The 2008 Tour de las Américas season consisted of 15 golf

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 tournaments, hosted in eight different countries across Latin America

Latin America

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. Six events were played in Argentina

Argentina

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, two each in Chile

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 and Venezuela

Venezuela

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 and one each in Colombia

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, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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, Mexico

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, Paraguay

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, and Peru

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.

The Tour de las Américas

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...

 continued its close association with the PGA European Tour

PGA European Tour

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, with three events being 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...

, Europe's official development tour. It also began an association with the Canadian Tour

Canadian Professional Golf Tour

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, co-sanctioning three events.

Tournament results

In 2008 the prize funds ranged from US$

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40,000 to US$200,000. The richest events are the first three, which are co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, and the last three, co-sanctioned by the Canadian Tour.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
27-30 Mar	Abierto del Centro	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	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...	Co-sanctioned with 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...
3-6 Apr	Abierto Visa de la Republica 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 ,...	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	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...	Co-sanctioned with 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...
10-13 Apr	Club Colombia Masters	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	Wil Besseling Wil Besseling Wil Besseling is a Dutch professional golfer.Besseling was born in Utrecht. He won the Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship in 2001, just two years after taking up the sport...	Co-sanctioned with 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...
17-20 Apr	Chile Open Chile Open The Chile Open, or the Abierto de Chile, is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas, that was first played in 1927....	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	Felipe Aguilar Felipe Aguilar Felipe Aguilar Schuller is a Chilean professional golfer who has won over 30 events in Chile.Aguilar is currently a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie to earn full membership to the European Tour but failed to retain full playing rights at the...
14-17 May	Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi	Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	Sebastian Saavedra
22-25 May	Televisa Players Championship TLA Players Championship The TLA Players Championship, is a golf tournament on the Tour de las Americas, the highest level professional golf tour in Latin America. First held in 2002, it has been held at several different courses in the seaside resort of Acapulco in Mexico....	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	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...
11-14 Sept	Canal i Abierto de Venezuela Venezuela Open The Venezuela Open or Abierto de Venezuela is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas. It has only been staged intermittently since 1957, but can boast major winners Al Geiberger, Art Wall, Jr., David Graham, Roberto de Vicenzo and Tony Jacklin as past champions...	Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	Angel Romero
7-11 Oct	Taurus Abierto de Peru Peru Open The Peru Open, or Abierto de Peru, is the national open golf tournament of Peru. It was first played in 1982, although previous tournaments had previously been held using the same name...	Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....	Alan Wagner Alan Wagner (golfer) Alan Wagner is an Argentine professional golfer.In 2007 he won the Las Americas Cup Individual in Canada.-Challenge Tour wins:-Tour de las Américas wins:*2008 Peru Open*2009 Club Colombia Masters...
23-26 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...	Paraguay Paraguay 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...	Clodomiro Carranza
6-9 Nov	Abierto de San Luis	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	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...
13-16 Nov	Abierto del Litoral	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	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....
20-23 Nov	DeVicenzo Classic	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Paulo Pinto
27-30 Nov	Sports Frances Open	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	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...	Co-sanctioned with the Canadian Tour
4-7 Dec	Torneo de Maestros 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....	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Fabián Gómez	Co-sanctioned with the Canadian Tour
11-14 Dec	Costa Rica Golf Classic	Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....	Mauricio Molina Mauricio Molina (golfer) Mauricio Molina is an Argentine professional golfer.Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985.Molina is nephew of the great Argentine golfer, Florentino Molina....	Co-sanctioned with the Canadian Tour

Order of Merit

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings (US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... )	Events
1	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...		58,104.50	5
2	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...		57,582.50	10
3	Mauricio Molina Mauricio Molina (golfer) Mauricio Molina is an Argentine professional golfer.Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985.Molina is nephew of the great Argentine golfer, Florentino Molina....		34,963.25	14
4	Clodomiro Carranza		34,498.67	11
5	Sebastian Saavedra		28,371.66	8

External links

• Tour de las Américas - official site