The 2008 TPG Tour was a season of golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 tournaments on the TPG Tour

TPG Tour

The TPG Tour is the principal professional golf tour in Argentina. The tour was formed in 2007, following disputes within the PGA of Argentina, who had operated the main professional tour in the country in previous years....

, the official professional golf tour

Professional golf tours

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 of Argentina

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. The season ran from February to December and consisted of sixteen tournaments, fifteen in Argentina and one, the Carlos Franco Invitational

Carlos Franco Invitational

The Carlos Franco Invitational is a professional golf tournament held at the Carlos Franco Country & Golf Club, in Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay. First held in 2004, the tournament was included in the TPG Tour schedule in 2007, which is the official professional golf tour in Argentina...

, held in Paraguay

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Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

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Seven events were also part of the Tour de las Americas

Tour de las Americas

The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...

, the highest level tour in Latin America

Latin America

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. Of those, the Center Open

Center Open

The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba....

 and the Argentine Open

Argentine Open

The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, it has featured numerous notable winners including major champions Jimmy Demaret , Lloyd Mangrum , Tom Weiskopf , Craig Stadler , Mark Calcavecchia ,...

 were co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

, and the Argentine Masters

Argentine Masters

The Argentine Masters or Torneo de Maestros is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in Argentina, despite not having been played continuously since the inaugural event in 1961. It has always been held at the Olivos Golf Club near Buenos Aires....

 by the Canadian Tour

Canadian Professional Golf Tour

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The Order of Merit was won by Estanislao Goya

Estanislao Goya

Carlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya is an Argentine professional golfer.After turning professional in 2007, Goya won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third...

, who also topped the 2008 Tour de las Americas

2008 Tour de las Americas

The 2008 Tour de las Américas season consisted of 15 golf tournaments, hosted in eight different countries across Latin America. Six events were played in Argentina, two each in Chile and Venezuela and one each in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru.The Tour de las Américas continued...

 standings, despite only winning one tournament. Andrés Romero

Andres Romero

For the Chilean footballer with the same name see Andrés Romero Andrés Fabián Romero is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour....

 was second, having claimed two titles, with Rafael Gómez

Rafael Gómez

Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA...

 finishing third with three victories during the course of season.

Schedule of tournaments

Date	Tournament	Winner	Purse ($ Argentine peso The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS... )	Notes
10 Feb	Carilo Open Carilo Open The Carilo Open, or the Abierto de Cariló, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1983, it has always been held at the Carilo Golf Club, in Cariló, Buenos Aires Province....	Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA...	90,000
16 Mar	Parana Open Parana Open The Parana Open, or the Mesopotamia Open, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1986, it has always been held at the Estudiantes de Paraná Golf Club in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province...	Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA...	90,000
30 Mar	Center Open Center Open The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba....	Estanislao Goya Estanislao Goya Carlos Estanislao "Tano" Goya is an Argentine professional golfer.After turning professional in 2007, Goya won the Tour de las Americas qualifying school by nine shots, and followed that with victory in the first event of the 2008 season, the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Center Open, and third...	620,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...  and Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
6 Apr	Argentine Open Argentine Open The Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, it has featured numerous notable winners including major champions Jimmy Demaret , Lloyd Mangrum , Tom Weiskopf , Craig Stadler , Mark Calcavecchia ,...	Antti Ahokas Antti Ahokas Antti Juhani Ahokas is a Finnish professional golfer.Ahokas was born in Lappeenranta. After winning the Finnish Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2005, he moved to the United States to attend the University of Minnesota, but left after just three months to return to Europe and further his...	620,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...  and Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
27 Apr	Norpatagonico Open Norpatagonico Open The Norpatagonico Open, or Abierto Norpatagónico, is one of the major professional golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1969, it has always been held at the Palihue Golf Club in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, although it was not played between 1974 and 1986.The tournament currently...	Daniel Altamirano	100,000
4 May	Misiones Open Misiones Open The Misiones Open, or the Abierto de Misiones, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 1999, it has always been held at the Tacurú Golf Club, in Posadas, Misiones Province....	Paulo Pinto	90,000
17 May	North Open North Open The North Open, or Abierto del Norte, is one of the major regional golf tournaments in Argentina. First held in 1962, it has always been held at the Jockey Club, in Tucumán, the hometown of golfers César Monasterio and Andrés Romero....	Andrés Romero Andres Romero For the Chilean footballer with the same name see Andrés Romero Andrés Fabián Romero is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour....	120,000
20 Sep	Salta Open Salta Open The Salta Open, or the Abierto de Salta, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 2004, it has always been held at the Salta Golf & Polo Club, in Salta, Salta Province.-Winners:...	Julio Zapata Julio Zapata Julio Cesar Zapata is an Argentine professional golfer.Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, and turned professional in 1997....	90,000
12 Oct	Tandil Open Tandil Open The Tandil Open, currently the Golf Play Classic for sponsorship reasons, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 2006, it has always been held at the Valle de Tandil Golf Club, in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province.-Winners:PO – won...	Leonardo Machado	90,000
26 Oct	Carlos Franco Invitational Carlos Franco Invitational The Carlos Franco Invitational is a professional golf tournament held at the Carlos Franco Country & Golf Club, in Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay. First held in 2004, the tournament was included in the TPG Tour schedule in 2007, which is the official professional golf tour in Argentina...	Clodomiro Carranza	130,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
9 Nov	San Luis Open San Luis Open The San Luis Open, or the Abierto de San Luis, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 2002, it has always been held at the Villa Mercedes Golf Club, in Villa Mercedes, San Luis Province...	Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA...	200,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
16 Nov	Abierto del Litoral	Andrés Romero Andres Romero For the Chilean footballer with the same name see Andrés Romero Andrés Fabián Romero is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour....	150,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
23 Nov	Roberto de Vicenzo Classic Roberto de Vicenzo Classic The Roberto de Vicenzo Classic is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. In 2006 and 2008 to 2010 it was also included on the Tour de las Américas schedule....	Paulo Pinto	135,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
30 Nov	Ángel Cabrera Classic Ángel Cabrera Classic The Angel Cabrera Classic, is a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. First held in 2007, it has always been held at the Jockey Club Córdoba, in Córdoba Province.-Winners:-Pro-Am Winners:-External links:...	César Monasterio Cesar Monasterio César Omar Monasterio is an Argentine professional golfer.Monasterio was born in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990....	165,000
7 Dec	Argentine Masters Argentine Masters The Argentine Masters or Torneo de Maestros is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in Argentina, despite not having been played continuously since the inaugural event in 1961. It has always been held at the Olivos Golf Club near Buenos Aires....	Fabián Gómez	465,000	Co-sanctioned by the TLA Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...  and Canadian Tour Canadian Professional Golf Tour The Canadian Professional Golf Tour is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. It was formally started in 1970 and was initially known as the Peter Jackson Tour....
14 Dec	South Open South Open The South Open, or Abierto del Sur, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina, and is also one of the oldest, having been inaugurated 1918. It has always been held at the Mar del Plata Golf Club in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province...	Julio Zapata Julio Zapata Julio Cesar Zapata is an Argentine professional golfer.Zapata was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, and turned professional in 1997....	130,000