1998 PGA Tour

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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 11Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia Phil Mickelson (12)271 (−17)1,700,000306,000
Jan 18Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia Fred Couples (13)332 (−28)2,300,000414,000
Jan 25Phoenix OpenArizona Jesper Parnevik (1)269 (−15)2,500,000450,000
Feb 8Buick InvitationalCalifornia Scott Simpson (7)204 (−12)2,100,000378,000
Feb 15United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii John Huston (4)260 (−28)1,800,000324,000
Feb 22Tucson Chrysler ClassicArizona David Duval (4)269 (−19)2,000,000360,000
Mar 1Nissan OpenCalifornia Billy Mayfair (4)272 (−12)2,100,000378,000
Mar 8Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida Michael Bradley (2)278 (−10)2,000,000360,000
Mar 15Honda ClassicFlorida Mark Calcavecchia (10)270 (−18)1,800,000324,000
Mar 22Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida Ernie Els (6)274 (−14)2,000,000360,000
Mar 29The Players ChampionshipFlorida Justin Leonard (4)278 (−10)4,000,000720,000
Apr 5Freeport-McDermott ClassicLouisiana Lee Westwood (1)273 (−15)1,700,000306,000
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia Mark O'Meara (15)279 (−9)3,200,000576,000
Apr 19MCI ClassicSouth Carolina Davis Love III (13)266 (−18)1,900,000342,000
Apr 26Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina Trevor Dodds (1)276 (−12)2,200,000396,000
May 3Shell Houston OpenTexas David Duval (5)276 (−12)2,000,000360,000
May 10BellSouth ClassicGeorgia Tiger Woods (7)271 (−17)1,800,000324,000
May 17GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas John Cook (10)265 (−15)2,500,000450,000
May 24MasterCard ColonialTexas Tom Watson (39)265 (−15)2,300,000414,000
May 31Memorial TournamentOhio Fred Couples (14)271 (−17)2,200,000396,000
Jun 7Kemper OpenMaryland Stuart Appleby (2)274 (−10)2,000,000360,000
Jun 14Buick ClassicNew York J. P. Hayes (1)201 (−12)1,800,000324,000
Jun 21U.S. OpenCalifornia Lee Janzen (8)280 (E)3,000,000535,000
Jun 28Motorola Western OpenIllinois Joe Durant (1)271 (−17)2,200,000396,000
Jul 5Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut Olin Browne (1)266 (−14)2,000,000360,000
Jul 12Quad City ClassicIllinois Steve Jones (8)263 (−17)1,550,000279,000
Jul 19Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi Fred Funk (5)270 (−18)1,200,000216,000
Jul 19British OpenEngland Mark O'Meara (16)280 (E)2,750,000493,500
Jul 26CVS Charity ClassicMassachusetts Steve Pate (6)269 (−15)1,500,000270,000
Aug 2FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee Nick Price (17)268 (−16)1,800,000324,000
Aug 9Buick OpenMichigan Billy Mayfair (5)271 (−17)1,800,000324,000
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipWashington Vijay Singh (6)271 (−9)3,000,000540,000
Aug 17AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am*California Phil Mickelson (13)202 (−14)2,500,000450,000
Aug 23Sprint InternationalColorado Vijay Singh (7)47 (Stableford)2,000,000360,000
Aug 30Greater Vancouver OpenCanada Brandel Chamblee (1)265 (−19)2,000,000360,000
Aug 30NEC World Series of GolfOhio David Duval (6)269 (−11)2,250,000405,000
Sep 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin Jeff Sluman (3)265 (−19)1,800,000324,000
Sep 13Bell Canadian OpenCanada Billy Andrade (3)275 (−13)2,200,000396,000
Sep 20B.C. OpenNew York Chris Perry (1)273 (−15)1,500,000270,000
Sep 27Westin Texas OpenTexas Hal Sutton (9)270 (−18)1,700,000306,000
Oct 4Buick ChallengeGeorgia Steve Elkington (9)267 (−21)1,500,000270,000
Oct 11Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia David Duval (7)268 (−16)1,900,000342,000
Oct 18Las Vegas InvitationalNevada Jim Furyk (3)335 (−25)2,000,000360,000
Oct 23National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida John Huston (5)272 (−16)2,000,000360,000
Nov 1The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia Hal Sutton (10)274 (−6)4,000,000720,000

* 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]

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Leaders

Scoring Average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1David Duval United States69.13
2Tiger Woods United States69.21
3Davis Love III United States69.41
4Jim Furyk United States69.50
5Mark O'Meara United States69.63

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Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)EventsWins
1David Duval United States2,591,031234
2Vijay Singh Fiji2,238,998262
3Jim Furyk United States2,054,334281
4Tiger Woods United States1,841,117201
5Hal Sutton United States1,838,740302

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Career Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Wins
1Greg Norman Australia11,936,44320
2Fred Couples United States10,535,87614
3Tom Kite United States10,447,47219
4Mark O'Meara United States10,293,47316
5Davis Love III United States10,012,13413

Source:[5]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)David Duval United States
PGA Player of the YearMark O'Meara United States
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Mark O'Meara United States
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)David Duval United States
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)David Duval United States
Rookie of the YearSteve Flesch United States
Comeback Player of the YearScott Verplank United States

References
  1. Brown, Clifton (August 17, 1998). "After Wait of Six Months, Sun Shines for Mickelson". The New York Times.
  2. "1998 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  3. "Scoring Average – 1998". PGA Tour.
  4. "Money Leaders – 1998". PGA Tour.
  5. "Career Money Leaders – 1998". PGA Tour.
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