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This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2008.
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2008.
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==Men's professional golf==
==Men's professional golf==
'''[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]]'''
'''[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]]'''
*10–13 April: '''[[Masters Tournament|The Masters]]''' - South African [[Trevor Immelman]] won his first major by a three-stroke margin.
*10–13 April: '''[[2008 Masters Tournament|The Masters]]''' - South African [[Trevor Immelman]] won his first major by a three-stroke margin.
*12–15, 16 June: '''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' - American [[Tiger Woods]] won his 14th major by making birdie on the 72nd hole in regulation, and forcing an 18-hole playoff with [[Rocco Mediate]] on Monday, 16 June. They each finished the playoff at even par 71, and then went to a sudden death playoff. Woods made a par to Mediate's bogey on the first hole for the win.
*12–15, 16 June: '''[[2008 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' - American [[Tiger Woods]] won his 14th major by making birdie on the 72nd hole in regulation, and forcing an 18-hole playoff with [[Rocco Mediate]] on Monday, 16 June. They each finished the playoff at even par 71, and then went to a sudden death playoff. Woods made a par to Mediate's bogey on the first hole for the win.
*17–20 July: '''[[The Open Championship]]''' - [[Pádraig Harrington]] won his second consecutive Open Championship in a four stroke victory over [[Ian Poulter]]. Fifty-three-year-old [[Greg Norman]] who led after three rounds, finished tied third.
*17–20 July: '''[[2008 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]''' - [[Pádraig Harrington]] won his second consecutive Open Championship in a four stroke victory over [[Ian Poulter]]. Fifty-three-year-old [[Greg Norman]] who led after three rounds, finished tied third.
*7–10 August: '''[[PGA Championship]]''' - [[Pádraig Harrington]] won his second consecutive major by two shots over [[Ben Curtis (golfer)|Ben Curtis]] and [[Sergio García]].
*7–10 August: '''[[2008 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' - [[Pádraig Harrington]] won his second consecutive major by two shots over [[Ben Curtis (golfer)|Ben Curtis]] and [[Sergio García]].


'''[[FedEx Cup]] playoff events''' - see [[2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs]]
'''[[FedEx Cup]] playoff events''' - see [[2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs]]
*21–24 August: [[The Barclays]] - [[Vijay Singh]] won in a playoff against [[Sergio García]] and [[Kevin Sutherland]].
*21–24 August: [[The Barclays]] - [[Vijay Singh]] won in a playoff against [[Sergio García]] and [[Kevin Sutherland]].
*28 August – 1 September: [[Deutsche Bank Championship]] - [[Vijay Singh]] won his second consecutive playoff event with a tournament record 22 under par.
*28 August – 1 September: [[Deutsche Bank Championship]] - [[Vijay Singh]] won his second consecutive playoff event with a tournament record 22 under par.
*4–7 September: [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]] - [[Camilo Villegas]] won his first [[PGA Tour]] event. Vijay Singh's finish as tied 44th was enough to ensure ownsership of the 2008 FedEX Cup, providing he completed 72 holes at the final event.
*4–7 September: [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]] - [[Camilo Villegas]] won his first [[PGA Tour]] event. Vijay Singh's finish as tied 44th was enough to ensure ownership of the 2008 FedEX Cup, providing he completed 72 holes at the final event.
*25–28 September: [[The Tour Championship]] - [[Camilo Villegas]] defeated [[Sergio García]] in a playoff. Vijay Singh won the FedEx Cup.
*25–28 September: [[The Tour Championship]] - [[Camilo Villegas]] defeated [[Sergio García]] in a playoff. Vijay Singh won the FedEx Cup.


'''Other leading PGA Tour events'''
'''Other leading PGA Tour events'''
*20–24 February: [[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]] - [[Tiger Woods]] won the tournament for the third time, beating [[Stewart Cink]] in the final 8 and 7. He also becomes the first golfer to hold all three individual [[World Golf Championships]] titles simultaneously.
*20–24 February: [[2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]] - [[Tiger Woods]] won the tournament for the third time, beating [[Stewart Cink]] in the final 8 and 7. He also becomes the first golfer to hold all three individual [[World Golf Championships]] titles simultaneously.
*20–23 March [[WGC-CA Championship]] - [[Geoff Ogilvy]] wrapped up the win on Monday after bad weather pushed the tournament into a fifth day.
*20–23 March [[2008 WGC-CA Championship|WGC-CA Championship]] - [[Geoff Ogilvy]] wrapped up the win on Monday after bad weather pushed the tournament into a fifth day.
*8–11 May: [[The Players Championship]] - [[Sergio García]] outlasted [[Paul Goydos]] in a one-hole playoff to claim his first PGA Tour title in three years.
*8–11 May: [[2008 Players Championship|The Players Championship]] - [[Sergio García]] outlasted [[Paul Goydos]] in a one-hole playoff to claim his first PGA Tour title in three years.
*31 July – 3 August: [[WGC-Bridgestone Invitational]] - [[Vijay Singh]] won his first World Golf Championship event and his 32nd PGA Tour event overall, putting him in the record books for most victories by an international player.
*31 July – 3 August: [[2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational|WGC-Bridgestone Invitational]] - [[Vijay Singh]] won his first World Golf Championship event and his 32nd PGA Tour event overall, putting him in the record books for most victories by an international player.


''For a complete list of PGA Tour results see [[PGA Tour]].''
''For a complete list of PGA Tour results see [[PGA Tour]].''
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==Women's professional golf==
==Women's professional golf==
'''[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA majors]]'''
'''[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA majors]]'''
*3–6 April: '''[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]''' - The number one ranked player in the world, [[Lorena Ochoa]], eased to a five-shot win over [[Suzann Pettersen]] and [[Annika Sörenstam]] to claim her second consecutive major.
*3–6 April: '''[[2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship|Kraft Nabisco Championship]]''' - The number one ranked player in the world, [[Lorena Ochoa]], eased to a five-shot win over [[Suzann Pettersen]] and [[Annika Sörenstam]] to claim her second consecutive major.
*5–8 June: '''[[LPGA Championship]]''' - Taiwanese teenager [[Yani Tseng]] became the youngest ever LPGA Championship winner and the first Taiwanese golfer to win a major.
*5–8 June: '''[[2008 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]]''' - Taiwanese teenager [[Yani Tseng]] became the youngest ever LPGA Championship winner and the first Taiwanese golfer to win a major.
*26–29 June: '''[[U.S. Women's Open]]''' - [[Inbee Park]] notched a 4-stroke victory, becoming the youngest-ever winner in the 63-year history of the tournament.
*26–29 June: '''[[2008 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]]''' - [[Inbee Park]] notched a 4-stroke victory, becoming the youngest-ever winner in the 63-year history of the tournament.
*31 July – 3 August: '''[[Ricoh Women's British Open]]''' - [[Jiyai Shin]], a member of the [[LPGA of Korea Tour|KLPGA]], won her first major tournament in a three-stroke victory over [[Yani Tseng]].
*31 July – 3 August: '''[[2008 Women's British Open|Ricoh Women's British Open]]''' - [[Jiyai Shin]], a member of the [[LPGA of Korea Tour|KLPGA]], won her first major tournament in a three-stroke victory over [[Yani Tseng]].


'''[[Ladies European Tour]] major''' (in addition to the Women's British Open)
'''[[Ladies European Tour]] major''' (in addition to the Women's British Open)
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*[[Duramed Futures Tour]] - American teenager [[Vicky Hurst]] topped the money list with earnings of [[United States dollar|$]]93,107.
*[[Duramed Futures Tour]] - American teenager [[Vicky Hurst]] topped the money list with earnings of [[United States dollar|$]]93,107.
*[[LPGA of Korea Tour]] - [[Jiyai Shin]] topped the list for the third straight year with earnings of 765 million [[South Korean won|won]].
*[[LPGA of Korea Tour]] - [[Jiyai Shin]] topped the list for the third straight year with earnings of 765 million [[South Korean won|won]].
*[[LPGA of Japan Tour]] - [[Miho Koga]] won the money list title with earnings of [[Yen|￥]]120.85 million.
*[[LPGA of Japan Tour]] - [[Miho Koga]] won the money list title with earnings of [[Yen|¥]]120.85 million.
*[[Ladies Asian Golf Tour]] - Korean [[Hee Kyung Seo]] earned [[United States dollar|$]]45,000 to win the money list title.
*[[Ladies Asian Golf Tour]] - Korean [[Hee Kyung Seo]] earned [[United States dollar|$]]45,000 to win the money list title.
*[[ALPG Tour]] - Karrie Webb of Australia topped the 2007/08 money list with A$99,600 in earnings.
*[[ALPG Tour]] - Karrie Webb of Australia topped the 2007/08 money list with A$99,600 in earnings.
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|18–20 Jan ||[[Women's World Cup of Golf]]||Professional world team championship|| {{PHL}}
|18–20 Jan ||[[Women's World Cup of Golf]]||Professional world team championship|| {{PHL}}
|-
|-
|20–24 Feb ||[[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]]|| [[World Golf Championships]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|20–24 Feb ||[[2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]]|| [[World Golf Championships]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|-
|-
|20–23 Mar ||[[WGC-CA Championship]]||[[World Golf Championships]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Ogilvy]]
|20–23 Mar ||[[2008 WGC-CA Championship|WGC-CA Championship]]||[[World Golf Championships]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Ogilvy]]
|-
|-
|3–6 Apr ||[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]||[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA major]]|| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]]
|3–6 Apr ||[[2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship|Kraft Nabisco Championship]]||[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA major]]|| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]]
|-
|-
|10–13 Apr ||[[Masters Tournament|The Masters]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]|| {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]]
|10–13 Apr ||[[2008 Masters Tournament|The Masters]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]|| {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]]
|-
|-
|8–11 May ||[[The Players Championship]]||[[PGA Tour]]|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García]]
|8–11 May ||[[2008 Players Championship|The Players Championship]]||[[PGA Tour]]|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García]]
|-
|-
|20–23 May ||[[NCAA Women's Golf Championship|NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships]]||U.S. college championship|| [[USC Trojans|Southern Cal.]] / [[Azahara Muñoz]]
|20–23 May ||[[NCAA Women's Golf Championship|NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships]]||U.S. college championship|| [[USC Trojans|Southern Cal.]] / [[Azahara Muñoz]]
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|30 May – 1 Jun ||[[Curtis Cup]]||Great Britain v. United States <br>Women's amateur team event || {{USA}}
|30 May – 1 Jun ||[[Curtis Cup]]||Great Britain v. United States <br>Women's amateur team event || {{USA}}
|-
|-
|5–8 Jun ||[[LPGA Championship]]||[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA major]]||
|5–8 Jun ||[[2008 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]]||[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA major]]||
{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Yani Tseng]]
{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Yani Tseng]]
|-
|-
|12–15 Jun ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|12–15 Jun ||[[2008 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|-
|-
|16–21 Jun ||[[The Amateur Championship]]||Amateur men's individual tournament||{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Reinier Saxton]]
|16–21 Jun ||[[The Amateur Championship]]||Amateur men's individual tournament||{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Reinier Saxton]]
|-
|-
|26–29 Jun ||[[U.S. Women's Open]]||[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA major]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Inbee Park]]
|26–29 Jun ||[[2008 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]]||[[Women's major golf championships|LPGA major]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Inbee Park]]
|-
|-
|17–20 Jul ||[[The Open Championship]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]|| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|17–20 Jul ||[[2008 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]|| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|-
|-
|24–27 Jul ||[[Evian Masters]]||[[Ladies European Tour]] [[Women's major golf championships|major]] and<br> [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] regular event|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]]
|24–27 Jul ||[[Evian Masters]]||[[Ladies European Tour]] [[Women's major golf championships|major]] and<br> [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]] regular event|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]]
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|24–27 Jul ||[[Senior British Open]]||[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Vaughan]]
|24–27 Jul ||[[Senior British Open]]||[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Vaughan]]
|-
|-
|31 Jul – 3 Aug ||[[WGC-Bridgestone Invitational]]||[[World Golf Championships]]||{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Vijay Singh]]
|31 Jul – 3 Aug ||[[2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational|WGC-Bridgestone Invitational]]||[[World Golf Championships]]||{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Vijay Singh]]
|-
|-
|31 Jul – 3 Aug ||[[Women's British Open]]||[[LPGA]] and [[Ladies European Tour]] [[Women's major golf championships|major]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jiyai Shin]]
|31 Jul – 3 Aug ||[[2008 Women's British Open|Women's British Open]]||[[LPGA]] and [[Ladies European Tour]] [[Women's major golf championships|major]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jiyai Shin]]
|-
|-
|31 Jul – 3 Aug ||[[U.S. Senior Open]]||[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Romero]]
|31 Jul – 3 Aug ||[[U.S. Senior Open]]||[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Romero]]
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|4–10 Aug ||[[U.S. Women's Amateur]]||Amateur women's individual tournament|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amanda Blumenherst]]
|4–10 Aug ||[[U.S. Women's Amateur]]||Amateur women's individual tournament|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amanda Blumenherst]]
|-
|-
|7–10 Aug ||[[PGA Championship]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]|| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|7–10 Aug ||[[2008 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]||[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major]]|| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|-
|-
|14–17 Aug ||[[The Tradition|JELD-WEN Tradition]]||[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]
|14–17 Aug ||[[The Tradition|JELD-WEN Tradition]]||[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]
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|4–7 Sep ||[[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]]||PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff|| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Camilo Villegas]]
|4–7 Sep ||[[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]]||PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff|| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Camilo Villegas]]
|-
|-
|18–21 Sep ||[[Ryder Cup]]||Europe v United States <br>men's professional team event|| {{flagcountry|USA|name=Team USA}}
|18–21 Sep ||[[2008 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]]||Europe v United States <br>men's professional team event|| {{flagcountry|USA|name=Team USA}}
|-
|-
|25–28 Sep || [[The Tour Championship]] || PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Camilo Villegas]]
|25–28 Sep || [[The Tour Championship]] || PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Camilo Villegas]]
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|20–23 Nov ||[[LPGA Tour Championship|LPGA Playoffs at The ADT]]||[[LPGA Tour]]|| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jiyai Shin]]
|20–23 Nov ||[[LPGA Tour Championship|LPGA Playoffs at The ADT]]||[[LPGA Tour]]|| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jiyai Shin]]
|-
|-
|28–30 Nov || [[Lexus Cup]] || Asia v International<br>Women's professional team event || Team International
|28–30 Nov || [[2008 Lexus Cup|Lexus Cup]] || Asia v International<br>Women's professional team event || Team International
|}
|}
The following biennial events will next be played in 2009: [[Presidents Cup]], [[Seve Trophy]], [[Solheim Cup]], [[Walker Cup]].
The following biennial events will next be played in 2009: [[Presidents Cup]], [[Seve Trophy]], [[Solheim Cup]], [[Walker Cup]].
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[[Category:2008 in golf| ]]
[[Category:Years in golf]]
[[Category:Golf by year]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 21 July 2024

Years in golf
2008 in sports

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2008.

Men's professional golf

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Major championships

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see PGA Tour.

Other leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2008 European Tour.

Team events

  • 18–21 September: Ryder Cup - Team USA regains the trophy with a 16½–11½ win over Team Europe.

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

  • 18 June – Tiger Woods announced he will miss the remainder of the 2008 season to recover from reconstructive anterior cruciate ligament surgery on his left knee.
  • 21 November – Jason Hak, an amateur from Hong Kong, became the youngest player ever to make the cut in a European Tour event, at 14 years and 304 days at the UBS Hong Kong Open.

Women's professional golf

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LPGA majors

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see Ladies European Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2008 LPGA Tour.

Team events

Money list leaders

Awards

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

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Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Amateur golf

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Other happenings

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

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Other

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Broadcaster Kelly Tilghman was suspended from The Golf Channel for two weeks in January after discussing Tiger Woods's dominance on the PGA Tour and saying that young players should "lynch him in a back alley." The comment came during the final round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship.[1]

Table of results

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This table summarises all the results referred to above in date order.

Dates Tournament Status or tour Winner
18–20 Jan Women's World Cup of Golf Professional world team championship  Philippines
20–24 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship World Golf Championships United States Tiger Woods
20–23 Mar WGC-CA Championship World Golf Championships Australia Geoff Ogilvy
3–6 Apr Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA major Mexico Lorena Ochoa
10–13 Apr The Masters Men's major South Africa Trevor Immelman
8–11 May The Players Championship PGA Tour Spain Sergio García
20–23 May NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Southern Cal. / Azahara Muñoz
22–25 May BMW PGA Championship European Tour Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
22–25 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major United States Jay Haas
28–31 May NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship UCLA / Kevin Chappell
30 May – 1 Jun Curtis Cup Great Britain v. United States
Women's amateur team event		  United States
5–8 Jun LPGA Championship LPGA major

Taiwan Yani Tseng

12–15 Jun U.S. Open Men's major United States Tiger Woods
16–21 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Netherlands Reinier Saxton
26–29 Jun U.S. Women's Open LPGA major South Korea Inbee Park
17–20 Jul The Open Championship Men's major Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
24–27 Jul Evian Masters Ladies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event		 Sweden Helen Alfredsson
24–27 Jul Senior British Open Senior major United States Bruce Vaughan
31 Jul – 3 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational World Golf Championships Fiji Vijay Singh
31 Jul – 3 Aug Women's British Open LPGA and Ladies European Tour major South Korea Jiyai Shin
31 Jul – 3 Aug U.S. Senior Open Senior major Argentina Eduardo Romero
4–10 Aug U.S. Women's Amateur Amateur women's individual tournament United States Amanda Blumenherst
7–10 Aug PGA Championship Men's major Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
14–17 Aug JELD-WEN Tradition Senior major United States Fred Funk
18–24 Aug U.S. Amateur Amateur men's individual tournament New Zealand Danny Lee
21–24 Aug The Barclays PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Fiji Vijay Singh
28 Aug – 1 Sep Deutsche Bank Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Fiji Vijay Singh
4–7 Sep BMW Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Colombia Camilo Villegas
18–21 Sep Ryder Cup Europe v United States
men's professional team event		  Team USA
25–28 Sep The Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Colombia Camilo Villegas
2–5 Oct Samsung World Championship LPGA Tour United States Paula Creamer
9–12 Oct Senior Players Championship Senior major United States D. A. Weibring
30 Oct – 2 Nov Volvo Masters European Tour Denmark Søren Kjeldsen
20–23 Nov LPGA Playoffs at The ADT LPGA Tour South Korea Jiyai Shin
28–30 Nov Lexus Cup Asia v International
Women's professional team event		 Team International

The following biennial events will next be played in 2009: Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, Solheim Cup, Walker Cup.

References

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  1. ^ Sirak, Ron (2008-01-14). "Can Golf Channel announcer suspended 2 weeks for 'lynch' Tiger comment". ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-20.


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