There were four new tournaments, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea,[1] and in Spain the Madrid Masters and the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar.

Lost from the tour schedule were the Singapore Masters,[2] the TCL Classic, the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe, the Madrid Open and the Mallorca Classic.

The World Match Play Championship was originally scheduled, but was not held; it returned in 2009 with a new sponsor and venue.

[3] The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.