1998 European Seniors Tour

1998 European Seniors Tour season
Duration30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) – 25 October 1998 (1998-10-25)
Number of official events19
Most wins Tommy Horton (3)
Order of Merit Tommy Horton
Rookie of the Year Denis O'Sullivan
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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
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
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 (£)
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.
Rookie of the Year Denis O'Sullivan [4]

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "1998 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
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