1998 PGA of Japan Tour
The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour was the 26th season of the PGA of Japan Tour. The season consisted of 36 official events, all played in Japan.
| Duration | 12 March 1998 – 13 December 1998 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 36 |
| Most wins | 3: Brandt Jobe.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Masashi Ozaki Hidemichi Tanaka |
| Money leader | Masashi Ozaki |
← 1997 1999 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar | Token Corporation Cup | Kagoshima | 110,000,000 | Hajime Meshiai (10) |
22 | ||
| 22 Mar | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Shizuoka | 100,000,000 |  Eduardo Herrera (4) |
16 | ||
| 29 Mar | Just System KSB Open | Kagawa | 100,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Carlos Franco (4) |
16 | ||
| 5 Apr | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Chiba | 100,000,000 |  Dinesh Chand (1) |
18 | ||
| 19 Apr | Tsuruya Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (1) |
16 | ||
| 26 Apr | Kirin Open | Ibaraki | 100,000,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (5) |
24 | AGC | |
| 3 May | The Crowns | Aichi | 120,000,000 | Davis Love III (n/a) |
34 | ||
| 10 May | Fujisankei Classic | Shizuoka | 120,000,000 | Carlos Franco (5) |
24 | ||
| 17 May | Japan PGA Championship | Nara | 120,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (4) |
24 | ||
| 24 May | Ube Kosan Open | Yamaguchi | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (5) |
16 | ||
| 31 May | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Kōchi | 100,000,000 | Toru Taniguchi (1) |
16 | ||
| 7 Jun | JCB Classic Sendai | Miyagi | 100,000,000 | Yoshi Mizumaki (6) |
16 | ||
| 14 Jun | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Toru Suzuki (4) |
16 | ||
| 21 Jun | Yomiuri Open | Hyōgo | 100,000,000 | Brian Watts (11) |
16 | ||
| 28 Jun | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Okayama | 100,000,000 | Brandt Jobe (6) |
20 | ||
| 5 Jul | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (8) |
16 | ||
| 12 Jul | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (88) |
16 | ||
| 26 Jul | Aiful Cup | Aomori | 100,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (3) |
16 | ||
| 2 Aug | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | Niigata | 60,000,000 | Masayuki Kawamura (2) |
16 | ||
| 9 Aug | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Gunma | 100,000,000 | Shingo Katayama (1) |
16 | ||
| 30 Aug | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Fukuoka | 100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (89) |
16 | ||
| 6 Sep | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Katsunori Kuwabara (2) |
20 | ||
| 13 Sep | Suntory Open | Chiba | 100,000,000 | Mamo Osanai (1) |
24 | ||
| 20 Sep | ANA Open | Hokkaidō | 100,000,000 | Keiichiro Fukabori (2) |
24 | ||
| 27 Sep | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tochigi | 110,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (7) |
22 | ||
| 4 Oct | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (4) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 11 Oct | Tokai Classic | Aichi | 110,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa (2) |
20 | ||
| 18 Oct | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Ibaraki | 110,000,000 | Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3) |
20 | ||
| 25 Oct | Bridgestone Open | Chiba | 120,000,000 | Nobuhito Sato (2) |
30 | ||
| 1 Nov | Philip Morris Championship | Hyōgo | 200,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (90) |
24 | ||
| 8 Nov | Acom International | Fukushima | 120,000,000 | Kaname Yokoo (1) |
16 | ||
| 15 Nov | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shizuoka | 150,000,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) |
38 | ||
| 22 Nov | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Miyazaki | 250,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) |
40 | ||
| 29 Nov | Casio World Open | Kagoshima | 150,000,000 | Brian Watts (12) |
36 | ||
| 6 Dec | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Tokyo | 100,000,000 | Katsumasa Miyamoto (2) |
24 | ||
| 13 Dec | DDI Group Okinawa Open | Okinawa | 80,000,000 | Hidemichi Tanaka (5) |
16 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$3,200,000 | Mark O'Meara |
100 | Major championship | |
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$3,000,000 | Lee Janzen |
100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Jul | The Open Championship | England | £1,700,000 | Mark O'Meara |
100 | Major championship | |
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$3,000,000 | Vijay Singh |
100 | Major championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Ozaki | 179,627,400 |
| 2 | Brian Watts | 132,014,990 |
| 3 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 103,941,437 |
| 4 | Brandt Jobe | 97,566,406 |
| 5 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 93,580,618 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
- AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
References
- "1998 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "1998 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
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