1998 European Seniors Tour

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.

1998 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) – 25 October 1998 (1998-10-25)
Number of official events	19
Most wins	Tommy Horton (3)
Order of Merit	Tommy Horton
Rookie of the Year	Denis O'Sullivan
← 1997 1999 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner[a]	Notes
3 May	El Bosque Seniors Open	Spain	100,000	Tommy Horton (18)	New tournament
10 May	Beko Classic	Turkey	150,000	Bob Lendzion (1)
17 May	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Ireland	87,000	Joe McDermott (1)
31 May	Philips PFA Golf Classic	England	100,000	Neil Coles (5)
7 Jun	Jersey Seniors Open	Jersey	70,000	Bob Shearer (1)
14 Jun	De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic	England	90,000	Tommy Horton (19)
21 Jun	Ryder Seniors Classic	England	100,000	Bill Hardwick (1)
27 Jun	Swedish Seniors	Sweden	80,000	Maurice Bembridge (2)
4 Jul	Lawrence Batley Seniors	England	90,000	Bobby Verwey (3)
26 Jul	Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open	Switzerland	100,000	Bobby Verwey (4)
2 Aug	Schroder Senior Masters	England	150,000	Brian Huggett (8)
9 Aug	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	375,000	Brian Huggett (9)	Senior major championship
16 Aug	West of Ireland Seniors Championship	Ireland	85,000	John Morgan (7)	New tournament
31 Aug	The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship	England	175,000	Tommy Horton (20)
6 Sep	Golden Charter PGA Scottish Seniors Open	Scotland	150,000	David Huish (2)
20 Sep	Efteling European Trophy	Netherlands	100,000	Paul Leonard (1)	New tournament
26 Sep	Elf Seniors Open	France	95,000	Brian Waites (4)
17 Oct	Is Molas Senior Open	Italy	90,000	Malcolm Gregson (3)	New tournament
25 Oct	Senior Tournament of Champions	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.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winners	Notes
15 Nov	Praia d'El Rey European Cup	Portugal	n/a	Tied	Team event

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	Tommy Horton	127,656
2	Brian Huggett	102,382
3	Eddie Polland	92,145
4	David Jones	74,133
5	Noel Ratcliffe	69,528

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Denis O'Sullivan	[4]

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.