2008 Swedish Golf Tour

The 2008 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the SAS Masters Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Latvia.

2008 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration8 May 2008 (2008-05-08) – 4 October 2008 (2008-10-04)
Number of official events14
Most wins2:
Petter Bocian
Order of Merit winner Petter Bocian
← 2007
2009 →

Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) took over as main sponsor of the tour after 12 years with Telia Company, and the name was changed to the SAS Masters Tour.[1]

Most of the tournaments also featured on the 2008 Nordic Golf League (NGL) or the 2008 Challenge Tour (CHA).

Schedule

The season consisted of 14 events played between May and October.[1]

DateTournamentVenueCountryWinnerPurse
(SEK)		TourNote
10 MayTelenor MastersBarsebäck G&CC
St Ibb Golf Club		Sweden Petter Bocian300,000NGL[2]
24 MayPayEx MastersNøtterøy Golf ClubNorway Kalle Edberg300,000NGL[3]
31 MaySöderby MastersSöderby Golf ClubSweden Pehr Magnebrant300,000NGL[4]
6 JunKristianstad MastersKristianstad Golf Club VästraSweden Fredrik Hammarberg300,000NGL[5]
15 JunHusqvarna OpenJönköping Golf ClubSweden Johan Bjerhag500,000NGL[6]
19 JunÖsterlen MastersÖsterlen Golf Club DjupadalSweden Petter Bocian350,000NGL[7]
27 JulHansabanka Baltic OpenOzo Golf Club RigaLatvia Per Barth€50,000NGL[8]
9 AugPensum Invitational by Peter ForsbergVeckefjärden Golf ClubSweden Oliver Suhr400,000NGL[9]
22 AugSM MatchÖrebro Golf ClubSweden Åke Nilsson300,000NGL[10]
31 AugGant OpenAura GolfFinland Jens Dantorp300,000NGL[11]
7 SepThe Dubliner ChallengeHills Golf ClubSweden Mark Haastrup€140,000CHA[12]
14 SepLandskrona MastersLandskrona Golf ClubSweden Anders Sjöstrand300,000NGL[13]
27 SepPGA Landmann OpenHaverdal Golf ClubSweden Jonas Enander-Hedin400,000NGL[14]
4 OctVolkswagen Kallfors OpenKallfors Golf ClubSweden Klas Hallgren (a)300,000NGL[15]

  National Championship tournaments

    Order of Merit
    RankPlayer
    1 Petter Bocian

    References
    1. "2008 SAS Masters Tour Schedule". Svensk Golf #5/2008. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
    2. "Results 2008 Telenor Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    3. "Results 2008 PayEx Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    4. "Results 2008 Söderby Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    5. "Results 2008 Kristianstad Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    6. "Results 2008 Husqvarna Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    7. "Results 2008 Österlen Masters presented by Sparbanken Syd". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    8. "Results 2008 Hansabanka Baltic Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    9. "Results 2008 Pensum Invitational by Peter Forsberg". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    10. "Results 2008 SM Match". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    11. "Results 2008 Gant Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    12. "Results 2008 The Dubliner Challenge". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    13. "Results 2008 Landskrona Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    14. "Results 2008 PGA Landmann Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    15. "Results 2008 Volkswagen Kallfors Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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