The 1998 Senior PGA Tour was the 19th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $45,850,650, including four majors. Hale Irwin won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|
| Jan 18 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,000,000 |  Gil Morgan (8) | 195 (−21) | 200,000 |
| Feb 1 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 850,000 |  David Graham (4) | 202 (−11) | 127,500 |
| Feb 8 | LG Championship | Florida | 1,200,000 | Gil Morgan (9) | 210 (−6) | 180,000 |
| Feb 15 | GTE Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Jim Albus (6) | 207 (−6) | 165,000 |
| Feb 23 | American Express Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | Larry Nelson (1) | 203 (−13) | 180,000 |
| Mar 16 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,100,000 | Hale Irwin (14) | 200 (−13) | 165,000 |
| Mar 29 | Southwestern Bell Dominion | Texas | 1,000,000 | Lee Trevino (28) | 205 (−11) | 150,000 |
| Apr 5 | The Tradition | Arizona | 1,400,650 | Gil Morgan (10) | 276 (−12) | 210,000 |
| Apr 19 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (15) | 275 (−13) | 270,000 |
| Apr 26 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | Hale Irwin (16) | 281 (−6) | 210,000 |
| May 3 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,150,000 | Hubert Green (1) | 203 (−13) | 172,500 |
| May 10 | The Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,100,000 | Jim Dent (12) | 207 (−9) | 165,000 |
| May 17 | Saint Luke's Classic | Missouri | 1,000,000 | Larry Ziegler (2) | 208 (−2) | 150,000 |
| May 24 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | Jay Sigel (5) | 205 (−11) | 165,000 |
| May 31 | Pittsburgh Senior Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | Larry Nelson (2) | 204 (−12) | 165,000 |
| Jun 7 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,350,000 | John Jacobs (1) | 206 (−10) | 202,500 |
| Jun 14 | BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland | Tennessee | 1,300,000 |  Isao Aoki (8) | 198 (−18) | 195,000 |
| Jun 21 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,100,000 |  Brian Barnes (1) | 277 (−11) | 165,000 |
| Jun 28 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,100,000 | Bob Dickson (1) | 207 (−9) | 165,000 |
| Jul 5 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,250,000 | Bruce Summerhays (2) | 206 (−10) | 187,500 |
| Jul 12 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Gil Morgan (11) | 267 (−21) | 300,000 |
| Jul 19 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 1,300,000 | Hale Irwin (17) | 201 (−15) | 195,000 |
| Jul 26 | U.S. Senior Open | California | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (18) | 285 (+1) | 267,500 |
| Aug 2 | Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,000,000 | Gil Morgan (12) | 200 (−16) | 150,000 |
| Aug 9 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic | Minnesota | 1,500,000 | Leonard Thompson (1) | 134 (−10) | 225,000 |
| Aug 16 | First of America Classic | Michigan | 1,000,000 | George Archer (18) | 199 (−17) | 150,000 |
| Aug 23 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 1,000,000 |  Gary Player (19) | 204 (−12) | 150,000 |
| Aug 30 | BankBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Hale Irwin (19) | 201 (−15) | 150,000 |
| Sep 6 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Dana Quigley (2) | 200 (−10) | 165,000 |
| Sep 13 | Comfort Classic | Indiana | 1,150,000 | Hugh Baiocchi (2) | 196 (−20) | 172,500 |
| Sep 20 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,100,000 | Hugh Baiocchi (3) | 133 (−7) | 165,000 |
| Sep 27 | Boone Valley Classic | Missouri | 1,300,000 | Larry Nelson (3) | 200 (−16) | 195,000 |
| Oct 4 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (13) | 198 (−12) | 225,000 |
| Oct 11 | The Transamerica | California | 1,000,000 | Jim Colbert (19) | 205 (−11) | 150,000 |
| Oct 18 | Raley's Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Dana Quigley (3) | 203 (−13) | 150,000 |
| Oct 25 | EMC Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Jay Sigel (6) | 201 (−12) | 150,000 |
| Nov 1 | Pacific Bell Senior Classic | California | 1,100,000 | Joe Inman (1) | 202 (−11) | 165,000 |
| Nov 8 | Energizer Senior Tour Championship | South Carolina | 2,000,000 | Hale Irwin (20) | 274 (−14) | 347,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 2,861,945 | 22 | 7 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | United States | 2,179,047 | 25 | 6 |
| 3 | Larry Nelson | United States | 1,442,476 | 23 | 3 |
| 4 | Jay Sigel | United States | 1,403,912 | 32 | 2 |
| 5 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa | 1,183,959 | 35 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings($) | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | Jim Colbert | United States | 8,249,210 | 19 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | United States | 8,165,927 | 28 |
| 3 | Dave Stockton | United States | 7,676,552 | 14 |
| 4 | Bob Charles |  New Zealand | 7,646,958 | 23 |
| 5 | Hale Irwin | United States | 7,620,253 | 20 |
Source:[4]
