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Year in Review
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Fourteen championships in our record: eight majors (four men’s, four women’s), four amateur championships, one team cup and one women’s tour event.
2008, rendered the way it is seen now: digital, and live to the light.
Each dot is a championship at the week it finished. Click a dot for its front page, or a week to see it on the world.
Men's major
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tiger Woods
b. 1979-12-16, Cape Town, South Africa; South Africa; age 28 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Men's major
Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ben Curtis, Sergio García
b. 1971-08-31, Dublin, Ireland; Ireland; age 36 at the win (year page); 3rd major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Men's major
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ian Poulter
To par not yet researched.
b. 1971-08-31, Dublin, Ireland; Ireland; age 36 at the win (year page); 2nd major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Men's major
Torrey Pines G.C., San Diego
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Rocco Mediate
b. 1975-12-30, Cypress, California, USA; United States; 14th major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women's major
Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Suzann Pettersen, Annika Sörenstam
b. 1981, Guadalajara, Mexico; Mexico; age 26 at the win (year page); 2nd major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women's major
Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre de Grace
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Maria Hjorth
b. 1989, Guishan Township, Taoyuan County (now Guishan District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan; Chinese Taipei; age 19 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women's major
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course), Sunningdale
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Yani Tseng
b. 1988, Yeonggwang County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea; South Korea; age 20 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women's major
Interlachen C.C., Edina
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Helen Alfredsson
b. 1988-07-12, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Republic of Korea; age 19 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Men's amateur championship
Turnberry (Ailsa Course), Turnberry
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tommy Fleetwood
To par and margin not yet researched.
b. 1988-02-10, Amstelveen, Netherlands; Netherlands; age 20 at the win (year page)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Men's amateur championship
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Drew Kittleson
To par and margin not yet researched.
age 18 at the win (year page)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women's amateur championship
North Berwick Golf Club, North Berwick
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Caroline Hedwall
To par and margin not yet researched.
b. 1987, Eskilstuna, Sweden; Sweden; age 21 at the win (year page)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women's amateur championship
Eugene (Ore.) C.C., Eugene
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Azahara Muñoz
To par and margin not yet researched.
b. 1986-11-04, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.; United States; age 21 at the win (year page)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Our team-cup record so far: Ryder Cup.
Team cup
Valhalla Golf Club, Valhalla
1 of 5 researched
Winner
USA
Runner-up: Europe
To par not yet researched.
Not yet researched
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Women’s championships played before they were counted as majors.
Women's tour event
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up not yet researched.
b. 1965, Gothenburg, Sweden; Sweden; age 43 at the win (year page)
Not yet researched
No bag on file yet
No clipping yet
Year in Review
Fourteen championships in our record: eight majors (four men’s, four women’s), four amateur championships, one team cup and one women’s tour event.
To be written The synopsis of 2008: 150 to 250 words on the season’s story, its turning points and why it mattered, written from sourced research.
To be written How each was won: the leader after 54 holes, the decisive shot, the runner-up, the weather.
To be written How each was won, and where the women’s game stood in 2008.
To be written The amateur season: champions, finals, and who went on to turn professional.
To be written The match: the captains, the score, the deciding points.
To be written The women’s tour season around these events.
14 tour events are laid out week by week for 2008.
To be written Money lists, players of the year, rookies and the shape of each tour’s season, from the tours’ own records.
To be written Who defined 2008: their wins, their near misses, and what the year meant for their career.
To be written First-time major winners, scoring records, youngest and oldest champions, last appearances, events played for the first or last time.
To be written Equipment, rules and course changes, prize money, television and the business of golf that year.
Every count above is from Golf Network News’s record; the parts marked “To be written” are filled only from sourced research.
Every championship here comes from Golf Network News's own record: the rooms for the majors, the women's majors, the amateur championships and the team cups. A part that says it is not yet researched is exactly that. We fill it from sourced material, never with a guess.
The picture at the top is drawn in code for each year. It is printed the way golf was printed that year: wood engravings before 1900, newsprint halftones to 1945, hand-tinted plates to 1969, colour film to 1999, and digital light since. The names engraved in the numerals are that year's champions.
Every view has its own address: the year, the tours, the event and a traced champion are kept in the link, so you can share exactly what you see.