| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 - 19 July 1998 |
| Location | Southport, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,018 |
| Field | 151 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | £1,700,000 $2,750,000 |
| Winner's share | £300,000 $493,500 |
| Champion | |
| Mark O'Meara | |
| 280 (E), playoff | |
The 1998 Open Championship was the 127th Open Championship held from 16-19 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over Brian Watts by two strokes.
Contents |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | John Huston | United States | 65 | -5 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | |||
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 66 | -4 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | |||
| Loren Roberts | United States | |||
| T6 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 67 | -3 |
| Brad Faxon | United States | |||
| Fredrik Jacobson | Sweden | |||
| Davis Love III | United States | |||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Watts | United States | 68-69=137 | -3 |
| T2 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 66-72=138 | -2 |
| Justin Rose (a) | England | 72-66=138 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 65-73=138 | ||
| 5 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 68-71=139 | -1 |
| T6 | Stephen Ames | Trinidad and Tobago | 68-72=140 | E |
| Fred Couples | United States | 66-74=140 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States | 70-70=140 | ||
| Davis Love III | United States | 67-73=140 | ||
| Mark O'Meara | United States | 72-68=140 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 68-72=140 |
Amateurs: Rose (-2), García (+4), De Vooght (+6), McCarthy (+8), Kuchar (+10).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Watts | United States | 68-69-73=210 | E |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | United States | 70-70-72=212 | +2 |
| Mark O'Meara | United States | 72-68-72=212 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 68-72-72=212 | ||
| 5 | Justin Rose (a) | England | 72-66-75=213 | +3 |
| T6 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 68-71-76=215 | +5 |
| Brad Faxon | United States | 67-74-74=215 | ||
| John Huston | United States | 65-77-73=215 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 65-73-77=215 | ||
| T10 | David Duval | United States | 70-71-75=216 | +6 |
| Costantino Rocca | Italy | 72-74-70=216 | ||
| Raymond Russell | Scotland | 68-73-75=216 | ||
| Katsuyoshi Tomori | Japan | 75-71-70=216 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Meara* | United States | 72-68-72-68=280 | E | £300,000 |
| 2 | Brian Watts | United States | 68-69-73-70=280 | £188,000 | |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | United States | 65-73-77-66=281 | +1 | £135,000 |
| T4 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 68-72-72-70=282 | +2 | £76,667 |
| Raymond Russell | Scotland | 68-73-75-66=282 | |||
| Jim Furyk | United States | 70-70-72-70=282 | |||
| Justin Rose (a) | England | 72-66-75-69=282 | £0 | ||
| 8 | Davis Love III | United States | 67-73-77-68=285 | +5 | £49,500 |
| T9 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 68-71-76-71=286 | +6 | £40,850 |
| Costantino Rocca | Italy | 72-74-70-70=286 |
Amateurs: Rose (+2), García (+12), De Vooght (+19).
*O'Meara (4-4-5-4=17) defeated Watts (5-4-5-5=19) in a four-hole playoff.
(a) Amateur
| Preceded by 1998 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1998 PGA Championship |
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