1998 PGA Tour

1998 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 8, 1998 – November 1, 1998
Number of official events	45
Most wins	David Duval (4)
Money list	David Duval
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Mark O'Meara
PGA Player of the Year	Mark O'Meara
Rookie of the Year	Steve Flesch
	← 1997 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	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

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
Nov 22	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy	New Zealand	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

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

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]

Notes

^ 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.
^ First two rounds played in January.

References

^ "1998 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "1999 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "1998 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ ^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.
^ "O'Meara Player of Year". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 22, 1998. p. 190 (C2 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ Blauvelt, Harry (November 2, 1998). "Duval wins Vardon Trophy". The Californian. Salinas, California. USA Today. p. 9. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Official website

[3] 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.

[4] First two rounds played in January.

[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.

[5] "1998 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[omeara-6] "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.

[7] "O'Meara Player of Year". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 22, 1998. p. 190 (C2 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[9] 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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