1998 - Men America
The winners in the category "1998 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Air Canada
Played as the Greater Vancouver Open (Aug 27-30). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 3 shots behind Brandel Chamblee (USA), who recorded his only win on the PGA Tour. [Ridge course, Northview G&CC, Surrey, Vancouver].
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Chrysler
Played as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Jan 14-18). Couples (USA) beat Bruce Lietzke (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; La Quinta CC; PGA West (Palmer Private)].
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Played as the Argentine Masters (Torneo de Maestros). Eduardo Romero (Arg) finished in second place behind Fretes (Para). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica Argentina). Sergio Garcia (Esp), Angel Cabrera (Arg) and Gustavo Mendoza (Colombia) finished in second place behind Fretes (Para). [Jockey Club, Buenos Aires].
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Office Depot
Played as the Bay Hill Invitational presented by Office Depot (March 19-22). Second-placed Bob Estes (USA) and Jeff Maggert (USA) finished 4 shots behind Els (RSA). [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
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BellSouth
Played as the BellSouth Classic (May 7-10). Second-placed Jay Don Blake (USA) finished 1 shot behind Woods (USA). [TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia].
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Played as the B.C. Open (Sept 17-20). Second-placed Peter Jacobsen (USA) finished 3 shots behind Perry (USA), who recorded his only win on the PGA Tour. [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
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Motorola
Played as the Motorola Western Open (June 25-28). Second-placed Vijay Singh (Fiji) finished 2 shots behind 34-year-old Joe Durant (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [No.4 Dubsdread course, Cog Hill G&CC, Lemont, nr Chicago, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Eduardo Romero (Arg) finished in second place behind Cabrera (Arg). [Sao Paulo GC, Santo Amoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Open (Aug 6-9). Second-placed Scott Verplank (USA) finished 2 shots behind Billy Mayfair (USA), who recorded the last of his five PGA Tour wins. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
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Bell
Played as the Bell Canadian Open (Sept 10-13). Billy Andrade (USA) beat Bob Friend (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
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Master Card
Played as the MasterCard Colonial (May 21-24). Second-placed Jim Furyk (USA) finished 2 shots behind 48-year-old Tom Watson (USA), who recorded the last of his 39 PGA Tour wins. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
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GTE
Played as the GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 14-17). Second-placed Fred Couples (USA), Harrison Frazar (USA) and Hal Sutton (USA) finished 3 shots behind Cook (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [TPC course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX. Early rounds also on the Cottonwood Valley course].
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Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (March 12-15). Second-placed Vijay Singh (Fiji) finished 3 shots behind Calcavecchia (USA), who posted his tenth PGA Tour win. [Heron Bay GC, Coral Springs, FL; at the time known as TPC at Heron Bay].
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Played as the Colombian Open (Abierto de Colombia). Rafael Gomez (Arg) and Angel Franco (Para) finished in second place behind Guzman (Arg). [Club Hato Grande, Sopó, Cundinamarca, Colombia].
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Ryder
Played as the Doral Ryder Open (March 5-8). Second-placed John Huston (USA) and Billy Mayfair (USA) finished 1 shot behind Michael Bradley (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Invitational (Feb 5-8). Simpson (USA) beat Skip Kendall (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his seven PGA Tour wins. Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
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Nissan
Played as the Nissan Open (Feb 26-Mar 1). Mayfair (USA) beat Tiger Woods (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Valencia CC, nr Santa Clarita, CA].
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Gillette
Played as the Gillette Tour Challenge (Sept 29; unofficial money best-ball event involving eight teams that comprised a PGA Tr, LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). The team of Jim Furyk (USA), Michelle McGann (USA) & Lee Trevino (USA) beat the second-placed teams of Payne Stewart (USA), Annika Sörenstam (Swe) & Jay Sigel (USA) and Robert Gamez (USA), Chris Johnson (USA) & Gil Morgan (USA) in a one-shot nearest-the-pin playoff (203-yard par-3 17th). [Mid Ocean Club, Tucker's Town, Bermuda].
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PGA of America
Played as the PGA Grand Slam of Golf (Nov 17-19; unofficial PGA Tour event for the season's four Major winners; first of two years in match play format). Woods (previous major winner) beat Vijay Singh (US PGA) 2-up in the final. Lee Janzen (US Open) beat Mark O'Meara (The Open and The Masters) 1-up in the match for third place. [Poipu Bay GC, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands].
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (Sept 3-6). Second-placed Steve Stricker (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jeff Sluman (USA). [Brown Deer Park GC, Brown Deer, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
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MCI
Played as the MCI Classic (April 16-19). Second-placed Glen Day (USA) finished 7 shots behind Love (USA), who recorded the fourth of his five wins in this event. [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
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Shell
Played as the Shell Houston Open (April 30-May 3). Second-placed Jeff Maggert finished 1 shot behind David Duval (USA), who shot a final round 8-under par 64 to claim his fifth PGA Tour win. [Tournament course (known as TPC at The Woodlands), Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
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Diners Club Matches not played in 1998.
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JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 3-6; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr; mix of better-ball and alternate shot formats). Second-placed team of Rocco Mediate (USA) & Rachel Hetherington (Aus) finished 4 shots behind winners Steve Pate (USA) & Meg Mallon (USA), who shot a tournament-record 29-under 255. [Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, nr Tampa, FL].
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Played as the Quad City Classic (July 9-12). Second-placed Scott Gump (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jones (USA), who recorded the last of his eight PGA Tour wins. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
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Kemper Insurance
Played as the Kemper Open (June 4-7). Second-placed Scott Hoch (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stuart Appleby (Aus), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, nr Washington DC. At the time known as TPC Avenel].
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Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 28-31). Second-placed Andrew Magee (USA) finished 4 shots behind Couples (USA). [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Scott Simpson (USA) finished in second place behind Romero (Arg). [Club de Golf Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico].
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Michelob
Played as the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (Oct 8-11). Second-placed Phil Tataurangi (NZ) finished 3 shots behind defending champion David Duval (USA). [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
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CVS
Played as the CVS Charity Classic (July 23-26). Second-placed Bradley Hughes (Aus) and Scott Hoch (USA) finished 1 shot behind Steve Pate (USA), who recorded the last of his six PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
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Freeport-McDermott
Played as the Freeport-McDermott Classic (April 2-5). Second-placed Steve Flesch (USA) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Lee Westwood (Eng), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [English Turn G&CC, New Orleans, LA].
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AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jan 29-Feb 1). Second-placed Tom Pernice Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mickelson (USA). Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Poppy Hills GC and Spyglass Hill GC].
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Played as the Peru Open (Abierto de Peru) (S America Tr event). Second-placed Angel Franco (Para) finished 2 shots behind Dunlap (USA). [Los Inkas GC, Lima, Peru].
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 22-25). Second-placed Tommy Armour III (USA), Brent Geiberger (USA), Steve Pate (USA) and Tom Watson (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Parnevik (Swe). [Stadium course, TPC Scottsdale, Phoenix, AZ].
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Played as The Players Championship (March 26-29). Second-placed Glen Day (USA) and Tom Lehman (USA) finished 2 shots behind Leonard (USA). [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
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Deposit Gauranty
Played as the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (July 16-19). Second-placed Paul Goydos (USA), Franklin Langham (USA) and Tim Loustalot (USA) finished 2 shots behind Funk (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Annandale GC, Madison, nr Jackson, Miss.].
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Subaru
Played as the Subaru Sarazen World Open (Nov 5-8; PGA Tr post-season unofficial money event). Bob Tway (USA) finished in second place behind Hart (USA). [Legends course, Chateau Elan GC, Braselton, Georgia].
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Mercedes
Played as the Mercedes Championships (Jan 8-11; PGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) and Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mickelson (USA). [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
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PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (17/18; Philadelphia section of PGA of America 36-hole event). Second-placed Gene Fieger USA) finished 1 shot behind Pete Oakley (USA), who recorded his fifth win in this event. [Shawnee Inn & CC, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania].
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Franklin Templeton
Played as the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (Nov 13-15; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Winning team of Greg Norman (Aus) & Steve Elkington (Aus) beat Peter Jacobsen (USA) & John Cook (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, nr LA, Calif.].
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Franklin Templeton
Played as the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (Nov 13-15; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Winning team of Greg Norman (Aus) & Steve Elkington (Aus) beat Peter Jacobsen (USA) & John Cook (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, nr LA, Calif.].
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Played as the Las Vegas Invitational (Oct 14-18). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 1 shot behind Furyk (USA), who recorded his second win in this event. [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Las Vegas CC and Desert Inn CC (now Wynn G&CC)].
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Played as the Skins Game (Nov 28/29; four-man PGA Tr unofficial money event). O'Meara (USA) won with a total of 8 skins worth $430,000. Second was Tom Lehman (USA) 7 skins worth $420,000. Third was Fred Couples (USA) 3 skins worth $150,000. Greg Norman (Aus) was shut out with no skins. [Rancho La Quinta CC, Coachella Valley, California].
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United Airlines
Played as the United Airlines Hawaiian Open (Feb 12-15). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 7 shots behind John Huston (USA). [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Challenge (Oct 1-4). Steve Elkington (Aus) beat Fred Funk (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his second win in this event. [Mountain View course, Callaway Gdns Resort, Pine Mtn, GA].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Classic (June 11-14). First-time PGA Tour winner Hayes (USA) beat Jim Furyk (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
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FedEx
Played as the FedEx St Jude Classic (Jul 30-Aug 2). Price (Zim) beat Jeff Sluman (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN].
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Westin
Played as the Westin Texas Open (Sept 24-27). Second-placed Justin Leonard (USA) and Jay Haas (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hal Sutton (USA). [Resort course, La Cantera GC, San Antonio, TX].
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Sprint
Played as the Sprint International (Aug 20-23; modified stableford format). Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) and Willie Wood (USA) finished 6 points behind Singh (Fiji). [Castle Pines GC, Castle Rock, nr Denver, Colorado].
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Played as the Tour Championship (Oct 28-Nov 1). Hal Sutton (USA) beat Vijay Singh (Fiji) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to claim his tenth PGA Tour win. [East Lake GC, Atlanta, GA].
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Canon
Played as the Canon Greater Hartford Open (July 2-5). 39-year-old Olin Browne (USA) beat Stewart Cink (USA) and Larry Mize (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT].
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Chrysler
Played as the Tucson Chrysler Classic (Feb 19-22). Second-placed Justin Leonard (USA) and David Toms (USA) finished 4 shots behind David Duval (USA). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Natl Car Rental
Played as the National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney (Oct 22-25). Second-placed David Love III (USA) finished 1 shot behind John Huston (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win, and second in this event. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
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Andersen Consulting
Played as the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf (Jan 3/4; four-player final event that followed four regional qualifiers played in 1997; replaced in 1999 by the inaugural WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play). Colin Montgomerie (Scot) beat Davis Love III (USA) 2 up in the 36-hole final. Previous day's semi-finals: Love bt Hajime Meshiai (Jpn) 1 up; "Monty" bt Ernie Els (RSA) 3 and 2. [Raptor course, Grayhawk GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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NEC
Played as the NEC World Series of Golf (Aug 27-30; replaced in 1999 by the inaugural WGC-NEC Invitational). Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) finished 2 shots behind David Duval (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Chrysler
Played as the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic (April 23-26). Dodds (Namibia) beat Scott Verplank (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to claim his only win on the PGA Tour. [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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