1998 European Seniors Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) – 25 October 1998 (1998-10-25) |
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Number of official events | 19 |
Most wins | Tommy Horton (3) |
Order of Merit | Tommy Horton |
Rookie of the Year | Denis O'Sullivan |
← 1997 1999 → |
The 1998 European Seniors Tour was the seventh season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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3 May | El Bosque Seniors Open | Spain | 100,000 | Tommy Horton (18) | New tournament |
10 May | Beko Classic | Turkey | 150,000 | Bob Lendzion (1) | |
17 May | AIB Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | 87,000 | Joe McDermott (1) | |
31 May | Philips PFA Golf Classic | England | 100,000 | Neil Coles (5) | |
7 Jun | Jersey Seniors Open | Jersey | 70,000 | Bob Shearer (1) | |
14 Jun | De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic | England | 90,000 | Tommy Horton (19) | |
21 Jun | Ryder Seniors Classic | England | 100,000 | Bill Hardwick (1) | |
27 Jun | Swedish Seniors | Sweden | 80,000 | Maurice Bembridge (2) | |
4 Jul | Lawrence Batley Seniors | England | 90,000 | Bobby Verwey (3) | |
26 Jul | Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open | Switzerland | 100,000 | Bobby Verwey (4) | |
2 Aug | Schroder Senior Masters | England | 150,000 | Brian Huggett (8) | |
9 Aug | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | 375,000 | Brian Huggett (9) | Senior major championship |
16 Aug | West of Ireland Seniors Championship | Ireland | 85,000 | John Morgan (7) | New tournament |
31 Aug | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | England | 175,000 | Tommy Horton (20) | |
6 Sep | Golden Charter PGA Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | 150,000 | David Huish (2) | |
20 Sep | Efteling European Trophy | Netherlands | 100,000 | Paul Leonard (1) | New tournament |
26 Sep | Elf Seniors Open | France | 95,000 | Brian Waites (4) | |
17 Oct | Is Molas Senior Open | Italy | 90,000 | Malcolm Gregson (3) | New tournament |
25 Oct | Senior Tournament of Champions | England | 120,000 | John Garner (1) |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winners | Notes |
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15 Nov | Praia d'El Rey European Cup | Portugal | n/a | Tied | Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
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1 | Tommy Horton | 127,656 |
2 | Brian Huggett | 102,382 |
3 | Eddie Polland | 92,145 |
4 | David Jones | 74,133 |
5 | Noel Ratcliffe | 69,528 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year | Denis O'Sullivan | [4] |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
References
- ^ "1998 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "1998 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 26 October 1998. p. 26. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (2 June 2016). "O'Sullivan to make history with 300th Senior Tour appearance". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
...winning the Senior Tour's first Rookie of the Year crown in 1998, he has not looked back.
External links
- Official website