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.

2008 TPG Tour season
Duration7 February 2008 (2008-02-07) – 14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)
Number of official events16
Most winsArgentina Rafael Gómez (3)
Order of MeritArgentina Estanislao Goya
2007
2009

Schedule

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References

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  1. ^ "Calendario de Eventos" [Calendar of Events] (in Spanish). TPG Tour. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Orden de Mérito 2008" [2008 Order of Merit] (in Spanish). TPG Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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