1998 Senior PGA Tour
The 1998 Senior PGA Tour was the 19th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $45,850,650, including four majors. Hale Irwin won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 18 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
195 (−21) | 200,000 |
Feb 1 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 850,000 | ![]() |
202 (−11) | 127,500 |
Feb 8 | LG Championship | Florida | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
210 (−6) | 180,000 |
Feb 15 | GTE Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
207 (−6) | 165,000 |
Feb 23 | American Express Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
203 (−13) | 180,000 |
Mar 16 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
200 (−13) | 165,000 |
Mar 29 | Southwestern Bell Dominion | Texas | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
205 (−11) | 150,000 |
Apr 5 | The Tradition | Arizona | 1,400,650 | ![]() |
276 (−12) | 210,000 |
Apr 19 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
275 (−13) | 270,000 |
Apr 26 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
281 (−6) | 210,000 |
May 3 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,150,000 | ![]() |
203 (−13) | 172,500 |
May 10 | The Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
207 (−9) | 165,000 |
May 17 | Saint Luke's Classic | Missouri | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
208 (−2) | 150,000 |
May 24 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
205 (−11) | 165,000 |
May 31 | Pittsburgh Senior Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 165,000 |
Jun 7 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,350,000 | ![]() |
206 (−10) | 202,500 |
Jun 14 | BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland | Tennessee | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
198 (−18) | 195,000 |
Jun 21 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
277 (−11) | 165,000 |
Jun 28 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
207 (−9) | 165,000 |
Jul 5 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
206 (−10) | 187,500 |
Jul 12 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
267 (−21) | 300,000 |
Jul 19 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
201 (−15) | 195,000 |
Jul 26 | U.S. Senior Open | California | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
285 (+1) | 267,500 |
Aug 2 | Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
200 (−16) | 150,000 |
Aug 9 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic | Minnesota | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
134 (−10) | 225,000 |
Aug 16 | First of America Classic | Michigan | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
199 (−17) | 150,000 |
Aug 23 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 150,000 |
Aug 30 | BankBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
201 (−15) | 150,000 |
Sep 6 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
200 (−10) | 165,000 |
Sep 13 | Comfort Classic | Indiana | 1,150,000 | ![]() |
196 (−20) | 172,500 |
Sep 20 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
133 (−7) | 165,000 |
Sep 27 | Boone Valley Classic | Missouri | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
200 (−16) | 195,000 |
Oct 4 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
198 (−12) | 225,000 |
Oct 11 | The Transamerica | California | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
205 (−11) | 150,000 |
Oct 18 | Raley's Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
203 (−13) | 150,000 |
Oct 25 | EMC Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
201 (−12) | 150,000 |
Nov 1 | Pacific Bell Senior Classic | California | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
202 (−11) | 165,000 |
Nov 8 | Energizer Senior Tour Championship | South Carolina | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
274 (−14) | 347,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
68.59 |
2 | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
69.46 |
3 | Larry Nelson | ![]() |
69.87 |
4 | Dave Stockton | ![]() |
70.49 |
5 | Vicente Fernández | ![]() |
70.51 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
2,861,945 | 22 | 7 |
2 | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
2,179,047 | 25 | 6 |
3 | Larry Nelson | ![]() |
1,442,476 | 23 | 3 |
4 | Jay Sigel | ![]() |
1,403,912 | 32 | 2 |
5 | Hugh Baiocchi | ![]() |
1,183,959 | 35 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Colbert | ![]() |
8,249,210 | 19 |
2 | Lee Trevino | ![]() |
8,165,927 | 28 |
3 | Dave Stockton | ![]() |
7,676,552 | 14 |
4 | Bob Charles | ![]() |
7,646,958 | 23 |
5 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
7,620,253 | 20 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Joe Inman | ![]() |
Comeback Player of the Year | Jim Colbert | ![]() |
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 1998 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1998 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 1998 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 1998 in golf