Golf tour season
2008Canadian Tour season Duration April 9, 2008 (2008-04-09 ) – September 7, 2008 (2008-09-07 ) Number of official events 15 Most wins John Ellis (3)Order of Merit John Ellis
The2008 Canadian Tour was the 23rd season of theCanadian Tour , the mainprofessional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[ 1]
Date Tournament Location PurseC$ ) Winner[ a] OWGR Apr 13 Spring International United States US$100,000 Spencer Levin (3)6 Apr 20 Stockton Sports Commission Classic United States US$100,000 John Ellis (1)6 Apr 27 Corona Mazatlán Mexican PGA Championship Mexico US$125,000 John Ellis (2)6 May 18 Iberostar Riviera Maya Open Mexico US$125,000 Daniel Im (1)6 May 25 La Loma San Luis Potosi Open Mexico US$125,000 Russell Surber (1)6 Jun 15 Times Colonist Open British Columbia 150,000 Daniel Im (2)6 Jun 22 Greater Vancouver Charity Classic British Columbia 100,000 Adam Speirs (1)6 Jun 29 ATB Financial Classic Alberta 150,000 Dustin Risdon (2)6 Jul 6 Saskatchewan Open Saskatchewan 150,000 Josh Geary (1)6 Jul 13 Telus Edmonton Open Alberta 150,000 John Ellis (3)6 Jul 20 Canadian Tour Players Cup Manitoba 200,000 Wes Heffernan (4)6 Aug 17 Desjardins Montreal Open Montreal 200,000 Graham DeLaet (1)6 Aug 24 Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga Ontario 125,000 Alex Coe (1)6 Aug 31 Seaforth Country Classic Ontario 150,000 Kent Eger (1)6 Sep 7 Canadian Tour Championship Ontario 235,000 Tom Stankowski (1)6
TheOrder of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inCanadian dollars .[ 2] [ 3]
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule" . Canadian Tour. Archived fromthe original on July 8, 2011. RetrievedJune 11, 2022 .^ "2008 Order of Merit" . Canadian Tour. Archived fromthe original on September 13, 2008. RetrievedAugust 5, 2023 .^ Brooke, Jeff (September 8, 2008)."Canadian Tour: And so does Stankowski" .The Globe and Mail . RetrievedAugust 5, 2023 .Ellis, who tied for fourth-place yesterday, secured the top spot on the money list with $113,315 in winnings this season...
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John Ellis (3)
Wes Heffernan