# 1998 PGA Tour

The 1998 PGA Tour was the 83rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 30th season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 11 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,700,000 | Phil Mickelson (12) | 58 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 18 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 2,300,000 | Fred Couples (13) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 25 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Jesper Parnevik (1) | 54 | |
| Feb 8 | Buick Invitational | California | 2,100,000 | Scott Simpson (7) | 40 | |
| Feb 15 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | John Huston (4) | 40 | |
| Feb 22 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | Arizona | 2,000,000 | David Duval (4) | 50 | |
| Mar 1 | Nissan Open | California | 2,100,000 | Billy Mayfair (4) | 50 | |
| Mar 8 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 2,000,000 | Michael Bradley (2) | 60 | |
| Mar 15 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,800,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (10) | 50 | |
| Mar 22 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 2,000,000 | Ernie Els (6) | 72 | Invitational |
| Mar 29 | The Players Championship | Florida | 4,000,000 | Justin Leonard (4) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 5 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | Louisiana | 1,700,000 | Lee Westwood (1) | 44 | |
| Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 3,200,000 | Mark O'Meara (15) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 19 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 1,900,000 | Davis Love III (13) | 60 | Invitational |
| Apr 26 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 2,200,000 | Trevor Dodds (1) | 42 | |
| May 3 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 2,000,000 | David Duval (5) | 42 | |
| May 10 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Tiger Woods (7) | 48 | |
| May 17 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 2,500,000 | John Cook (10) | 60 | |
| May 24 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 2,300,000 | Tom Watson (39) | 58 | Invitational |
| May 31 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 2,200,000 | Fred Couples (14) | 66 | Invitational |
| Jun 7 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 2,000,000 | Stuart Appleby (2) | 46 | |
| Jun 14 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,800,000 | J. P. Hayes (1) | 40 | |
| Jun 21 | U.S. Open | California | 3,000,000 | Lee Janzen (8) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 28 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,200,000 | Joe Durant (1) | 54 | |
| Jul 5 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 2,000,000 | Olin Browne (1) | 50 | |
| Jul 12 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | 1,550,000 | Steve Jones (8) | 22 | |
| Jul 19 | The Open Championship | England | £1,700,000 | Mark O'Meara (16) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 19 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 1,200,000 | Fred Funk (5) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 26 | CVS Charity Classic | Massachusetts | 1,500,000 | Steve Pate (6) | 32 | |
| Aug 2 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,800,000 | Nick Price (17) | 44 | |
| Aug 9 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,800,000 | Billy Mayfair (5) | 44 | |
| Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Washington | 3,000,000 | Vijay Singh (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 17 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 2,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (13) | 44 | Pro-Am |
| Aug 23 | Sprint International | Colorado | 2,000,000 | Vijay Singh (7) | 62 | |
| Aug 30 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,250,000 | David Duval (6) | 62 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 30 | Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | 2,000,000 | Brandel Chamblee (1) | 30 | Alternate event |
| Sep 6 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,800,000 | Jeff Sluman (3) | 38 | |
| Sep 13 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 2,200,000 | Billy Andrade (3) | 42 | |
| Sep 20 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,500,000 | Chris Perry (1) | 24 | |
| Sep 27 | Westin Texas Open | Texas | 1,700,000 | Hal Sutton (9) | 36 | |
| Oct 4 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,500,000 | Steve Elkington (9) | 54 | |
| Oct 11 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 1,900,000 | David Duval (7) | 46 | |
| Oct 18 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 2,000,000 | Jim Furyk (3) | 48 | |
| Oct 23 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | 2,000,000 | John Huston (5) | 58 | |
| Nov 1 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 4,000,000 | Hal Sutton (10) | 60 | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 4 | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | Arizona | 3,650,000 | Colin Montgomerie | 58 | Limited-field event |
| Nov 8 | Subaru Sarazen World Open | Georgia | 2,000,000 | Dudley Hart | 38 | |
| Nov 15 | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout | California | 1,300,000 | Steve Elkington and Greg Norman | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 19 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Tiger Woods | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 22 | World Cup of Golf | New Zealand | 1,300,000 | David Carter and Nick Faldo | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 22 | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | New Zealand | 200,000 | Scott Verplank | n/a | |
| Nov 29 | Skins Game | California | 600,000 | Mark O'Meara | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 6 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 875,000 | Meg Mallon and Steve Pate | n/a | Team event |
| Dec 13 | Presidents Cup | Australia | n/a | Team International | n/a | 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 | David Duval | 2,591,031 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 2,238,998 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | 2,054,334 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | 1,841,117 |
| 5 | Hal Sutton | 1,838,740 |
| 6 | Phil Mickelson | 1,837,246 |
| 7 | Mark O'Meara | 1,786,699 |
| 8 | Justin Leonard | 1,671,823 |
| 9 | Fred Couples | 1,650,389 |
| 10 | John Huston | 1,544,110 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Mark O'Meara |
| PGA Player of the Year | Mark O'Meara |
| Rookie of the Year | Steve Flesch |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | David Duval |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | David Duval |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Scott Verplank |