1998 PGA Tour

1998 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) – November 1, 1998 (1998-11-01)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States David Duval (4)
Money listUnited States David Duval
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Mark O'Meara
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Mark O'Meara
Rookie of the YearUnited States Steve Flesch
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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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 11 Mercedes Championships California 1,700,000 United States Phil Mickelson (12) 58 Winners-only event
Jan 18 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 2,300,000 United States Fred Couples (13) 48 Pro-Am
Jan 25 Phoenix Open Arizona 2,500,000 Sweden Jesper Parnevik (1) 54
Feb 8 Buick Invitational California 2,100,000 United States Scott Simpson (7) 40
Feb 15 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,800,000 United States John Huston (4) 40
Feb 22 Tucson Chrysler Classic Arizona 2,000,000 United States David Duval (4) 50
Mar 1 Nissan Open California 2,100,000 United States Billy Mayfair (4) 50
Mar 8 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 2,000,000 United States Michael Bradley (2) 60
Mar 15 Honda Classic Florida 1,800,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (10) 50
Mar 22 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 2,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (6) 72 Invitational
Mar 29 The Players Championship Florida 4,000,000 United States Justin Leonard (4) 80 Flagship event
Apr 5 Freeport-McDermott Classic Louisiana 1,700,000 England Lee Westwood (1) 44
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 3,200,000 United States Mark O'Meara (15) 100 Major championship
Apr 19 MCI Classic South Carolina 1,900,000 United States Davis Love III (13) 60 Invitational
Apr 26 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 2,200,000 Namibia Trevor Dodds (1) 42
May 3 Shell Houston Open Texas 2,000,000 United States David Duval (5) 42
May 10 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,800,000 United States Tiger Woods (7) 48
May 17 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 2,500,000 United States John Cook (10) 60
May 24 MasterCard Colonial Texas 2,300,000 United States Tom Watson (39) 58 Invitational
May 31 Memorial Tournament Ohio 2,200,000 United States Fred Couples (14) 66 Invitational
Jun 7 Kemper Open Maryland 2,000,000 Australia Stuart Appleby (2) 46
Jun 14 Buick Classic New York 1,800,000 United States J. P. Hayes (1) 40
Jun 21 U.S. Open California 3,000,000 United States Lee Janzen (8) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Motorola Western Open Illinois 2,200,000 United States Joe Durant (1) 54
Jul 5 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 2,000,000 United States Olin Browne (1) 50
Jul 12 Quad City Classic Illinois 1,550,000 United States Steve Jones (8) 22
Jul 19 The Open Championship England £1,700,000 United States Mark O'Meara (16) 100 Major championship
Jul 19 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 1,200,000 United States Fred Funk (5) 20 Alternate event
Jul 26 CVS Charity Classic Massachusetts 1,500,000 United States Steve Pate (6) 32
Aug 2 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,800,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (17) 44
Aug 9 Buick Open Michigan 1,800,000 United States Billy Mayfair (5) 44
Aug 16 PGA Championship Washington 3,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (6) 100 Major championship
Aug 17[b] AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 2,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (13) 44 Pro-Am
Aug 23 Sprint International Colorado 2,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (7) 62
Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,250,000 United States David Duval (6) 62 Limited-field event
Aug 30 Greater Vancouver Open Canada 2,000,000 United States Brandel Chamblee (1) 30 Alternate event
Sep 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,800,000 United States Jeff Sluman (3) 38
Sep 13 Bell Canadian Open Canada 2,200,000 United States Billy Andrade (3) 42
Sep 20 B.C. Open New York 1,500,000 United States Chris Perry (1) 24
Sep 27 Westin Texas Open Texas 1,700,000 United States Hal Sutton (9) 36
Oct 4 Buick Challenge Georgia 1,500,000 Australia Steve Elkington (9) 54
Oct 11 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 1,900,000 United States David Duval (7) 46
Oct 18 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 2,000,000 United States Jim Furyk (3) 48
Oct 23 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney Florida 2,000,000 United States John Huston (5) 58
Nov 1 The Tour Championship Georgia 4,000,000 United States Hal Sutton (10) 60 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 4 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf Arizona 3,650,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 58 Limited-field event
Nov 8 Subaru Sarazen World Open Georgia 2,000,000 United States Dudley Hart 38
Nov 15 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,300,000 Australia Steve Elkington and
Australia Greg Norman 		n/a Team event
Nov 19 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Tiger Woods n/a Limited-field event
Nov 22 World Cup of Golf New Zealand 1,300,000 England David Carter and
England Nick Faldo 		n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 United States Scott Verplank n/a
Nov 29 Skins Game California 600,000 United States Mark O'Meara n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 875,000 United States Meg Mallon and
United States Steve Pate 		n/a Team event
Dec 13 Presidents Cup Australia n/a Team International n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

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

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ "1998 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "1999 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "1998 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "O'Meara named PGA Tour Player of the Year". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. November 21, 1998. p. 39 (7C in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "O'Meara Player of Year". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 22, 1998. p. 190 (C2 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Blauvelt, Harry (November 2, 1998). "Duval wins Vardon Trophy". The Californian. Salinas, California. USA Today. p. 9. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.