1998 PGA Tour

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1998 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) – November 1, 1998 (1998-11-01)
Number of official events45
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (4)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg David Duval
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch
1997
1999

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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 11 Mercedes Championships California1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (12)58Winners-only event
Jan 18 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California2,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (13)48Pro-Am
Jan 25 Phoenix Open Arizona2,500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Parnevik (1)54
Feb 8 Buick Invitational California2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson (7)40
Feb 15 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston (4)40
Feb 22 Tucson Chrysler Classic Arizona2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (4)50
Mar 1 Nissan Open California2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair (4)50
Mar 8 Doral-Ryder Open Florida2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bradley (2)60
Mar 15 Honda Classic Florida1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia (10)50
Mar 22 Bay Hill Invitational Florida2,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (6)72Invitational
Mar 29 The Players Championship Florida4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard (4)80Flagship event
Apr 5 Freeport-McDermott Classic Louisiana1,700,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (1)44
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia3,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (15)100 Major championship
Apr 19 MCI Classic South Carolina1,900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (13)60Invitational
Apr 26 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina2,200,000 Flag of Namibia.svg Trevor Dodds (1)42
May 3 Shell Houston Open Texas2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (5)42
May 10 BellSouth Classic Georgia1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (7)48
May 17 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (10)60
May 24 MasterCard Colonial Texas2,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (39)58Invitational
May 31 Memorial Tournament Ohio2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (14)66Invitational
Jun 7 Kemper Open Maryland2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby (2)46
Jun 14 Buick Classic New York1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. P. Hayes (1)40
Jun 21 U.S. Open California3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (8)100 Major championship
Jun 28 Motorola Western Open Illinois2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant (1)54
Jul 5 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Olin Browne (1)50
Jul 12 Quad City Classic Illinois1,550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jones (8)22
Jul 19 The Open Championship England£1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (16)100 Major championship
Jul 19 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk (5)20Alternate event
Jul 26 CVS Charity Classic Massachusetts1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate (6)32
Aug 2 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,800,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (17)44
Aug 9 Buick Open Michigan1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair (5)44
Aug 16 PGA Championship Washington3,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (6)100 Major championship
Aug 17 [lower-alpha 2] AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (13)44Pro-Am
Aug 23 Sprint International Colorado2,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (7)62
Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio2,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (6)62Limited-field event
Aug 30 Greater Vancouver Open Canada2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandel Chamblee (1)30Alternate event
Sep 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman (3)38
Sep 13 Bell Canadian Open Canada2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade (3)42
Sep 20 B.C. Open New York1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perry (1)24
Sep 27 Westin Texas Open Texas1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton (9)36
Oct 4 Buick Challenge Georgia1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (9)54
Oct 11 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia1,900,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (7)46
Oct 18 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (3)48
Oct 23 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney Florida2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston (5)58
Nov 1 The Tour Championship Georgia4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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
points
Notes
Jan 4 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf Arizona3,650,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 58Limited-field event
Nov 8 Subaru Sarazen World Open Georgia2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dudley Hart 38
Nov 15 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California1,300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
n/aTeam event
Nov 19 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods n/aLimited-field event
Nov 22 World Cup of Golf New Zealand1,300,000 Flag of England.svg David Carter and
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank n/a
Nov 29 Skins Game California600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara n/aLimited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida875,000 Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon and
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate
n/aTeam event
Dec 13 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. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval 2,591,031
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 2,238,998
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 2,054,334
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 1,841,117
5 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton 1,838,740
6 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 1,837,246
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 1,786,699
8 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard 1,671,823
9 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 1,650,389
10 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston 1,544,110

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara [4]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg David Duval [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg David Duval [7]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank [4]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. First two rounds played in January.

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