1998 Volvo PGA Championship
The 1998 Volvo PGA Championship was the 44th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–25 May 1998 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51.40°N 0.59°W |
Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Field | 156 players, 65 after cut |
Cut | 143 (−1) |
Prize fund | €1,200,000 |
Winner's share | €280,000 |
Champion | |
Colin Montgomerie | |
274 (−14) | |
Location Map | |
Colin Montgomerie won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sjöland.[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 22 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Michael Jonzon | 66 | −6 |
2 | Brian Davis | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Mats Hallberg | 68 | −4 |
David Howell | |||
Malcolm MacKenzie | |||
Chris van der Velde | |||
T7 | Ernie Els | 69 | −3 |
Stephen Field | |||
Domingo Hospital | |||
Mark James | |||
Tony Johnstone | |||
Bernhard Langer | |||
Stephen Leaney | |||
Sandy Lyle | |||
Mark McNulty | |||
Gary Stubbington | |||
David Tapping | |||
Clinton Whitelaw |
Second round
Friday, 23 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Michael Jonzon | 66-70=136 | −8 |
T2 | Mats Hallberg | 68-69=137 | −7 |
Peter Lonard | 72-65=137 | ||
T4 | Andrew Coltart | 72-66=138 | −6 |
Ernie Els | 69-69=138 | ||
Domingo Hospital | 69-69=138 | ||
Greg Turner | 70-68=138 | ||
T8 | Thomas Bjørn | 70-69=139 | −5 |
Darren Clarke | 71-68=139 | ||
David Gilford | 70-69=139 | ||
Pádraig Harrington | 70-69=139 | ||
David Howell | 68-71=139 | ||
Bernhard Langer | 69-70=139 | ||
Malcolm MacKenzie | 68-71=139 | ||
Gary Orr | 70-69=139 | ||
Dean Robertson | 70-69=139 |
Third round
Saturday, 24 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Colin Montgomerie | 70-70-65=205 | −11 |
T2 | Mats Hallberg | 68-69-69=206 | −10 |
Dean Robertson | 70-69-67=206 | ||
T4 | Ernie Els | 69-69-69=207 | −9 |
David Gilford | 70-69-68=207 | ||
Gary Orr | 70-69-68=207 | ||
T7 | Seve Ballesteros | 72-71-65=208 | −8 |
Thomas Bjørn | 70-69-69=208 | ||
Andrew Coltart | 72-66-70=208 | ||
Pádraig Harrington | 70-69-69=208 | ||
Michael Jonzon | 66-70-72=208 | ||
Peter Lonard | 72-65-71=208 | ||
Greg Turner | 70-68-70=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 25 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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1 | Colin Montgomerie | 70-70-65-69=274 | −14 | 280,000 |
T2 | Ernie Els | 69-69-69-68=275 | −13 | 125,207 |
Gary Orr | 70-69-68-68=275 | |||
Patrik Sjöland | 72-71-66-66=275 | |||
T5 | Thomas Bjørn | 70-69-69-68=276 | −12 | 52,024 |
Andrew Coltart | 72-66-70-68=276 | |||
Mats Hallberg | 68-69-69-70=276 | |||
Peter Lonard | 72-65-71-68=276 | |||
Dean Robertson | 70-69-67-70=276 | |||
10 | Paul McGinley | 72-69-68-68=277 | −11 | 33,600 |
References
- "Monty Wins the One he wanted". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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