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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse (US$)WinnerOWGR pointsNotes
Jan 11Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,700,000United States Phil Mickelson (12)58Winners-only event
Jan 18Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia2,300,000United States Fred Couples (13)48Pro-Am
Jan 25Phoenix OpenArizona2,500,000Sweden Jesper Parnevik (1)54
Feb 8Buick InvitationalCalifornia2,100,000United States Scott Simpson (7)40
Feb 15United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,800,000United States John Huston (4)40
Feb 22Tucson Chrysler ClassicArizona2,000,000United States David Duval (4)50
Mar 1Nissan OpenCalifornia2,100,000United States Billy Mayfair (4)50
Mar 8Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida2,000,000United States Michael Bradley (2)60
Mar 15Honda ClassicFlorida1,800,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (10)50
Mar 22Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida2,000,000South Africa Ernie Els (6)72Invitational
Mar 29The Players ChampionshipFlorida4,000,000United States Justin Leonard (4)80Flagship event
Apr 5Freeport-McDermott ClassicLouisiana1,700,000England Lee Westwood (1)44
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia3,200,000United States Mark O'Meara (15)100Major championship
Apr 19MCI ClassicSouth Carolina1,900,000United States Davis Love III (13)60Invitational
Apr 26Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina2,200,000Namibia Trevor Dodds (1)42
May 3Shell Houston OpenTexas2,000,000United States David Duval (5)42
May 10BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,800,000United States Tiger Woods (7)48
May 17GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas2,500,000United States John Cook (10)60
May 24MasterCard ColonialTexas2,300,000United States Tom Watson (39)58Invitational
May 31Memorial TournamentOhio2,200,000United States Fred Couples (14)66Invitational
Jun 7Kemper OpenMaryland2,000,000Australia Stuart Appleby (2)46
Jun 14Buick ClassicNew York1,800,000United States J. P. Hayes (1)40
Jun 21U.S. OpenCalifornia3,000,000United States Lee Janzen (8)100Major championship
Jun 28Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,200,000United States Joe Durant (1)54
Jul 5Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut2,000,000United States Olin Browne (1)50
Jul 12Quad City ClassicIllinois1,550,000United States Steve Jones (8)22
Jul 19The Open ChampionshipEngland£1,700,000United States Mark O'Meara (16)100Major championship
Jul 19Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi1,200,000United States Fred Funk (5)20Alternate event
Jul 26CVS Charity ClassicMassachusetts1,500,000United States Steve Pate (6)32
Aug 2FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,800,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (17)44
Aug 9Buick OpenMichigan1,800,000United States Billy Mayfair (5)44
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipWashington3,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (6)100Major championship
Aug 17AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia2,500,000United States Phil Mickelson (13)44Pro-Am
Aug 23Sprint InternationalColorado2,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (7)62
Aug 30NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,250,000United States David Duval (6)62Limited-field event
Aug 30Greater Vancouver OpenCanada2,000,000United States Brandel Chamblee (1)30Alternate event
Sep 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,800,000United States Jeff Sluman (3)38
Sep 13Bell Canadian OpenCanada2,200,000United States Billy Andrade (3)42
Sep 20B.C. OpenNew York1,500,000United States Chris Perry (1)24
Sep 27Westin Texas OpenTexas1,700,000United States Hal Sutton (9)36
Oct 4Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,500,000Australia Steve Elkington (9)54
Oct 11Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia1,900,000United States David Duval (7)46
Oct 18Las Vegas InvitationalNevada2,000,000United States Jim Furyk (3)48
Oct 23National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida2,000,000United States John Huston (5)58
Nov 1The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia4,000,000United States Hal Sutton (10)60Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse ($)Winner(s)OWGR pointsNotes
Jan 4Andersen Consulting World Championship of GolfArizona3,650,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie58Limited-field event
Nov 8Subaru Sarazen World OpenGeorgia2,000,000United States Dudley Hart38
Nov 15Franklin Templeton Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,300,000Australia Steve Elkington and Australia Greg Normann/aTeam event
Nov 19PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000United States Tiger Woodsn/aLimited-field event
Nov 22World Cup of GolfNew Zealand1,300,000England David Carter and England Nick Faldon/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy200,000United States Scott Verplankn/a
Nov 29Skins GameCalifornia600,000United States Mark O'Mearan/aLimited-field event
Dec 6JCPenney ClassicFlorida875,000United States Meg Mallon and United States Steve Paten/aTeam event
Dec 13Presidents CupAustralian/aTeam Internationaln/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States David Duval2,591,031
2Fiji Vijay Singh2,238,998
3United States Jim Furyk2,054,334
4United States Tiger Woods1,841,117
5United States Hal Sutton1,838,740
6United States Phil Mickelson1,837,246
7United States Mark O'Meara1,786,699
8United States Justin Leonard1,671,823
9United States Fred Couples1,650,389
10United States John Huston1,544,110

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Mark O'Meara
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Mark O'Meara
Rookie of the YearUnited States Steve Flesch
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States David Duval
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States David Duval
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Scott Verplank

See also

Notes

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