Golf Tournament Results, 1998: European PGA Tour

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Earnings listed in pounds sterling (£) unless otherwise indicated.

LATE 1997

Last RdTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-Up
Nov. 2Volvo Masters Lee Westwood (200)#£166,000P. Harrington (203)
Nov. 9Sarazen World OpenMark Calcavecchia (271)$360,000L. Westwood (274)
Nov. 23World Cup of GolfIRE—Padraig Harrington/$200,000SCOT—R. Russell/
Paul McGinley (545)(each) C. Montgomerie (550)
Dec. 14Johnnie Walker Super TourJesper Parnevik (276)$100,000N. Faldo (280)
#Weather shortened

1998 (through Nov. 22)

Last RdTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-Up
Jan. 25Johnnie Walker ClassicTiger Woods (279)*£133,330E. Els (279)
Feb. 1Heineken ClassicThomas Bjorn (280)108,935I. Woosnam (281)
Feb. 8South African OpenErnie Els (273)71,465D. Frost (276)
Feb. 16Dunhill South Africa PGATony Johnstone (271)64,130E. Els (273)
Mar. 1Dubai Desert ClassicJose Maria Olazabal (269)130,000S. Allan (272)
Mar. 8Qatar MastersAndrew Coltart (270)101,006A. Sherborne & P. Sjöland (272)
Mar. 15Moroccan OpenStephen Leaney (271)58,330R. Karlsson (279)
Mar. 22Portugese OpenPeter Mitchell (274)58,330D. Gilford & J. Sandelin (275)
Apr. 19Cannes OpenThomas Levet (278)50,0003-way tie (279)
Apr. 26Peugeot Spanish OpenThomas Bjorn (267)91,660G. Chalmers & J.M. Olazabal (268)
May 3Italian OpenPatrik Sjöland (195)#81,854J.M. Olazabal & J. Haeggman (198)
May 10Turespaña MastersMiguel Angel Jiménez (279)58,330M.A. Martin (281)
May 17Benson & Hedges Intl. OpenDarren Clarke (273)125,000S. Luna (276)
May 25Volvo PGA ChampionshipColin Montgomerie (274)200,0003-way tie (275)
May 31Deutsche Bank OpenLee Westwood (265)183,340D. Clarke (266)
June 7English OpenLee Westwood (271)108,330G. Chalmers & O. Karlsson (273)
June 14European Grand Prixpostponed due to rain
June 21Madeira Island OpenMats Lanner (277)50,000S. Scahill (278)
June 28Peugeot French OpenSam Torrance (276)83,3304-way tie (278)
July 5Murphy's Irish OpenDavid Carter (278)*159,991C. Montgomerie (278)
July 12Loch Lomond World InvitationalLee Westwood (276)141,6605-way tie (280)
July 20British Open (Royal Birkdale)Mark O'Meara (280)*300,000B. Watts (280)
July 26TNT Dutch OpenStephen Leaney (266)133,330D. Clarke (267)
Aug. 3Volvo Scandinavian MastersJesper Parnevik (273)133,330D. Clarke (276)
Aug. 9German Open Stephen Allan (280)116,6604-way tie (281)
Aug. 23Smurfit European OpenMathias Grönberg (275)208,300M.A. Jiménez & P. Price (285)
Aug. 30BMW International OpenRussell Claydon (270)141,660J. Spence (271)
Sept. 6Canon European MastersSven Strüver (263)*133,330P. Sjöland (263)
Sept. 13One 2 One British MastersColin Montgomerie (281)125,000P. Fulke & E. Romero (282)
Sept. 20Lancome TrophyMiguel Angel Jiménez (273)133,3304-way tie (275)
Sept. 27Linde German MastersColin Montgomerie (266)166,660R. Karlsson & V. Singh (267)
Oct. 4Belgacom OpenLee Westwood (268)*66,660F. Jacobson (268)
Oct. 11Alfred Dunhill CupSouth Africa (3-0)300,000Spain
Oct. 18Open Novotel PerrierJarmo Sandelin/
Olle Karlsson (329)
35,000R. Boxall/
D. Cooper (332)
Nov. 1Volvo Masters Darren Clarke (271)£166,000A. Coltart (273)
Nov. 8Sarazen World OpenDudley Hart (272) $360,000B. Tway (276)
Nov. 16Johnnie Walker Super TourVijay Singh (269)100,000J. Parnevik (271)
Nov. 22World Cup of GolfENG-David Carter/
Nick Faldo (568)
£119,402 eachITA-C. Rocca/M. Florioli (570)
#Weather-shortened
*Playoffs (5): Johnnie Walker— Woods won on 2nd hole; Irish Open— Carter won on 1st hole; British Open— O'Meara won by 2 strokes in a 4-hole playoff; European Masters— Strüver won on 1st hole; Belgacom— Westwood won on 1st hole.
Second place ties (3 players or more): 5-WAY— Loch Lomond (I. Woosnam, E. Romero, R. Allenby, D. Howell, D. Edlund). 4-WAY— Peugeot French (M. Florioli, O. Edmond, B. Langer, M. Goggin); German (P. Harrington, S. Webster, I. Garrido, M. Roe); Lancome (G. Turner, J. Sandelin, M. O'Meara, D. Duval). 3-WAY— Cannes (S. Strüver, G. Turner, P. Price); Volvo PGA (E. Els, G. Orr, P. Sjöland).

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