1998 European Seniors Tour Explained

Year:1998
Tour:European Seniors Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:19
Most Wins: Tommy Horton (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Tommy Horton
Honor2:Rookie of the Year
Honoree2: Denis O'Sullivan
Prevseason:1997
Nextseason: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]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnerNotes
3 May Spain 100,000 Tommy Horton (18) New tournament
10 May Turkey 150,000 Bob Lendzion (1)
17 May Ireland 87,000 Joe McDermott (1)
31 May England 100,000 Neil Coles (5)
7 Jun Jersey 70,000 Bob Shearer (1)
14 Jun England 90,000 Tommy Horton (19)
21 Jun England 100,000 Bill Hardwick (1)
27 Jun Sweden 80,000 Maurice Bembridge (2)
4 Jul England 90,000 Bobby Verwey (3)
26 Jul Switzerland 100,000 Bobby Verwey (4)
2 Aug England 150,000 Brian Huggett (8)
9 Aug Senior British Open Northern Ireland 375,000 Brian Huggett (9) Senior major championship
16 Aug Ireland 85,000 John Morgan (7) New tournament
31 Aug England 175,000 Tommy Horton (20)
6 Sep Scotland 150,000 David Huish (2)
20 Sep Netherlands 100,000 Paul Leonard (1) New tournament
26 Sep France 95,000 Brian Waites (4)
17 Oct Italy 90,000 Malcolm Gregson (3) New tournament
25 Oct 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.

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 (£)
1 127,656
2 102,382
3 92,145
4 74,133
5 69,528

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 21 November 2023.
  2. News: 1998 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit . The Birmingham Post . Birmingham, United Kingdom . 26 October 1998 . 21 November 2023 . 26 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: John Jacobs Trophy Winners . European Tour . 14 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909205127/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=186625.html . 9 September 2015.
  4. News: O'Sullivan to make history with 300th Senior Tour appearance . Brian . Keogh . Irish Golf Desk . 2 June 2016 . 21 November 2023 . ...winning the Senior Tour’s first Rookie of the Year crown in 1998, he has not looked back. .