2008 European Tour
The 2008 European Tour was the 37th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2008
There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea, and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar. Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters, the TCL Classic, the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe, the Madrid Open and the Mallorca Classic. The World Match Play Championship was originally scheduled, but was not held; it returned in 2009 [European Tour|2009] with a new sponsor and venue.Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | ||||||||||||||
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 |  efn|Sunshine Tour unofficial eventefn|PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial eventefn|Asian Tour unofficial eventUnofficial eventsThe following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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