2008 EPD Tour

2008 EPD Tour season
Duration21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) – 5 October 2008 (2008-10-05)
Number of official events20
Most winsEngland James Ruth (3)
Order of MeritEngland James Ruth
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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

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)

Order of Merit

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

  1. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Auf einen Blick" [At a glance] (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "2008 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "2008 Order of Merit" (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier gewinnt das Saisonfinale in Hünfeld" [Renault EPD Tour 2008: Tobias Dier wins the season finale in Hünfeld]. lifePR (in German). 9 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2023.