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1998 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1998 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 38 |
| most_wins | ENG Lee Westwood (4) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | ENG Lee Westwood |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | FRA Olivier Edmond |
| prevseason | [1997](1997-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [1999](1999-european-tour) |
The 1998 European Tour, titled as the 1998 PGA European Tour, was the 27th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1998
For the first time the schedule included the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several changes from the previous season with the addition of the Qatar Masters, the return of the Belgian Open and the loss of the Dimension Data Pro-Am.
In March, the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake of severe floods across the country in July 1997; it was later replaced on the schedule by the German Open. In July, the tour announced the cancellation of the Oki Pro-Am.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 25 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | 750,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 40 | [ANZ](1997-98-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 1 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$1,200,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (2) | 34 | [ANZ](1997-98-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 8 Feb | South African Open | South Africa | 450,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (6) | 30 | [AFR](1997-98-southern-africa-tour) | |
| 15 Feb | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | South Africa | 400,000 | ZWE Tony Johnstone (5) | 36 | [AFR](1997-98-southern-africa-tour) | |
| 1 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,300,000 | ESP José María Olazábal (18) | 42 | ||
| 8 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,000,000 | SCO Andrew Coltart (1) | 30 | New tournament | |
| 15 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 350,000 | AUS Stephen Leaney (1) | 20 | ||
| 22 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 350,000 | ENG Peter Mitchell (3) | 20 | ||
| 12 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](1998-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$3,200,000 | USA **Mark O'Meara** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Apr | Cannes Open | France | 300,000 | FRA Thomas Levet (1) | 20 | ||
| 26 Apr | Peugeot Open de España | Spain | 550,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (3) | 28 | ||
| 3 May | Italian Open | Italy | 500,000 | SWE Patrik Sjöland (1) | 22 | ||
| 10 May | Turespaña Masters Open Baleares | Spain | 350,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3) | 20 | ||
| 17 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 750,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (3) | 36 | ||
| 25 May | [Volvo PGA Championship](1998-volvo-pga-championship) | England | 1,200,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (15) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Jun | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | 1,100,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (3) | 42 | ||
| 7 Jun | National Car Rental English Open | England | 650,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (4) | 34 | ||
| 14 Jun | Compaq European Grand Prix | England | – | *Abandoned* | – | ||
| 21 Jun | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 300,000 | SWE Mats Lanner (3) | 20 | ||
| 21 Jun | **[U.S. Open](1998-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$3,000,000 | USA **Lee Janzen** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 28 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 500,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (21) | 22 | ||
| 5 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | 1,000,000 | ENG David Carter (1) | 38 | ||
| 11 Jul | Standard Life Loch Lomond | Scotland | 850,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (5) | 42 | ||
| 19 Jul | **[The Open Championship](1998-open-championship)** | England | 1,700,000 | USA **Mark O'Meara** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 26 Jul | TNT Dutch Open | Netherlands | 800,000 | AUS Stephen Leaney (2) | 36 | ||
| 2 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 800,000 | SWE Jesper Parnevik (4) | 34 | ||
| 9 Aug | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | Czech Republic | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 9 Aug | German Open | Germany | 700,000 | AUS Stephen Allan (1) | 20 | ||
| 16 Aug | **[PGA Championship](1998-pga-championship)** | United States | US$3,000,000 | FJI **Vijay Singh** (8) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Aug | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | 1,200,000 | SWE Mathias Grönberg (2) | 38 | ||
| 30 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | 850,000 | ENG Russell Claydon (1) | 32 | ||
| 6 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 800,000 | DEU Sven Strüver (3) | 34 | ||
| 13 Sep | One 2 One British Masters | England | 750,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (16) | 34 | ||
| 20 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 800,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4) | 44 | ||
| 27 Sep | Linde German Masters | Germany | 1,000,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (17) | 40 | ||
| 4 Oct | Belgacom Open | Belgium | 400,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (6) | 22 | ||
| 25 Oct | Oki Pro-Am | Spain | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 1 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | 1,000,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (4) | 42 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner(s) | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| 11 Oct | [Alfred Dunhill Cup](1998-alfred-dunhill-cup) | Scotland | 1,000,000 | ZAF Team South Africa | n/a | Team event |
| 18 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | 650,000 | USA Mark O'Meara | 44 | Limited-field event |
| 18 Oct | Open Novotel Perrier | France | 350,000 | SWE Olle Karlsson and | ||
| SWE Jarmo Sandelin | n/a | Team event | ||||
| 8 Nov | Subaru Sarazen World Open | United States | US$2,000,000 | USA Dudley Hart | 38 | |
| 22 Nov | [World Cup of Golf](1998-world-cup-of-golf) | New Zealand | US$1,300,000 | ENG David Carter and | ||
| ENG Nick Faldo | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1998-world-cup-of-golf) | US$200,000 | USA Scott Verplank | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 993,077 |
| 2 | NIR Darren Clarke | 902,867 |
| 3 | ENG Lee Westwood | 814,386 |
| 4 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 518,819 |
| 5 | SWE Patrik Sjöland | 500,137 |
| 6 | DEN Thomas Bjørn | 470,798 |
| 7 | ESP José María Olazábal | 449,132 |
| 8 | ZAF Ernie Els | 433,884 |
| 9 | SCO Andrew Coltart | 388,816 |
| 10 | SWE Mathias Grönberg | 358,779 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | ENG Lee Westwood | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | FRA Olivier Edmond |
Notes
References
References
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