2008 EPD Tour

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.

2008 EPD Tour season

Duration	21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) – 5 October 2008 (2008-10-05)
Number of official events	20
Most wins	James Ruth (3)
Order of Merit	James Ruth
← 2007 2009 →

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	Damian Ulrich (1)
30 Jan	Sueno Classic	Turkey	25,000	Christoph Günther (7)
6 Feb	Gloria Classic	Turkey	25,000	Max Kramer (3)
16 Apr	Hofgut Scheibenhardt Classic	Germany	20,000	Dennis Küpper (3)
30 Apr	Sempachersee Classic	Switzerland	20,000	Clemens Prader (1)
7 May	Nová Amerika Classic	Czech Republic	20,000	Marcel Haremza (6)
16 May	Drei Thermen Golfresort Baden Württemberg Open	Germany	30,000	Benjamin Ludwig (1)
21 May	Augsburg Classic	Germany	20,000	Richard Porter (4)
29 May	Wörthsee Classic	Germany	20,000	Daniel Froreich (1)
11 Jun	Licher Classic	Germany	20,000	Christoph Günther (8)
25 Jun	Bad Griesbach Classic	Germany	20,000	Phillip Drost (1)
1 Jul	Coburg Brose Open	Germany	25,000	James Ruth (3)
10 Jul	OTP Private Bank Central European Golf Classic	Germany	20,000	Nicolas Meitinger (5)
16 Jul	Bohemia Franzensbad Classic	Germany	20,000	Nicolas Meitinger (6)
30 Jul	Heidelberg Lobenfeld Classic	Germany	20,000	Max Kramer (4)
13 Aug	Harderwold Classic	Netherlands	20,000	James Ruth (4)
19 Aug	Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort	Germany	30,000	James Ruth (5)
27 Aug	Stolper Heide Classic	Germany	20,000	Fredrick Månsson (2)
21 Sep	Schönbuch Open	Germany	20,000	Dennis Küpper (4)
5 Oct	JOB AG EPD Championship	Germany	30,000	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	James Ruth	23,441	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2	Max Kramer	23,008
3	Nicolas Meitinger	21,040	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4	Christoph Günther	18,801	Promoted to Challenge Tour
5	Dennis Küpper	17,798	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
6	Daniel Froreich	13,766	Promoted to Challenge Tour
7	Patrick Niederdrenk	12,923
8	Richard Porter	11,967
9	Marcel Haremza	11,804
10	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.