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.

1998 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 1998
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field156 players, 65 after cut
Cut143 (−1)
Prize fund1,200,000
Winner's share€280,000
Champion
Colin Montgomerie
274 (−14)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Colin Montgomerie won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sjöland.[1]

Past champions in the field

Ten former champions entered the tournament.[2]

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Costantino Rocca Italy199671707068279−915
José María Olazábal Spain199472717067280−8T16
Seve Ballesteros Spain1983, 199172716573281−7T21
Rodger Davis Australia198673696970281−7T21
Bernhard Langer Germany1987, 1993, 199569707271282−6T29
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe199269737369284−4T37
Ian Woosnam Wales1988, 199773707470287−1T54
Howard Clark England198470737473290+262

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Paul Way England19857773150+6
Manuel Piñero Spain19777675151+7

Nationalities in the field

North America (2)South America (3)Europe (130)Oceania (12)Asia (2)Africa (7)
 United States (2) Argentina (3) England (55) Australia (10) China (1) South Africa (5)
 Northern Ireland (4) New Zealand (2) Japan (1) Zimbabwe (2)
 Scotland (15)
 Wales (4)
 Ireland (6)
 Denmark (1)
 Finland (1)
 France (5)
 Germany (4)
 Italy (4)
 Netherlands (2)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (10)
 Sweden (17)
  Switzerland (1)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Michael Jonzon Sweden66−6
2Brian Davis England67−5
T3Mats Hallberg Sweden68−4
David Howell England
Malcolm MacKenzie England
Chris van der Velde Netherlands
T7Ernie Els South Africa69−3
Stephen Field England
Domingo Hospital Spain
Mark James England
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe
Bernhard Langer Germany
Stephen Leaney Australia
Sandy Lyle Scotland
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe
Gary Stubbington England
David Tapping England
Clinton Whitelaw South Africa

Second round

Friday, 23 May 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Michael Jonzon Sweden66-70=136−8
T2Mats Hallberg Sweden68-69=137−7
Peter Lonard Australia72-65=137
T4Andrew Coltart Scotland72-66=138−6
Ernie Els South Africa69-69=138
Domingo Hospital Spain69-69=138
Greg Turner New Zealand70-68=138
T8Thomas Bjørn Denmark70-69=139−5
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland71-68=139
David Gilford England70-69=139
Pádraig Harrington Ireland70-69=139
David Howell England68-71=139
Bernhard Langer Germany69-70=139
Malcolm MacKenzie England68-71=139
Gary Orr Scotland70-69=139
Dean Robertson Scotland70-69=139

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland70-70-65=205−11
T2Mats Hallberg Sweden68-69-69=206−10
Dean Robertson Scotland70-69-67=206
T4Ernie Els South Africa69-69-69=207−9
David Gilford England70-69-68=207
Gary Orr Scotland70-69-68=207
T7Seve Ballesteros Spain72-71-65=208−8
Thomas Bjørn Denmark70-69-69=208
Andrew Coltart Scotland72-66-70=208
Pádraig Harrington Ireland70-69-69=208
Michael Jonzon Sweden66-70-72=208
Peter Lonard Australia72-65-71=208
Greg Turner New Zealand70-68-70=208

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland70-70-65-69=274−14280,000
T2Ernie Els South Africa69-69-69-68=275−13125,207
Gary Orr Scotland70-69-68-68=275
Patrik Sjöland Sweden72-71-66-66=275
T5Thomas Bjørn Denmark70-69-69-68=276−1252,024
Andrew Coltart Scotland72-66-70-68=276
Mats Hallberg Sweden68-69-69-70=276
Peter Lonard Australia72-65-71-68=276
Dean Robertson Scotland70-69-67-70=276
10Paul McGinley Ireland72-69-68-68=277−1133,600
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References

  1. "Monty Wins the One he wanted". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "1998 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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