2008 EPD Tour
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| Duration | 21 January 2008 – 5 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins | England James Ruth (3) |
| Order of Merit | England James Ruth |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 EPD Tour, titled as the 2008 Renault EPD Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit | edit source]The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan | Siren Classic | Turkey | 25,000 | Switzerland Damian Ulrich (1) |
| 30 Jan | Sueno Classic | Turkey | 25,000 | Germany Christoph Günther (7) |
| 6 Feb | Gloria Classic | Turkey | 25,000 | Germany Max Kramer (3) |
| 16 Apr | Hofgut Scheibenhardt Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Dennis Küpper (3) |
| 30 Apr | Sempachersee Classic | Switzerland | 20,000 | Austria Clemens Prader (1) |
| 7 May | Nová Amerika Classic | Czech Republic | 20,000 | Germany Marcel Haremza (6) |
| 16 May | Drei Thermen Golfresort Baden Württemberg Open | Germany | 30,000 | Germany Benjamin Ludwig (1) |
| 21 May | Augsburg Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Richard Porter (4) |
| 29 May | Wörthsee Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Daniel Froreich (1) |
| 11 Jun | Licher Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Christoph Günther (8) |
| 25 Jun | Bad Griesbach Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Denmark Phillip Drost (1) |
| 1 Jul | Coburg Brose Open | Germany | 25,000 | England James Ruth (3) |
| 10 Jul | OTP Private Bank Central European Golf Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Nicolas Meitinger (5) |
| 16 Jul | Bohemia Franzensbad Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Nicolas Meitinger (6) |
| 30 Jul | Heidelberg Lobenfeld Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Max Kramer (4) |
| 13 Aug | Harderwold Classic | Netherlands | 20,000 | England James Ruth (4) |
| 19 Aug | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | Germany | 30,000 | England James Ruth (5) |
| 27 Aug | Stolper Heide Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Sweden Fredrick Månsson (2) |
| 21 Sep | Schönbuch Open | Germany | 20,000 | Germany Dennis Küpper (4) |
| 5 Oct | JOB AG EPD Championship | Germany | 30,000 | Germany Tobias Dier (1) |
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Order of Merit
[edit | edit source]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England James Ruth | 23,441 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Germany Max Kramer | 23,008 | |
| 3 | Germany Nicolas Meitinger | 21,040 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 4 | Germany Christoph Günther | 18,801 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 5 | Germany Dennis Küpper | 17,798 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 6 | Germany Daniel Froreich | 13,766 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 7 | Germany Patrick Niederdrenk | 12,923 | |
| 8 | Germany Richard Porter | 11,967 | |
| 9 | Germany Marcel Haremza | 11,804 | |
| 10 | Denmark Kenneth Mortensen | 11,436 |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
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