1998 Nike Tour

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1998 Nike Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) – October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Freeman (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Gogel (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Raulerson (2)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 Nike Tour was the ninth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11 Nike Lakeland Classic Florida225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Casey Martin (1)
Jan 18 Nike South Florida Open Florida225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Johnson (2)New tournament
Feb 8 Nike Greater Austin Open Texas225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Allen (1)
Mar 22 Nike Monterrey Open Mexico250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie (1)
Mar 29 Nike Louisiana Open Louisiana300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Wilson (1)
Apr 12 Nike Shreveport Open Louisiana225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Vance Veazey (1)
Apr 19 Nike Upstate Classic South Carolina225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Scherrer (2)
Apr 26 Nike Huntsville Open Alabama225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Paulson (1)
May 3 Nike South Carolina Classic South Carolina225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers (1)
May 10 Nike Carolina Classic North Carolina225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Bateman (1)
May 17 Nike Dominion Open Virginia225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns (1)
May 31 Nike Knoxville Open Tennessee225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robin Freeman (1)
Jun 7 Nike Miami Valley Open Ohio225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Bowden (1)
Jun 14 Nike Cleveland Open Ohio225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Dunakey (1)
Jun 21 Nike Lehigh Valley Open Pennsylvania225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Booker (2)New tournament
Jun 28 Nike Greensboro Open North Carolina225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie (2)New tournament
Jul 5 Nike Hershey Open Pennsylvania225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Clark II (2)
Jul 19 Nike St. Louis Golf Classic Missouri225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Starkjohann (1)
Jul 26 Nike Wichita Open Kansas225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey (2)
Aug 2 Nike Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota325,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Maginnes (2)
Aug 9 Nike Omaha Classic Nebraska250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Gogel (3)
Aug 16 Nike Ozarks Open Missouri225,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Painter (1)
Aug 23 Nike Fort Smith Classic Arkansas225,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby (1)New tournament
Aug 30 Nike Permian Basin Open Texas225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Stiles Mitchell (1)
Sep 13 Nike Tri-Cities Open Washington225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Gogel (4)
Sep 20 Nike Boise Open Idaho300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sposa (1)
Sep 27 Nike Oregon Classic Oregon225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Raulerson (1)New tournament
Oct 4 Nike San Jose Open California225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robin Freeman (2)
Oct 11 Nike Inland Empire Open California225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Raulerson (2)
Oct 25 Nike Tour Championship Alabama300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns (2)Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 1998 Nike Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1999 PGA Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns 178,664
2 Flag of the United States.svg Robin Freeman 169,389
3 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie 157,812
4 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Booker 153,526
5 Flag of the United States.svg John Maginnes 145,210

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1998 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Burns wins Nike Tour title". Gadsden Times. Gadsden, Alabama. Associated Press. October 25, 1998. p. 52 (B4 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Google News Archive. His victory is worth $63,000 and moves him to the top of the 1998 Nike Tour money list with $178,664.
  4. ↑ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ferguson, Doug (November 21, 1998). "O'Meara golf's Player of the Year". The Madison Courier. Madison, Indiana. Associated Press. p. 17 (B10 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Google News Archive. Bob Burns was the Nike Tour player of the year.
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