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1998 European Tour

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Golf tour season

1998European Tour season
Duration22 January 1998 (1998-01-22) – 1 November 1998 (1998-11-01)
Number of official events38[a]
Most winsEnglandLee Westwood (4)
Order of MeritScotlandColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearEnglandLee Westwood
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearFranceOlivier Edmond
←1997
1999 →

The1998 European Tour, titled as the1998 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 27th season of theEuropean Tour, the mainprofessional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1998

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For the first time the schedule included theMasters Tournament,U.S. Open andPGA Championship, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several changes from the previous season with the addition of theQatar Masters, the return of theBelgian Open and the loss of theDimension Data Pro-Am.

In March, theChemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake ofsevere floods across the country in July 1997;[2] it was later replaced on the schedule by theGerman Open.[3] In July, the tour announced the cancellation of theOki Pro-Am.[4]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[5][6][7]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)		Winner[b]OWGR
points		Other
tours[c]		Notes
25 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand750,000United StatesTiger Woods (n/a)40ANZ
1 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaA$1,200,000DenmarkThomas Bjørn (2)34ANZ
8 FebSouth African OpenSouth Africa450,000South AfricaErnie Els (6)30AFR
15 FebAlfred Dunhill South African PGA ChampionshipSouth Africa400,000ZimbabweTony Johnstone (5)36AFR
1 MarDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$1,300,000SpainJosé María Olazábal (18)42
8 MarQatar MastersQatarUS$1,000,000ScotlandAndrew Coltart (1)30New tournament
15 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000AustraliaStephen Leaney (1)20
22 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal350,000EnglandPeter Mitchell (3)20
12 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$3,200,000United StatesMark O'Meara (n/a)100Major championship[d]
19 AprCannes OpenFrance300,000FranceThomas Levet (1)20
26 AprPeugeot Open de EspañaSpain550,000DenmarkThomas Bjørn (3)28
3 MayItalian OpenItaly500,000SwedenPatrik Sjöland (1)22
10 MayTurespaña Masters Open BalearesSpain350,000SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez (3)20
17 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland750,000Northern IrelandDarren Clarke (3)36
25 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland1,200,000ScotlandColin Montgomerie (15)64Flagship event
1 JunDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermany1,100,000EnglandLee Westwood (3)42
7 JunNational Car Rental English OpenEngland650,000EnglandLee Westwood (4)34
14 JunCompaq European Grand PrixEngland–Abandoned[e]–
21 JunMadeira Island OpenPortugal300,000SwedenMats Lanner (3)20
21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$3,000,000United StatesLee Janzen (n/a)100Major championship[d]
28 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance500,000ScotlandSam Torrance (21)22
5 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland1,000,000EnglandDavid Carter (1)38
11 JulStandard Life Loch LomondScotland850,000EnglandLee Westwood (5)42
19 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland1,700,000United StatesMark O'Meara (n/a)100Major championship
26 JulTNT Dutch OpenNetherlands800,000AustraliaStephen Leaney (2)36
2 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden800,000SwedenJesper Parnevik (4)34
9 AugChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic–Cancelled[2]–
9 AugGerman OpenGermany700,000AustraliaStephen Allan (1)20
16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$3,000,000FijiVijay Singh (8)100Major championship[d]
23 AugSmurfit European OpenIreland1,200,000SwedenMathias Grönberg (2)38
30 AugBMW International OpenGermany850,000EnglandRussell Claydon (1)32
6 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland800,000GermanySven Strüver (3)34
13 SepOne 2 One British MastersEngland750,000ScotlandColin Montgomerie (16)34
20 SepTrophée LancômeFrance800,000SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez (4)44
27 SepLinde German MastersGermany1,000,000ScotlandColin Montgomerie (17)40
4 OctBelgacom OpenBelgium400,000EnglandLee Westwood (6)22
25 OctOki Pro-AmSpain–Cancelled[4]–
1 NovVolvo MastersSpain1,000,000Northern IrelandDarren Clarke (4)42Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)		Winner(s)OWGR
points		Notes
11 OctAlfred Dunhill CupScotland1,000,000 Team South African/aTeam event
18 OctCisco World Match Play ChampionshipEngland650,000United StatesMark O'Meara44Limited-field event
18 OctOpen Novotel PerrierFrance350,000SwedenOlle Karlsson and
SwedenJarmo Sandelin		n/aTeam event
8 NovSubaru Sarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United StatesDudley Hart38
22 NovWorld Cup of GolfNew ZealandUS$1,300,000EnglandDavid Carter and
EnglandNick Faldo		n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUS$200,000United StatesScott Verplankn/a

Order of Merit

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TheOrder of Merit was titled as theVolvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inPound sterling.[9]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1ScotlandColin Montgomerie993,077
2Northern IrelandDarren Clarke902,867
3EnglandLee Westwood814,386
4SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez518,819
5SwedenPatrik Sjöland500,137
6DenmarkThomas Bjørn470,798
7SpainJosé María Olazábal449,132
8South AfricaErnie Els433,884
9ScotlandAndrew Coltart388,816
10SwedenMathias Grönberg358,779

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the YearEnglandLee Westwood[10]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearFranceOlivier Edmond[11]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^A further three tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or abandoned.
  2. ^The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-basedmajor championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  3. ^AFR −Southern Africa Tour; ANZ −PGA Tour of Australasia.
  4. ^abcUnofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  5. ^Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.[8]

References

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  1. ^"Tour History". European Tour. Archived fromthe original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved17 October 2023.
  2. ^ab"Czech Open cancelled".The Irish Times. 19 March 1998. Retrieved3 May 2020.
  3. ^"In brief | Golf switch".Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 20 March 1998. p. 38. Retrieved3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^abSmith, Colm (29 July 1998)."KO for the OKI pro-am".Irish Independent. Dublin, Ireland. p. 25. Retrieved3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^"1998 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved18 October 2023.
  6. ^"Scoreboard | Golf | 1998 European schedule".The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 September 1997. p. 45. Retrieved3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^Davies, David (21 January 1998)."Faldo Ready for the year of the Tiger".The Guardian. London, England. p. 23. Retrieved3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^Webb, Mel (15 June 1998)."Rain check costs Stewart dear".The Times. London, England. p. 42. Retrieved3 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^Hopkins, John (2 November 1998)."Montgomerie hits his rivals for six".The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 26. Retrieved3 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  10. ^"Lee's predicting Major joy for Faldo".Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln, United Kingdom. 15 December 1998. p. 27. Retrieved18 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.This season's European Golfer of the Year...
  11. ^Britten, Michael (18 November 1998)."Rose attempts to blossom again".The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved18 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.The Frenchman Olivier Edmond has become the 34th recipient of the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award on the European Tour.

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