1998 Senior PGA Tour

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1998 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 16, 1998 (1998-01-16) – November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)
Number of official events39
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (7)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Joe Inman
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1999 →

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 18 MasterCard Championship Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (8)
Feb 1 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida850,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (4)
Feb 8 LG Championship Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (9)
Feb 15 GTE Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Albus (6)
Feb 23 American Express Invitational Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (1)
Mar 16 Toshiba Senior Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (14)
Mar 29 Southwestern Bell Dominion Texas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (28)
Apr 5 The Tradition Arizona1,400,650 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (10) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 19 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (15) Senior major championship
Apr 26 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (16)
May 3 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama1,150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (1)
May 10 Home Depot Invitational North Carolina1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Dent (12)
May 17 Saint Luke's Classic Missouri1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Ziegler (2)
May 24 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel (5)
May 31 Pittsburgh Senior Classic Pennsylvania1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (2)
Jun 7 Nationwide Championship Georgia1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs (1)
Jun 14 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee1,300,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (8)
Jun 21 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Canada1,100,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes (3)
Jun 28 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Dickson (1)
Jul 5 State Farm Senior Classic Maryland1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Summerhays (2)
Jul 12 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (11) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 19 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (17)
Jul 26 U.S. Senior Open California1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (18) Senior major championship
Aug 2 Utah Showdown Utah1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (12)
Aug 9 Senior British Open Northern Ireland£375,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett (n/a) Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Aug 9 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic Minnesota1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Thompson (1)
Aug 16 First of America Classic Michigan1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (18)
Aug 23 Northville Long Island Classic New York1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Player (22)
Aug 30 BankBoston Classic Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (19)
Sep 6 Emerald Coast Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley (2)
Sep 13 Comfort Classic Indiana1,150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi (2)
Sep 20 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio1,100,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi (3)
Sep 27 Boone Valley Classic Missouri1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (3)
Oct 4 Vantage Championship North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (13)
Oct 11 The Transamerica California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (19)
Oct 18 Raley's Gold Rush Classic California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley (3)
Oct 25 EMC Kaanapali Classic Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel (6)
Nov 1 Pacific Bell Senior Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Inman (1)
Nov 8 Energizer Senior Tour Championship South Carolina2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 6 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida860,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 2,861,945
2 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 2,179,047
3 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 1,442,476
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel 1,403,912
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi 1,183,959

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Joe Inman [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin [5]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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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. 1 2 3 "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.
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