1998 Volvo PGA Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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1998 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 1998
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
274 (−14)
Location map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey
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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
1 Sweden Michael Jonzon 66 −6
2 England Brian Davis 67 −5
T3 Sweden Mats Hallberg 68 −4
England David Howell
England Malcolm MacKenzie
Netherlands Chris van der Velde
T7 South Africa Ernie Els 69 −3
England Stephen Field
Spain Domingo Hospital
England Mark James
Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
Germany Bernhard Langer
Australia Stephen Leaney
Scotland Sandy Lyle
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
England Gary Stubbington
England David Tapping
South Africa Clinton Whitelaw

Second round[edit]

Friday, 23 May 1998

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Michael Jonzon 66-70=136 −8
T2 Sweden Mats Hallberg 68-69=137 −7
Australia Peter Lonard 72-65=137
T4 Scotland Andrew Coltart 72-66=138 −6
South Africa Ernie Els 69-69=138
Spain Domingo Hospital 69-69=138
New Zealand Greg Turner 70-68=138
T8 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 70-69=139 −5
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 71-68=139
England David Gilford 70-69=139
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 70-69=139
England David Howell 68-71=139
Germany Bernhard Langer 69-70=139
England Malcolm MacKenzie 68-71=139
Scotland Gary Orr 70-69=139
Scotland Dean Robertson 70-69=139

Third round[edit]

Saturday, 24 May 1998

Place Player Score To par
1 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 70-70-65=205 −11
T2 Sweden Mats Hallberg 68-69-69=206 −10
Scotland Dean Robertson 70-69-67=206
T4 South Africa Ernie Els 69-69-69=207 −9
England David Gilford 70-69-68=207
Scotland Gary Orr 70-69-68=207
T7 Spain Seve Ballesteros 72-71-65=208 −8
Denmark Thomas Bjørn 70-69-69=208
Scotland Andrew Coltart 72-66-70=208
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 70-69-69=208
Sweden Michael Jonzon 66-70-72=208
Australia Peter Lonard 72-65-71=208
New Zealand Greg Turner 70-68-70=208

Final round[edit]

Sunday, 25 May 1998

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 70-70-65-69=274 −14 280,000
T2 South Africa Ernie Els 69-69-69-68=275 −13 125,207
Scotland Gary Orr 70-69-68-68=275
Sweden Patrik Sjöland 72-71-66-66=275
T5 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 70-69-69-68=276 −12 52,024
Scotland Andrew Coltart 72-66-70-68=276
Sweden Mats Hallberg 68-69-69-70=276
Australia Peter Lonard 72-65-71-68=276
Scotland Dean Robertson 70-69-67-70=276
10 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 72-69-68-68=277 −11 33,600

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Monty Wins the One he wanted". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.