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.

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
1997
1999

Schedule

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

Unofficial events

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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   Colin Montgomerie 58 Limited-field event
Nov 8 Subaru Sarazen World Open Georgia 2,000,000   Dudley Hart 38
Nov 15 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,300,000   Steve Elkington and
  Greg Norman
n/a Team event
Nov 19 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000   Tiger Woods n/a Limited-field event
Nov 22 World Cup of Golf New Zealand 1,300,000   David Carter and
  Nick Faldo
n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000   Scott Verplank n/a
Nov 29 Skins Game California 600,000   Mark O'Meara n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 875,000   Meg Mallon and
  Steve Pate
n/a Team event
Dec 13 Presidents Cup Australia n/a Team International n/a Team event

Money list

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

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

Awards

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

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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.
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