1998

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

1998

Last RdTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-Up
Jan. 11Mercedes ChampionshipPhil Mickelson (271)$306,000M. O'Meara & T. Woods (272)
Jan. 18Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicFred Couples (332)*414,000B. Lietzke (332)
Jan. 25Phoenix OpenJesper Parnevik (269)450,0004-way tie (272)
Feb. 8Buick InvitationalScott Simpson (204)#*378,000S. Kendall (204)
Feb. 15United Airlines Hawaiian OpenJohn Huston (260)324,000T. Watson (267)
Feb. 22Tucson Chrysler ClassicDavid Duval (269)360,000J. Leonard & D. Toms (273)
Mar. 1Nissan OpenBilly Mayfair (272)*378,000T. Woods (272)
Mar. 8Doral-Ryder OpenMichael Bradley (278)360,000J. Huston & B. Mayfair (279)
Mar. 15Honda ClassicMark Calcavecchia (270)324,000V. Singh (273)
Mar. 22Bay Hill InvitationalErnie Els (274)360,000J. Maggert & B. Estes (278)
Mar. 29The Players ChampionshipJustin Leonard (278)720,000T. Lehman & G. Day (280)
Apr. 5Freeport-McDermott ClassicLee Westwood (273)306,000S. Flesch (276)
Apr. 12The Masters (Augusta)Mark O'Meara (279)576,000F. Couples & D. Duval (280)
Apr. 19MCI ClassicDavis Love III (266)342,000G. Day (273)
Apr. 26Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicTrevor Dodds (276)*396,000S. Verplank (276)
May 3Shell Houston OpenDavid Duval (276)360,000J. Maggert (277)
May 10BellSouth ClassicTiger Woods (271)324,000J. Don Blake (272)
May 17GTE Byron Nelson ClassicJohn Cook (265)450,0003-way tie (268)
May 24Mastercard ColonialTom Watson (265)414,000J. Furyk (267)
May 31Memorial TournamentFred Couples (271)396,000A. Magee (275)
June 7Kemper OpenStuart Appleby (274)360,000S. Hoch (275)
June 14Buick ClassicJ.P. Hayes (201)#*324,000J. Furyk (201)
June 21U.S. Open (San Francisco)Lee Janzen (280)535,000P. Stewart (281)
June 28Motorola Western OpenJoe Durant (271)396,000V. Singh (273)
July 5Canon Greater Hartford OpenOlin Browne (266)*360,000S. Cink & L. Mize (266)
July 12Quad City ClassicSteve Jones (263)279,000S. Gump (264)
July 19British Open (Royal Birkdale)Mark O'Meara (280)*493,500B. Watts (280)
July 19Deposit Guaranty ClassicFred Funk (270)216,0003-way tie (272)
July 26CVS Charity ClassicSteve Pate (269)270,000S. Hoch & B. Hughes (270)
Aug. 2FedEx St. Jude ClassicNick Price (268)*324,000J. Sluman (268)
Aug. 9Buick OpenBilly Mayfair (271)324,000S. Verplank (273)
Aug. 16PGA Championship (Redmond)Vijay Singh (271)540,000S. Stricker (273)
Aug. 17@AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmPhil Mickelson (202)450,000T. Pernice Jr. (203)
Aug. 23Sprint InternationalVijay Singh (47)†$360,000W. Wood & P. Mickelson (41)
Aug. 30Greater Vancouver OpenBrandel Chamblee (265)360,000P. Stewart (268)
Aug. 30NEC World Series of GolfDavid Duval (269)405,000P. Mickelson (271)
Sept. 6Greater Milwaukee OpenJeff Sluman (265)324,000S. Stricker (266)
Sept. 13Bell Canadian OpenBilly Andrade (275)*396,000B. Friend (275)
Sept. 20B.C. OpenChris Perry (273)270,000P. Jacobsen (276)
Sept. 27Westin Texas OpenHal Sutton (270)306,000J. Leonard & J. Haas (271)
Oct. 4Buick ChallengeSteve Elkington (267)*270,000F. Funk (267)
Oct. 11Michelob ChampionshipDavid Duval (268)342,000P. Tataurangi (271)
Oct. 18Las Vegas InternationalJim Furyk (335)360,000M. Calcavecchia (336)
Oct. 25National Car Rental ClassicJohn Huston (272)360,000D. Love III (273)
Nov. 1The Tour ChampionshipHal Sutton (274)*$720,000V. Singh (274)
Nov. 8Sarazen World OpenDudley Hart (272)360,000B. Tway (276)
Nov. 15Shark ShootoutSteve Elkington/
Greg Norman (189)*
160,000 eachJ. Cook/P. Jacobson (189)
Nov. 18 Grand Slam of GolfTiger Woods (2-up)400,000V. Singh
Nov. 29The Skins GameMark O'Meara (8)430,000T. Lehman (7)
Dec. 6JC Penney ClassicMeg Mallon/
Steve Pate (255)
218,750 eachR. Hetherington/R. Mediate (259)
Dec. 13President's CupInternational Team (201/2)United States (111/2)
Dec. 20Wendy's Three-Tour ChallengeSenior PGA 100,000 eachPGA
#Weather-shortened.
@The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am began in January but rain postponed the final round until August 17.
†The scoring for the Sprint International was based on a modified Stableford system (8 points for a double eagle, 5 for an eagle, 2 for a birdie, 0 for a par, –1 for a bogey, –3 for double bogey or worse.
*Playoffs (12): Bob Hope— Couples won on 1st hole; Buick Invitational— Simpson won on 1st hole; Nissan— Mayfair won on 1st hole; Greater Greensboro— Dodds won on 1st hole; Buick Classic— Hayes won on 1st hole; GHO— Browne won on 1st hole; British— O'Meara won by 2 strokes in a 4-hole playoff; St. Jude— Price won on 2nd hole; Bell Canadian— Andrade won on 1st hole; Buick Challenge— Elkington won on 1st hole; Tour Championship— Sutton won on 1st hole; Shark Shootout— Elkington/Norman won on the 3rd hole.
Second place ties (3 players or more): 4-WAY—Phoenix (T. Armour III, B. Geiberger, S. Pate, T. Watson). 3-WAY—Byron Nelson (F. Couples, H. Sutton, H. Frazar); Deposit Guaranty (P. Goydos, F. Langham, T. Loustalot).

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