1998 European Tour


The 1998 European Tour was the 27th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the sixth year in succession.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1998 European Tour schedule which was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". The schedule also included the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several other changes from the previous season with the addition of the Qatar Masters, the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Dimension Data Pro-Am.
In March, the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake of severe floods across the country in July 1997; it was later replaced on the schedule by the German Open. In July, the tour announced the cancellation of the Oki Pro-Am.

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money
1Colin Montgomerie993,077
2Darren Clarke902,867
3Lee Westwood814,386
4Miguel Ángel Jiménez518,819
5Patrik Sjöland500,137
6Thomas Bjørn470,798
7José María Olazábal449,132
8Ernie Els433,884
9Andrew Coltart388,816
10Mathias Grönberg358,779

Awards