The 1998 Nike Tour was the ninth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | January 8, 1998 – October 25, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Bob Burns (2) Robin Freeman (2) Matt Gogel (2) Joe Ogilvie (2) Charles Raulerson (2) |
| Money list | Bob Burns |
| Player of the Year | Bob Burns |
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Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | Nike Lakeland Classic | Florida | 225,000 | Casey Martin (1) |
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| Jan 18 | Nike South Florida Open | Florida | 225,000 | Eric Johnson (2) |
New tournament |
| Feb 8 | Nike Greater Austin Open | Texas | 225,000 | Michael Allen (1) |
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| Mar 22 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 250,000 | Joe Ogilvie (1) |
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| Mar 29 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 300,000 | John Wilson (1) |
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| Apr 12 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 225,000 | Vance Veazey (1) |
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| Apr 19 | Nike Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 225,000 | Tom Scherrer (2) |
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| Apr 26 | Nike Huntsville Open | Alabama | 225,000 | Dennis Paulson (1) |
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| May 3 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 225,000 | Gene Sauers (1) |
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| May 10 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 225,000 | Brian Bateman (1) |
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| May 17 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 225,000 | Bob Burns (1) |
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| May 31 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 225,000 | Robin Freeman (1) |
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| Jun 7 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 225,000 | Craig Bowden (1) |
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| Jun 14 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 225,000 | Doug Dunakey (1) |
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| Jun 21 | Nike Lehigh Valley Open | Pennsylvania | 225,000 | Eric Booker (2) |
New tournament |
| Jun 28 | Nike Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 225,000 | Joe Ogilvie (2) |
New tournament |
| Jul 5 | Nike Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 225,000 | Michael Clark II (2) |
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| Jul 19 | Nike St. Louis Golf Classic | Missouri | 225,000 | Chris Starkjohann (1) |
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| Jul 26 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 225,000 | Emlyn Aubrey (2) |
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| Aug 2 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 325,000 | John Maginnes (2) |
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| Aug 9 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 250,000 | Matt Gogel (3) |
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| Aug 16 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 225,000 |  Anthony Painter (1) |
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| Aug 23 | Nike Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 225,000 | Mark Hensby (1) |
New tournament |
| Aug 30 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 225,000 | Stiles Mitchell (1) |
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| Sep 13 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 225,000 | Matt Gogel (4) |
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| Sep 20 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 300,000 | Mike Sposa (1) |
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| Sep 27 | Nike Oregon Classic | Oregon | 225,000 | Charles Raulerson (1) |
New tournament |
| Oct 4 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 225,000 | Robin Freeman (2) |
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| Oct 11 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 225,000 | Charles Raulerson (2) |
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| Oct 25 | Nike Tour Championship | Alabama | 300,000 | Bob Burns (2) |
Tour Championship |
Money list edit
For full rankings, see 1998 Nike Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1999 PGA Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Burns |
178,664 |
| 2 | Robin Freeman |
169,389 |
| 3 | Joe Ogilvie |
157,812 |
| 4 | Eric Booker |
153,526 |
| 5 | John Maginnes |
145,210 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Bob Burns |
[5] |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1998 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Burns wins Nike Tour title". Gadsden Times. Gadsden, Alabama. Associated Press. October 25, 1998. p. 52 (B4 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
His victory is worth $63,000 and moves him to the top of the 1998 Nike Tour money list with $178,664.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (November 21, 1998). "O'Meara golf's Player of the Year". The Madison Courier. Madison, Indiana. Associated Press. p. 17 (B10 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Bob Burns was the Nike Tour player of the year.