1998 European Tour

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1998 European Tour season
Duration22 January 1998 (1998-01-22) – 22 November 1998 (1998-11-22)
Number of official events38
Most wins4 – Lee Westwood
Order of MeritColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearLee Westwood
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearOlivier Edmond
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 European Tour was the 27th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the sixth year in succession.[2]

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1998 European Tour schedule which was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3][4] The schedule also included the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several other changes from the previous season with the addition of the Qatar Masters, the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Dimension Data Pro-Am.

In March, the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake of severe floods across the country in July 1997;[5] it was later replaced on the schedule by the German Open.[6] In July, the tour announced the cancellation of the Oki Pro-Am.[7]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[8] 		Notes
22–25 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 40 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
29 Jan – 1 Feb Heineken Classic Australia Denmark Thomas Bjørn (2) 34 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
5–8 Feb South African Open South Africa South Africa Ernie Els (6) 30 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
12–15 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (5) 36 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
26 Feb – 1 Mar Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Spain José María Olazábal (18) 42
5–8 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar Scotland Andrew Coltart (1) 30 New tournament
12–15 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco Australia Stephen Leaney (1) 20
19–22 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal England Peter Mitchell (3) 20
9–12 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Mark O'Meara (n/a) 100 Major championship; unofficial money[a]
16–19 Apr Cannes Open France France Thomas Levet (1) 20
23–26 Apr Peugeot Open de España Spain Denmark Thomas Bjørn (3) 28
30 Apr – 3 May Italian Open Italy Sweden Patrik Sjöland (1) 22
7–10 May Turespaña Masters Open Baleares Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3) 20
14–17 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (3) 36
22–25 May Volvo PGA Championship England Scotland Colin Montgomerie (15) 64 Flagship event
29 May – 1 Jun Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany England Lee Westwood (3) 42
4–7 Jun National Car Rental English Open England England Lee Westwood (4) 34
5–8 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England Abandoned[b]
18–21 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Lee Janzen (n/a) 100 Major championship; unofficial money[a]
18–21 Jun Madeira Island Open Portugal Sweden Mats Lanner (3) 20 Opposite the U.S. Open
25–28 Jun Peugeot Open de France France Scotland Sam Torrance (21) 22
2–5 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland England David Carter (1) 38
8–11 Jul The Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland England Lee Westwood (5) 42
16–19 Jul The Open Championship England United States Mark O'Meara (n/a) 100 Major championship
23–26 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands Australia Stephen Leaney (2) 36
30 Jul – 2 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Sweden Jesper Parnevik (4) 34
6–9 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic Cancelled
6–9 Aug German Open Germany Australia Stephen Allan (1) 20
13–16 Aug PGA Championship United States Fiji Vijay Singh (8) 100 Major championship; unofficial money[a]
20–23 Aug Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland Sweden Mathias Grönberg (2) 38
27–30 Aug BMW International Open Germany England Russell Claydon (1) 32
3–6 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Germany Sven Strüver (3) 34
10–13 Sep One 2 One British Masters England Scotland Colin Montgomerie (16) 34
17–20 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4) 44
24–27 Sep Linde German Masters Germany Scotland Colin Montgomerie (17) 40
1–4 Oct Belgacom Open Belgium England Lee Westwood (6) 22
8–11 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland  South Africa n/a Approved special event; team event
15–18 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England United States Mark O'Meara (n/a) 44 Approved special event
15–18 Oct Open Novotel Perrier France Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (n/a)
Sweden Olle Karlsson (n/a) 		n/a Approved special event; team event;
alternate to World Match Play
22–25 Oct Oki Pro-Am Spain Cancelled
29 Oct – 1 Nov Volvo Masters Spain Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (4) 42
5–8 Nov Subaru Sarazen World Open United States United States Dudley Hart (n/a) 38 Approved special event
19–22 Nov World Cup of Golf New Zealand England England n/a Approved special event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy United States Scott Verplank (n/a) n/a Approved special event; individual prize
  1. ^ a b c d The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in other "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.[9]

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1][2]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 993,077
2 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 902,867
3 Lee Westwood  England 814,386
4 Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 518,819
5 Patrik Sjöland  Sweden 500,137
6 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 470,798
7 José María Olazábal  Spain 449,132
8 Ernie Els  South Africa 433,884
9 Andrew Coltart  Scotland 388,816
10 Mathias Grönberg  Sweden 358,779

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Lee Westwood  England
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Olivier Edmond  France

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Hopkins, John (2 November 1998). "Montgomerie hits his rivals for six". The Times. London, England. p. 26. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Scoreboard | Golf | 1998 European schedule". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 September 1997. p. 45. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Davies, David (21 January 1998). "Faldo Ready for the year of the Tiger". The Guardian. London, England. p. 23. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Czech Open cancelled". The Irish Times. 19 March 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "In brief | Golf switch". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 20 March 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Smith, Colm (29 July 1998). "KO for the OKI pro-am". Irish Independent. Dublin, Ireland. p. 25. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1998". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ^ Webb, Mel (15 June 1998). "Rain check costs Stewart dear". The Times. London, England. p. 42. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.

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