2008 European Tour

The 2008 European Tour was the 37th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The 2008 season consisted of 50 official money events, a drop of two from the previous year. This included seven major championships and World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 27 events took place in Europe, 11 in Asia, six in the United States, four in South Africa, one in Australia and one in New Zealand. There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters in India, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar.

The Order of Merit was won by Robert Karlsson, the first Swedish golfer to do so. The Player of the Year award was given to Pádraig Harrington. The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Pablo Larrazábal from Spain.

For details of what happened in the main tournaments of 2008, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2008 in golf.

The table below shows the 2008 schedule. There are 50 official money events, of which the first six events take place in late 2007. The season runs for 52 weeks, with a three-week break over Christmas and the New Year, and one week when the only event is an unofficial money team tournament. There are two weeks when two official money events are played.

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