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1998 PGA Tour

Golf tour season

Golf tour season

FieldValue
year1998
tourPGA Tour
regular_season–
no_of_events45
most_winsUSA David Duval (4)
honor1Money list
honoree1USA David Duval
honor2PGA Tour Player of the Year
honoree2USA Mark O'Meara
honor3PGA Player of the Year
honoree3USA Mark O'Meara
honor4Rookie of the Year
honoree4USA Steve Flesch
prevseason[1997](1997-pga-tour)
nextseason[1999](1999-pga-tour)

The 1998 PGA Tour was the 83rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 30th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)WinnerOWGR
pointsNotes
Jan 11Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,700,000USA Phil Mickelson (12)58Winners-only event
Jan 18Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia2,300,000USA Fred Couples (13)48Pro-Am
Jan 25Phoenix OpenArizona2,500,000SWE Jesper Parnevik (1)54
Feb 8Buick InvitationalCalifornia2,100,000USA Scott Simpson (7)40
Feb 15United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,800,000USA John Huston (4)40
Feb 22Tucson Chrysler ClassicArizona2,000,000USA David Duval (4)50
Mar 1Nissan OpenCalifornia2,100,000USA Billy Mayfair (4)50
Mar 8Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida2,000,000USA Michael Bradley (2)60
Mar 15Honda ClassicFlorida1,800,000USA Mark Calcavecchia (10)50
Mar 22Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida2,000,000ZAF Ernie Els (6)72Invitational
Mar 29[The Players Championship](1998-players-championship)Florida4,000,000USA Justin Leonard (4)80Flagship event
Apr 5Freeport-McDermott ClassicLouisiana1,700,000ENG Lee Westwood (1)44
Apr 12**[Masters Tournament](1998-masters-tournament)**Georgia3,200,000USA **Mark O'Meara** (15)100Major championship
Apr 19MCI ClassicSouth Carolina1,900,000USA Davis Love III (13)60Invitational
Apr 26Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina2,200,000NAM Trevor Dodds (1)42
May 3Shell Houston OpenTexas2,000,000USA David Duval (5)42
May 10BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,800,000USA Tiger Woods (7)48
May 17GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas2,500,000USA John Cook (10)60
May 24MasterCard ColonialTexas2,300,000USA Tom Watson (39)58Invitational
May 31Memorial TournamentOhio2,200,000USA Fred Couples (14)66Invitational
Jun 7Kemper OpenMaryland2,000,000AUS Stuart Appleby (2)46
Jun 14Buick ClassicNew York1,800,000USA J. P. Hayes (1)40
Jun 21**[U.S. Open](1998-u-s-open-golf)**California3,000,000USA **Lee Janzen** (8)100Major championship
Jun 28Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,200,000USA Joe Durant (1)54
Jul 5Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut2,000,000USA Olin Browne (1)50
Jul 12Quad City ClassicIllinois1,550,000USA Steve Jones (8)22
Jul 19**[The Open Championship](1998-open-championship)**England£1,700,000USA **Mark O'Meara** (16)100Major championship
Jul 19Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi1,200,000USA Fred Funk (5)20Alternate event
Jul 26CVS Charity ClassicMassachusetts1,500,000USA Steve Pate (6)32
Aug 2FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,800,000ZWE Nick Price (17)44
Aug 9Buick OpenMichigan1,800,000USA Billy Mayfair (5)44
Aug 16**[PGA Championship](1998-pga-championship)**Washington3,000,000FJI **Vijay Singh** (6)100Major championship
Aug 17AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia2,500,000USA Phil Mickelson (13)44Pro-Am
Aug 23Sprint InternationalColorado2,000,000FJI Vijay Singh (7)62
Aug 30NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,250,000USA David Duval (6)62Limited-field event
Aug 30Greater Vancouver OpenCanada2,000,000USA Brandel Chamblee (1)30Alternate event
Sep 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,800,000USA Jeff Sluman (3)38
Sep 13Bell Canadian OpenCanada2,200,000USA Billy Andrade (3)42
Sep 20B.C. OpenNew York1,500,000USA Chris Perry (1)24
Sep 27Westin Texas OpenTexas1,700,000USA Hal Sutton (9)36
Oct 4Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,500,000AUS Steve Elkington (9)54
Oct 11Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia1,900,000USA David Duval (7)46
Oct 18Las Vegas InvitationalNevada2,000,000USA Jim Furyk (3)48
Oct 23National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida2,000,000USA John Huston (5)58
Nov 1The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia4,000,000USA Hal Sutton (10)60Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)Winner(s)OWGR
pointsNotes
Jan 4Andersen Consulting World Championship of GolfArizona3,650,000SCO Colin Montgomerie58Limited-field event
Nov 8Subaru Sarazen World OpenGeorgia2,000,000USA Dudley Hart38
Nov 15Franklin Templeton Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,300,000AUS Steve Elkington and
AUS Greg Normann/aTeam event
Nov 19PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000USA Tiger Woodsn/aLimited-field event
Nov 22[World Cup of Golf](1998-world-cup-of-golf)New Zealand1,300,000ENG David Carter and
ENG Nick Faldon/aTeam event
[World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1998-world-cup-of-golf)200,000USA Scott Verplankn/a
Nov 29Skins GameCalifornia600,000USA Mark O'Mearan/aLimited-field event
Dec 6JCPenney ClassicFlorida875,000USA Meg Mallon and
USA Steve Paten/aTeam event
Dec 13[Presidents Cup](1998-presidents-cup)Australian/aTeam Internationaln/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1USA David Duval2,591,031
2FIJ Vijay Singh2,238,998
3USA Jim Furyk2,054,334
4USA Tiger Woods1,841,117
5USA Hal Sutton1,838,740
6USA Phil Mickelson1,837,246
7USA Mark O'Meara1,786,699
8USA Justin Leonard1,671,823
9USA Fred Couples1,650,389
10USA John Huston1,544,110

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)USA Mark O'Mearaurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/702845038/title=O'Meara named PGA Tour Player of the Yearnewspaper=The Wichita Eagleagency=Associated Presslocation=Wichita, Kansasdate=21 November 1998access-date=31 October 2023page=39 (7C in paper)via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscription}}
PGA Player of the YearUSA Mark O'Meara
Rookie of the YearUSA Steve Flesch
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)USA David Duval
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)USA David Duval
Comeback Player of the YearUSA Scott Verplank

Notes

References

References

  1. "1998 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. "1999 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
  3. "1998 Official money". PGA Tour.
  4. (21 November 1998). "O'Meara named PGA Tour Player of the Year". The Wichita Eagle.
  5. (22 October 1998). "O'Meara Player of Year". Hartford Courant.
  6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
  7. Blauvelt, Harry. (2 November 1998). "Duval wins Vardon Trophy". The Californian.
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