The 2008 European Tour was the 37th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The 2008 season consisted of 50 official money events, a drop of two from the previous year. This included seven major championships and World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 27 events took place in Europe, 11 in Asia, six in the United States, four in South Africa, one in Australia and one in New Zealand. There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters in India, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar.
The Order of Merit was won by Robert Karlsson, the first Swedish golfer to do so. The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Pablo Larrazábal from Spain.
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