1998 Canadian Tour Explained

Year:1998
Tour:Canadian Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:13
Most Wins: Brian Kontak (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Brian Kontak
Prevseason:1997
Nextseason:1999

The 1998 Canadian Tour was the 13th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)
Winner
May 31 British Columbia 125,000 Jay Hobby (1)
Jun 7 British Columbia 150,000 Ian Hutchings (4)
Jun 14 Alberta 150,000 Scott Wearne (1)
Jun 28 Alberta 150,000 Brian Kontak (1)
Jul 5 Alberta 150,000 Brian Kontak (2)
Jul 12 Manitoba 125,000 Perry Parker (4)
Jul 19 Ontario 125,000 Brian Kontak (3)
Jul 26 Ontario 200,000 Mike Grob (2)
Aug 2 Ontario 125,000 Perry Parker (3)
Aug 9 Quebec 125,000 Paul Devenport (1)
Aug 16 New Brunswick 125,000 Tim Clark (1)
Aug 23 Ontario 125,000 Tim Clark (2)
Sep 20 Ontario 125,000 Chris Tidland (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the McDonald's Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (C$)
1 84,878
2 82,376
3 70,903
4 60,750
5 52,266

Notes and References

  1. News: 1998 Canadian Tour schedule . The Windsor Star . Windsor, Ontario, Canada . 7 May 1998 . 67 . September 23, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 1998 McDonald's Order of Merit . Edmonton Journal . Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . 43 (D7 in paper) . 25 September 1998 . 23 September 2023 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. News: Grob finishes 3rd on Canadian Tour . The Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana . 11 (2C in paper) . 10 October 1998 . 23 September 2023 . Newspapers.com . subscription . Brian Kontak of Tempe, Ariz, topped the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit with $84,878..