2008 TPG Tour
Golf tour season
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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.
Duration7 February 2008 – 14 December 2008
Number of official events16
Most wins
Rafael Gómez (3)
Rafael Gómez (3)Order of Merit Estanislao Goya
Estanislao Goya| Duration | 7 February 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | Rafael Gómez (3) |
| Order of Merit | Estanislao Goya |
← 2007 2009 → | |
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.