1998 PGA Tour
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The 1998 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 1. The season consisted of 45 official money events. David Duval won the most tournaments, four, and there were eight first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | Mercedes Championships | California |  Phil Mickelson (12) |
271 (–17) | 1,700,000 | 306,000 |
| Jan 18 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Fred Couples (13) |
332 (–28) | 2,300,000 | 414,000 |
| Jan 25 | Phoenix Open | Arizona |  Jesper Parnevik (1) |
269 (–15) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
| Feb 8 | Buick Invitational | California | Scott Simpson (7) |
204 (–12) | 2,100,000 | 378,000 |
| Feb 15 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | John Huston (4) |
260 (–28) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Feb 22 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | Arizona | David Duval (4) |
269 (–19) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Mar 1 | Nissan Open | California | Billy Mayfair (4) |
272 (–12) | 2,100,000 | 378,000 |
| Mar 8 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | Michael Bradley (2) |
278 (–10) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Mar 15 | Honda Classic | Florida | Mark Calcavecchia (10) |
270 (–18) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Mar 22 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida |  Ernie Els (6) |
274 (–14) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Mar 29 | The Players Championship | Florida | Justin Leonard (4) |
278 (–10) | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
| Apr 5 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | Louisiana |  Lee Westwood (1) |
273 (–15) | 1,700,000 | 306,000 |
| Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Mark O'Meara (15) |
279 (–9) | 3,200,000 | 576,000 |
| Apr 19 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | Davis Love III (13) |
266 (–18) | 1,900,000 | 342,000 |
| Apr 26 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina |  Trevor Dodds (1) |
276 (–12) | 2,200,000 | 396,000 |
| May 3 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | David Duval (5) |
276 (–12) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| May 10 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | Tiger Woods (7) |
271 (–17) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| May 17 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | John Cook (10) |
265 (–15) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
| May 24 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | Tom Watson (39) |
265 (–15) | 2,300,000 | 414,000 |
| May 31 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Fred Couples (14) |
271 (–17) | 2,200,000 | 396,000 |
| Jun 7 | Kemper Open | Maryland |  Stuart Appleby (2) |
274 (–10) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Jun 14 | Buick Classic | New York | J. P. Hayes (1) |
201 (–12) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Jun 21 | U.S. Open | California | Lee Janzen (8) |
280 (E) | 3,000,000 | 535,000 |
| Jun 28 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | Joe Durant (1) |
271 (–17) | 2,200,000 | 396,000 |
| Jul 5 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Olin Browne (1) |
266 (–14) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Jul 12 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | Steve Jones (8) |
263 (–17) | 1,550,000 | 279,000 |
| Jul 19 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | Fred Funk (5) |
270 (–18) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Jul 19 | British Open | England | Mark O'Meara (16) |
280 (E) | 2,750,000 | 493,500 |
| Jul 26 | CVS Charity Classic | Massachusetts | Steve Pate (6) |
269 (–15) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Aug 2 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee |  Nick Price (17) |
268 (–16) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Aug 9 | Buick Open | Michigan | Billy Mayfair (5) |
271 (–17) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Washington |  Vijay Singh (6) |
271 (–9) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
| Aug 17 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am* | California | Phil Mickelson (13) |
202 (–14) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
| Aug 23 | Sprint International | Colorado | Vijay Singh (7) |
47 (Stableford) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Aug 30 | Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | Brandel Chamblee (1) |
265 (–19) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Aug 30 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | David Duval (6) |
269 (–11) | 2,250,000 | 405,000 |
| Sep 6 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Jeff Sluman (3) |
265 (–19) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Sep 13 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | Billy Andrade (3) |
275 (–13) | 2,200,000 | 396,000 |
| Sep 20 | B.C. Open | New York | Chris Perry (1) |
273 (–15) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Sep 27 | Westin Texas Open | Texas | Hal Sutton (9) |
270 (–18) | 1,700,000 | 306,000 |
| Oct 4 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | Steve Elkington (9) |
267 (–21) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Oct 11 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | David Duval (7) |
268 (–16) | 1,900,000 | 342,000 |
| Oct 18 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | Jim Furyk (3) |
335 (–25) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Oct 23 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | John Huston (5) |
272 (–16) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Nov 1 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Hal Sutton (10) |
274 (–6) | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
* The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. The first two rounds were completed the week of February 1, but the third and final round was rescheduled for August 17.[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | United States |
69.13 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | United States |
69.21 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | United States |
69.41 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | United States |
69.50 |
| 5 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
69.63 |
Full 1998 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | United States |
2,591,031 | 23 | 4 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji |
2,238,998 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | United States |
2,054,334 | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | United States |
1,841,117 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Hal Sutton | United States |
1,838,740 | 30 | 2 |
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | Australia |
11,936,443 | 20 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | United States |
10,535,876 | 14 |
| 3 | Tom Kite | United States |
10,447,472 | 19 |
| 4 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
10,293,473 | 16 |
| 5 | Davis Love III | United States |
10,012,134 | 13 |
Full 1998 Career Official Money List
Awards
External links
References
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