1998 Senior PGA Tour

1998 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 16, 1998 (1998-01-16) – November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)
Number of official events	39
Most wins	Hale Irwin (7)
Money list	Hale Irwin
Player of the Year	Hale Irwin
Rookie of the Year	Joe Inman
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The 1998 Senior PGA Tour was the 19th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 18	MasterCard Championship	Hawaii	1,000,000	Gil Morgan (8)
Feb 1	Royal Caribbean Classic	Florida	850,000	David Graham (4)
Feb 8	LG Championship	Florida	1,200,000	Gil Morgan (9)
Feb 15	GTE Classic	Florida	1,100,000	Jim Albus (6)
Feb 23	American Express Invitational	Florida	1,200,000	Larry Nelson (1)
Mar 16	Toshiba Senior Classic	California	1,100,000	Hale Irwin (14)
Mar 29	Southwestern Bell Dominion	Texas	1,000,000	Lee Trevino (28)
Apr 5	The Tradition	Arizona	1,400,650	Gil Morgan (10)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 19	PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	1,500,000	Hale Irwin (15)	Senior major championship
Apr 26	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	1,400,000	Hale Irwin (16)
May 3	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Alabama	1,150,000	Hubert Green (1)
May 10	Home Depot Invitational	North Carolina	1,100,000	Jim Dent (12)
May 17	Saint Luke's Classic	Missouri	1,000,000	Larry Ziegler (2)
May 24	Bell Atlantic Classic	Pennsylvania	1,100,000	Jay Sigel (5)
May 31	Pittsburgh Senior Classic	Pennsylvania	1,100,000	Larry Nelson (2)
Jun 7	Nationwide Championship	Georgia	1,350,000	John Jacobs (1)
Jun 14	BellSouth Senior Classic	Tennessee	1,300,000	Isao Aoki (8)
Jun 21	AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship	Canada	1,100,000	Brian Barnes (3)
Jun 28	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	New Jersey	1,100,000	Bob Dickson (1)
Jul 5	State Farm Senior Classic	Maryland	1,250,000	Bruce Summerhays (2)
Jul 12	Ford Senior Players Championship	Michigan	2,000,000	Gil Morgan (11)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 19	Ameritech Senior Open	Illinois	1,300,000	Hale Irwin (17)
Jul 26	U.S. Senior Open	California	1,500,000	Hale Irwin (18)	Senior major championship
Aug 2	Utah Showdown	Utah	1,000,000	Gil Morgan (12)
Aug 9	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	£375,000	Brian Huggett (n/a)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Aug 9	Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic	Minnesota	1,500,000	Leonard Thompson (1)
Aug 16	First of America Classic	Michigan	1,000,000	George Archer (18)
Aug 23	Northville Long Island Classic	New York	1,000,000	Gary Player (22)
Aug 30	BankBoston Classic	Massachusetts	1,000,000	Hale Irwin (19)
Sep 6	Emerald Coast Classic	Florida	1,100,000	Dana Quigley (2)
Sep 13	Comfort Classic	Indiana	1,150,000	Hugh Baiocchi (2)
Sep 20	Kroger Senior Classic	Ohio	1,100,000	Hugh Baiocchi (3)
Sep 27	Boone Valley Classic	Missouri	1,300,000	Larry Nelson (3)
Oct 4	Vantage Championship	North Carolina	1,500,000	Gil Morgan (13)
Oct 11	The Transamerica	California	1,000,000	Jim Colbert (19)
Oct 18	Raley's Gold Rush Classic	California	1,000,000	Dana Quigley (3)
Oct 25	EMC Kaanapali Classic	Hawaii	1,000,000	Jay Sigel (6)
Nov 1	Pacific Bell Senior Classic	California	1,100,000	Joe Inman (1)
Nov 8	Energizer Senior Tour Championship	South Carolina	2,000,000	Hale Irwin (20)	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 6	Office Depot Father/Son Challenge	Florida	860,000	Bob Charles and son David Charles	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Hale Irwin	2,861,945
2	Gil Morgan	2,179,047
3	Larry Nelson	1,442,476
4	Jay Sigel	1,403,912
5	Hugh Baiocchi	1,183,959

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Hale Irwin	[4]
Rookie of the Year	Joe Inman	[4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Hale Irwin	[5]
Comeback Player of the Year	Jim Colbert	[4]

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1999 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
3. "1998 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
4. "James" . The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. December 14, 1998. p. 11 (3B in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "1998 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

External links

• Official website