# 1998 PGA of Japan Tour

The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour was the 26th season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 15 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 110,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (10) | 22 | | |
| 22 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 | Eduardo Herrera (4) | 16 | | |
| 29 Mar | Just System KSB Open | Kagawa | 100,000,000 | Carlos Franco (4) | 16 | | |
| 5 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Dinesh Chand (1) | 18 | | |
| 19 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (1) | 16 | | |
| 26 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 | Frankie Miñoza (5) | 24 | AGC | |
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Davis Love III (n/a) | 34 | | |
| 10 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Carlos Franco (5) | 24 | | |
| 17 May | Japan PGA Championship | Nara | 120,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (4) | 24 | | |
| 24 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (5) | 16 | | |
| 31 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Kōchi | 100,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (1) | 16 | | |
| 7 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (6) | 16 | | |
| 14 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (4) | 16 | | |
| 21 Jun | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brian Watts (11) | 16 | | |
| 28 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (6) | 20 | | |
| 5 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (8) | 16 | | |
| 12 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (88) | 16 | | |
| 26 Jul | Aiful Cup | Aomori | 100,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (3) | 16 | | |
| 2 Aug | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Masayuki Kawamura (2) | 16 | | |
| 9 Aug | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (1) | 16 | | |
| 30 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (89) | 16 | | |
| 6 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Katsunori Kuwabara (2) | 20 | | |
| 13 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (1) | 24 | | |
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (2) | 24 | | |
| 27 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (7) | 22 | | |
| 4 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (4) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 11 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (2) | 20 | | |
| 18 Oct | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3) | 20 | | |
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (2) | 30 | | |
| 1 Nov | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (90) | 24 | | |
| 8 Nov | Acom International | Fukushima | 120,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (1) | 16 | | |
| 15 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 38 | | |
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 250,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 40 | | |
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Brian Watts (12) | 36 | | |
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (2) | 24 | | |
| 13 Dec | DDI Group Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 80,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (5) | 16 | | |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$3,200,000 | Mark O'Meara | 100 | Major championship |
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$3,000,000 | Lee Janzen | 100 | Major championship |
| 19 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £1,700,000 | Mark O'Meara | 100 | Major championship |
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$3,000,000 | Vijay Singh | 100 | Major championship |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
| 1 | Masashi Ozaki | 179,627,400 |
| 2 | Brian Watts | 132,014,990 |
| 3 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 103,941,437 |
| 4 | Brandt Jobe | 97,566,406 |
| 5 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 93,580,618 |

## Japan Challenge Tour

The 1998 Japan Challenge Tour was the 14th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the PGA of Japan Tour.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner |
| 26 Mar | PRGR Cup | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Gohei Sato (3) |
| 16 Apr | Korakuen Cup (1st) | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Shinsuke Yanagisawa (1) |
| 24 Apr | Nishino Cup Open | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Masakazu Noritake (1) |
| 29 Apr | Daiwa Cup Kochi Open | Kochi | 10,000,000 | Naoya Sugiyama (2) |
| 21 May | Aiful Challenge Cup Spring | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Hiroshi Ueda (2) |
| 12 Jun | Matsugamine Open | Niigata | 10,000,000 | Taisuke Kitajima (2) |
| 18 Jun | Korakuen Cup (2nd) | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Tetsuya Haraguchi (1) |
| 29 Jul | Twin Fields Cup | Ishikawa | 10,000,000 | Kazumasa Sakaitani (1) |
| 20 Aug | Daiwa Cup Akita Open | Akita | 10,000,000 | Takashi Tsutsumi (1) |
| 27 Aug | Andersen Consulting Growing Cup | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Masakazu Noritake (2) |
| 11 Sep | Aiful Challenge Cup Autumn | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Taisuke Kitajima (3) |
| 8 Oct | Korakuen Cup (3rd) | Oita | 10,000,000 | Masayuki Tomita (1) |
| 22 Oct | Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open | Yamanashi | 10,000,000 | Yoshimi Niizeki (1) |
| 19 Nov | Korakuen Cup (4th) | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Gohei Sato (4) |