# 1998 Senior PGA Tour

The 1998 Senior PGA Tour was the 19th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 18 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Gil Morgan (8) | |
| Feb 1 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 850,000 | David Graham (4) | |
| Feb 8 | LG Championship | Florida | 1,200,000 | Gil Morgan (9) | |
| Feb 15 | GTE Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Jim Albus (6) | |
| Feb 23 | American Express Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | Larry Nelson (1) | |
| Mar 16 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,100,000 | Hale Irwin (14) | |
| Mar 29 | Southwestern Bell Dominion | Texas | 1,000,000 | Lee Trevino (28) | |
| Apr 5 | The Tradition | Arizona | 1,400,650 | Gil Morgan (10) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Apr 19 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (15) | Senior major championship |
| Apr 26 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | Hale Irwin (16) | |
| May 3 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,150,000 | Hubert Green (1) | |
| May 10 | Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,100,000 | Jim Dent (12) | |
| May 17 | Saint Luke's Classic | Missouri | 1,000,000 | Larry Ziegler (2) | |
| May 24 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | Jay Sigel (5) | |
| May 31 | Pittsburgh Senior Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | Larry Nelson (2) | |
| Jun 7 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,350,000 | John Jacobs (1) | |
| Jun 14 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,300,000 | Isao Aoki (8) | |
| Jun 21 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,100,000 | Brian Barnes (3) | |
| Jun 28 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,100,000 | Bob Dickson (1) | |
| Jul 5 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,250,000 | Bruce Summerhays (2) | |
| Jul 12 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Gil Morgan (11) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jul 19 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 1,300,000 | Hale Irwin (17) | |
| Jul 26 | U.S. Senior Open | California | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (18) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 2 | Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,000,000 | Gil Morgan (12) | |
| Aug 9 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £375,000 | Brian Huggett (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 9 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic | Minnesota | 1,500,000 | Leonard Thompson (1) | |
| Aug 16 | First of America Classic | Michigan | 1,000,000 | George Archer (18) | |
| Aug 23 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | Gary Player (22) | |
| Aug 30 | BankBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Hale Irwin (19) | |
| Sep 6 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Dana Quigley (2) | |
| Sep 13 | Comfort Classic | Indiana | 1,150,000 | Hugh Baiocchi (2) | |
| Sep 20 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,100,000 | Hugh Baiocchi (3) | |
| Sep 27 | Boone Valley Classic | Missouri | 1,300,000 | Larry Nelson (3) | |
| Oct 4 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (13) | |
| Oct 11 | The Transamerica | California | 1,000,000 | Jim Colbert (19) | |
| Oct 18 | Raley's Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Dana Quigley (3) | |
| Oct 25 | EMC Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Jay Sigel (6) | |
| Nov 1 | Pacific Bell Senior Classic | California | 1,100,000 | Joe Inman (1) | |
| Nov 8 | Energizer Senior Tour Championship | South Carolina | 2,000,000 | Hale Irwin (20) | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
| Dec 6 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 860,000 | Bob Charles and son David Charles | Team event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Hale Irwin | 2,861,945 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | 2,179,047 |
| 3 | Larry Nelson | 1,442,476 |
| 4 | Jay Sigel | 1,403,912 |
| 5 | Hugh Baiocchi | 1,183,959 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Hale Irwin |
| Rookie of the Year | Joe Inman |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Hale Irwin |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Jim Colbert |