1998 - Men Europe
The winners in the category "1998 - Men Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Diners Club
Played as the Diners Club Austrian Open (June 11-14; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Markus Brier (Aut), Per Jacobson (Swe) and David R. Jones (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Carissimi (USA). [GC Millstätter See, Millstatt, Carinthia, Austria].
Europe
Belgacom
Played as the Belgacom Open (Oct 1-4; played for first time since 1994). Westwood (Eng) beat Freddie Jacobson (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Royal Zoute GC, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges International Open (May 14-17). Second-placed Santiago Luna (Esp) finished 3 shots behind Clarke (N.Ire). [The Oxfordshire, Milton Common, nr Oxford].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW International Open (Aug 27-30). Second-placed Jamie Spence (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 32-year-old Russell Claydon (Eng), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Golfclub München Eichenried, nr Munich, Germany].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo PGA Championship (May 22-25). Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA), Gary Orr (Scot) and Patrik Sjöland (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Montgomerie (Scot). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
One-2-One
Played as the One-2-One British Masters (Sept 10-13). Second-placed Eduardo Romero (Arg) and Pierre Fulke (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Montgomerie (Scot). [Arden course, Forest of Arden CC, Meriden, nr Birmingham].
Europe
Cannes
Played as the Cannes Open (April 16-19; next played in 2001). Second-placed Phillip Price (Wales), Sven Strüver (Ger) and Greg Turner (NZ) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Tour winner Levet (Fra). [Royal Mougins Golf Resort, Mougins, nr Cannes, France].
Europe
National Car Rental
Played as the National Car Rental English Open (June 4-7). Second-placed Greg Chalmers (Aus) and Olle Karlsson (Swe) finished 2 shots behind Lee Westwood (Eng), who recorded back-to-back European Tour wins. [Hanbury Manor CC, Ware, Herts].
Europe
x
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (Feb 26-Mar 1; European Tour event). Second-placed Steve Allan (Aus) finished 3 shots behind José María Olazábal (Esp). [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
TNT
Played as the TNT Dutch Open (July 23-26). Second-placed Darren Clarke (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind Leaney (Aus), who posted his second European Tour win. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Europe
Canon
Played as the Canon European Masters (Sept 3-6). Strüver (Ger) beat Patrik Sjöland (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his three European Tour wins. [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Aug 20-23). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) and Phillip Price (Wales) finished 10 shots behind Mathias Grönberg (Swe). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].
Europe
Peugeot
Played as the Peugeot Open de France (June 25-28). Second-placed Olivier Edmond (Fra), Mathew Goggin (Aus), Massimo Florioli (Italy) and Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 2 shots behind Torrance (Scot). [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Europe
Linde
Played as the Linde German Masters (Sept 24-27). Second-placed Robert Karlsson (Swe) and Vijay Singh (Fiji) finished 1 shot behind Montgomerie (Scot). [GC Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, nr Cologne, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the German Open (Aug 6-9). Second-placed Ignacio Garrido (Esp), Pádraig Harrington (Ire), Mark Roe (Eng) and Steve Webster (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Allan (Aus), who recorded his only European Tour win. [Faldo course, Sporting Club Berlin, Bad Saarow, nr Berlin. at the time known as the Palmerston Resort].
Europe
Compaq
Compaq European Grand Prix not played in 1998 (scheduled for June 11-14, but cancelled after heavy rains in the preceding two weeks waterlogged the course). [Hunting course, Slaley Hall Resort, Hexham, Northumberland].
Europe
x
Played as the Hassan II Trophy (unofficial limited-field event). Luna (Esp) beat Tom Pernice Jr (USA) in a playoff. [Red course, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].
Europe
x
Played as the Aa St Omer Open (developmental MasterCard Tr event). Won by Shaun Webster (Eng). [Aa St Omer Golf Club, Lumbres, Hauts-de-France, France].
Europe
Murphy's
Played as Murphy's Irish Open (July 2-5). Carter (Eng) beat Colin Montgomerie (Scot) with a par at the first playoff hole to record his only win on the European Tour. "Monty" was denied his third straight Irish Open win. [Druids Glen course, Druids Glen Resort, Co. Wicklow, Ireland].
Europe
x
Played as the Italian Open (April 30-May 3). Second-placed Joakim Haeggman (Swe) and José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 3 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Sjöland (Swe). [GC Castelconturbia, Borgomanero, nr Milan].
Europe
x
Played as the Madeira Island Open (June 18-21). Second-placed Stephen Scahill (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Lanner (Swe), who recorded the last of his three European Tour wins. [Santo da Serra GC, Machico, Madeira].
Europe
x
Played as the Moroccan Open (March 12-15). Second-placed Robert Karlsson (Swe) finished 8 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Leaney (Aus). [Royal GC Agadir, Agadir, Morocco].
Europe
Novotel/Perrier
Played as the Open Novotel Perrier (Oct 15-18; Eurpn Tr unofficial money event over 90 holes; two-man teams playing fourball, foursome and greensome formats). Second-placed team of Richard Boxall (Eng) & Derrick Cooper (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) & Olle Karlsson (Swe). [Châteaux course, Golf du Médoc, nr Bordeaux].
Europe
Novotel/Perrier
Played as the Open Novotel Perrier (Oct 15-18; Eurpn Tr unofficial money event over 90 holes; two-man teams playing fourball, foursome and greensome formats). Second-placed team of Richard Boxall (Eng) & Derrick Cooper (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) & Olle Karlsson (Swe). [Châteaux course, Golf du Médoc, nr Bordeaux].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Open (March 19-22). Second-placed Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) and David Gilford (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Peter Mitchell (Eng), who recorded the last of his three European Tour wins. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Qatar Masters (March 5-8; European Tour event). Second-placed Andrew Sherborne (Eng) and Patrik Sjöland (Swe) finished 2 shots behind 27-year-old Andrew Coltart (Scot), who recorded the first of his two European Tour wins. [Doha GC, Qatar].
Europe
Moscow CC
Played as the Moscow Country Club Russian Open (Aug 13-16; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Ricardo González (Arg) and Max Anglert (Swe) finished 7 shots behind Bennett (Eng). [Moscow CC, Nakhabino, nr Moscow].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Scandinavian Masters (July 30-Aug 2). Second-placed Darren Clarke (N.Ire) finished 3 shots behind Jesper Parnevik (Swe), who recorded the last of his four European Tour wins. [King's course, Kungsängen GC, nr Stockholm].
Europe
Standard Life
Played as the Standard Life Loch Lomond (July 8-11). Second-placed Robert Allenby (Aus), Dennis Edlund (Swe), David Howell (Eng), Eduardo Romero (Arg) and Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 4 shots behind Lee Westwood (Eng), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [Loch Lomond GC, Luss, Dunbartonshire].
Europe
Peugeot
Played as the Peugeot Open de Espana (April 23-26). Second-placed Greg Chalmers (Aus) and José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Bjørn (Den). [Real (Royal) GC El Prat, El Prat de Llobregat, nr Barcelona Airport. Club now located in Terrassa, nr Barcelona].
Europe
Deutsche Bank - SAP
Played as the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (May 29-Jun 1). Second-placed Darren Clarke (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind Westwood (Eng). [Gut Kaden G&LC, Alveslohe, nr Hamburg].
Europe
Lancôme
Played as the Trophée Lancôme (Sept 17-20). Second-placed David Duval (USA), Mark O'Meara (USA), Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) and Greg Turner (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Jiménez (Esp). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
Europe
Turespana
Played as the Turespana Masters Open Baleares (May 7-10). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Martín (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Jiménez (Esp). [No.I course, Golf Santa Ponsa, Santa Ponça, Mallorca].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Masters (Oct 29-Nov 1; Eurpn Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Andrew Coltart (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Clarke (N.Ire). [Montecastillo Resort, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain].
Europe
Cisco Systems
Played as the Cisco World Match Play Championship (Oct 15-18). O'Meara (USA) beat Tiger Woods (USA) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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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