2008 PGA EuroPro Tour
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| Duration | 30 April 2008 – 22 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins | 2: Dale Marmion |
| Order of Merit |  Noel Fox |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 PGA EuroPro Tour, titled as the 2008 Ivobank PGA EuroPro Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Wensum Valley International Open | Norfolk | 40,000 | Seve Benson (1)
|
| 9 May | Sureshot Classic | Hertfordshire | 40,000 | Brian McElhinney (2)
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| 16 May | Ivobank UK Masters | Northamptonshire | 40,000 | Alan Murray (1)
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| 23 May | Faithlegg Irish Championship | Ireland | 40,000 | Noel Fox (1)
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| 20 Jun | Bovey Castle Championship | Devon | 40,000 | Simon Thornton (1)
|
| 27 Jun | Stoke by Nayland Championship | Suffolk | 40,000 | Nicky Harris (1)
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| 17 Jul | Yes! Classic | Bristol | 40,000 | Dale Marmion (1)
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| 25 Jul | Oceânico Algarve Championship | Portugal | 40,000 |  Ricardo Santos (1)
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| 8 Aug | Selsdon Park Masters | Greater London | 40,000 | Lloyd Kennedy (2)
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| 15 Aug | Whittlebury Park Classic | Northamptonshire | 40,000 | Dale Marmion (2)
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| 22 Aug | Partypoker.com Players Championship | East Sussex | 40,000 |  Daniel Gaunt (3)
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| 4 Sep | Brooks Brothers Classic | Essex | 40,000 | Matt Ford (1)
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| 25 Sep | Ladbrokescasino.com Masters | Spain | 40,000 | John Parry (1)
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| 22 Oct | Les Bordes Tour Championship | France | 70,000 | Robert Steele (1)
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Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. The top five players on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.[2]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (£) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Fox |
26,897 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Dale Marmion |
26,362 | |
| 3 | Lloyd Kennedy |
25,419 | |
| 4 | Alan Murray |
25,345 | |
| 5 | Robert Steele |
24,760 | |
| 6 | Matt Ford |
23,343 | |
| 7 | Nicky Harris |
21,079 | |
| 8 | Daniel Gaunt |
14,925 | |
| 9 | Simon Thornton |
14,871 | |
| 10 | John Parry |
13,258 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References
- ^ "2008 PGA EuroPro Tour Schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "PGA EuroPro Tour Official Money List". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2022.