1998 Volvo PGA Championship
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–25 May 1998 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 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 | |
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274 (−14) | |
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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.
Colin Montgomerie won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sjöland.[1]
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, 22 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66 | −6 |
2 | ![]() |
67 | −5 |
T3 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
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T7 | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
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Second round
[edit]Friday, 23 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66-70=136 | −8 |
T2 | ![]() |
68-69=137 | −7 |
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72-65=137 | ||
T4 | ![]() |
72-66=138 | −6 |
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69-69=138 | ||
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70-68=138 | ||
T8 | ![]() |
70-69=139 | −5 |
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71-68=139 | ||
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68-71=139 | ||
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Third round
[edit]Saturday, 24 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
70-70-65=205 | −11 |
T2 | ![]() |
68-69-69=206 | −10 |
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70-69-67=206 | ||
T4 | ![]() |
69-69-69=207 | −9 |
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70-69-68=207 | ||
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T7 | ![]() |
72-71-65=208 | −8 |
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70-69-69=208 | ||
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72-66-70=208 | ||
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66-70-72=208 | ||
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Final round
[edit]Sunday, 25 May 1998
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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1 | ![]() |
70-70-65-69=274 | −14 | 280,000 |
T2 | ![]() |
69-69-69-68=275 | −13 | 125,207 |
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T5 | ![]() |
70-69-69-68=276 | −12 | 52,024 |
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68-69-69-70=276 | |||
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72-65-71-68=276 | |||
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10 | ![]() |
72-69-68-68=277 | −11 | 33,600 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Monty Wins the One he wanted". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.