 | CHA, TLA |
| 27 Apr | Abierto Norpatagónico | Buenos Aires | 100,000 | Daniel Altamirano (1) | n/a | |
| 4 May | Abierto de Misiones | Misiones | 90,000 | Paulo Pinto (1) | n/a | |
| 17 May | Abierto del Norte | Tucumán | 120,000 | Andrés Romero (3) | n/a | |
| 20 Sep | Abierto de Salta | Salta | 90,000 | Julio Zapata (2) | n/a | |
| 12 Oct | Golf Play Classic | Buenos Aires | 90,000 | Leonardo Machado (1) | n/a | |
| 26 Oct | Carlos Franco Invitational | Paraguay | US$40,000 | Clodomiro Carranza (1) | n/a | TLA |
| 9 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | San Luis | 200,000 | Rafael Gómez (5) | n/a | TLA |
| 16 Nov | Abierto del Litoral | Santa Fe | 150,000 | Andrés Romero (4) | n/a | TLA |
| 23 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Buenos Aires | 135,000 | Paulo Pinto (2) | n/a | TLA |
| 30 Nov | Ángel Cabrera Classic | Córdoba | 165,000 | César Monasterio (1) | n/a | |
| 7 Dec | Torneo de Maestros | Buenos Aires | US$140,000 | Fabián Gómez (2) | 14 | CAN, TLA |
| 14 Dec | Abierto del Sur | Buenos Aires | 130,000 | Julio Zapata (3) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estanislao Goya | 159,874 |
| 2 | Andrés Romero | 112,217 |
| 3 | Rafael Gómez | 86,184 |
| 4 | Martin Monguzzi | 81,570 |
| 5 | Rodolfo González | 75,775 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of TPG Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References
- ^ "Calendario de Eventos" [Calendar of Events] (in Spanish). TPG Tour. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Orden de Mérito 2008" [2008 Order of Merit] (in Spanish). TPG Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2023.