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The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 12 March to 13 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan , as well as the four majors .
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1998 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.
Date
Tournament
Prize fund (¥ )
Winner
OWGR points
15 Mar
Token Corporation Cup
110,000,000
Hajime Meshiai (10)
22
22 Mar
Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
100,000,000
Eduardo Herrera (4)
16
29 Mar
Just System KSB Open
100,000,000
Carlos Franco (4)
16
5 Apr
Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup
100,000,000
Dinesh Chand (1)
18
19 Apr
Tsuruya Open
100,000,000
Katsumasa Miyamoto (1)
16
26 Apr
Kirin Open
100,000,000
Frankie Miñoza (5)
24
3 May
The Crowns
120,000,000
Davis Love III (n/a)
34
10 May
Fujisankei Classic
120,000,000
Carlos Franco (5)
24
17 May
Japan PGA Championship
120,000,000
Brandt Jobe (4)
24
24 May
Ube Kosan Open
100,000,000
Brandt Jobe (5)
16
31 May
Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
100,000,000
Toru Taniguchi (1)
16
7 Jun
JCB Classic Sendai
100,000,000
Yoshi Mizumaki (6)
16
14 Jun
Sapporo Tokyu Open
100,000,000
Toru Suzuki (4)
16
21 Jun
Yomiuri Open
100,000,000
Brian Watts (11)
16
28 Jun
Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open
100,000,000
Brandt Jobe (6)
20
5 Jul
PGA Philanthropy Tournament
100,000,000
Shigeki Maruyama (8)
16
12 Jul
Yonex Open Hiroshima
100,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (88)
16
26 Jul
Aiful Cup
100,000,000
Hidemichi Tanaka (3)
16
2 Aug
NST Niigata Open Golf Championship
60,000,000
Masayuki Kawamura (2)
16
9 Aug
Sanko Grand Summer Championship
100,000,000
Shingo Katayama (1)
16
30 Aug
Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta
100,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (89)
16
6 Sep
Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
100,000,000
Katsunori Kuwabara (2)
20
13 Sep
Suntory Open
100,000,000
Mamo Osanai (1)
24
20 Sep
ANA Open
100,000,000
Keiichiro Fukabori (2)
24
27 Sep
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
110,000,000
Todd Hamilton (7)
22
4 Oct
Japan Open Golf Championship
120,000,000
Hidemichi Tanaka (4)
32
11 Oct
Tokai Classic
110,000,000
Toshimitsu Izawa (2)
20
18 Oct
Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial
110,000,000
Mitsutaka Kusakabe (3)
20
25 Oct
Bridgestone Open
120,000,000
Nobuhito Sato (2)
30
1 Nov
Philip Morris Championship
200,000,000
Masashi Ozaki (90)
24
8 Nov
Acom International
120,000,000
Kaname Yokoo (1)
16
15 Nov
Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
150,000,000
Lee Westwood (n/a)
38
22 Nov
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
250,000,000
Lee Westwood (n/a)
40
29 Nov
Casio World Open
150,000,000
Brian Watts (12)
36
6 Dec
Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
100,000,000
Katsumasa Miyamoto (2)
24
13 Dec
DDI Group Okinawa Open
80,000,000
Hidemichi Tanaka (5)
16
Source:[ 1]
Money list leaders
Position
Player
Prize money (¥ )
1
Masashi Ozaki
179,627,400
2
Brian Watts
132,014,990
3
Hidemichi Tanaka
103,941,437
4
Brandt Jobe
97,566,406
5
Katsumasa Miyamoto
93,580,618
Source:[ 2]
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