1998 Nike Tour

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DurationJanuary 8, 1998 (1998-1-8) – October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Bob Burns (2)
United States Robin Freeman (2)
United States Matt Gogel (2)
United States Joe Ogilvie (2)
United States Charles Raulerson (2)
Money listUnited States Bob Burns
1998 Nike Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1998 (1998-1-8) – October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Bob Burns (2)
United States Robin Freeman (2)
United States Matt Gogel (2)
United States Joe Ogilvie (2)
United States Charles Raulerson (2)
Money listUnited States Bob Burns
Player of the YearUnited States Bob Burns
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1999 →

The 1998 Nike Tour was the ninth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner[a]Notes
Jan 11Nike Lakeland ClassicFlorida225,000United States Casey Martin (1)
Jan 18Nike South Florida OpenFlorida225,000United States Eric Johnson (2)New tournament
Feb 8Nike Greater Austin OpenTexas225,000United States Michael Allen (1)
Mar 22Nike Monterrey OpenMexico250,000United States Joe Ogilvie (1)
Mar 29Nike Louisiana OpenLouisiana300,000United States John Wilson (1)
Apr 12Nike Shreveport OpenLouisiana225,000United States Vance Veazey (1)
Apr 19Nike Upstate ClassicSouth Carolina225,000United States Tom Scherrer (2)
Apr 26Nike Huntsville OpenAlabama225,000United States Dennis Paulson (1)
May 3Nike South Carolina ClassicSouth Carolina225,000United States Gene Sauers (1)
May 10Nike Carolina ClassicNorth Carolina225,000United States Brian Bateman (1)
May 17Nike Dominion OpenVirginia225,000United States Bob Burns (1)
May 31Nike Knoxville OpenTennessee225,000United States Robin Freeman (1)
Jun 7Nike Miami Valley OpenOhio225,000United States Craig Bowden (1)
Jun 14Nike Cleveland OpenOhio225,000United States Doug Dunakey (1)
Jun 21Nike Lehigh Valley OpenPennsylvania225,000United States Eric Booker (2)New tournament
Jun 28Nike Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina225,000United States Joe Ogilvie (2)New tournament
Jul 5Nike Hershey OpenPennsylvania225,000United States Michael Clark II (2)
Jul 19Nike St. Louis Golf ClassicMissouri225,000United States Chris Starkjohann (1)
Jul 26Nike Wichita OpenKansas225,000United States Emlyn Aubrey (2)
Aug 2Nike Dakota Dunes OpenSouth Dakota325,000United States John Maginnes (2)
Aug 9Nike Omaha ClassicNebraska250,000United States Matt Gogel (3)
Aug 16Nike Ozarks OpenMissouri225,000Australia Anthony Painter (1)
Aug 23Nike Fort Smith ClassicArkansas225,000Australia Mark Hensby (1)New tournament
Aug 30Nike Permian Basin OpenTexas225,000United States Stiles Mitchell (1)
Sep 13Nike Tri-Cities OpenWashington225,000United States Matt Gogel (4)
Sep 20Nike Boise OpenIdaho300,000United States Mike Sposa (1)
Sep 27Nike Oregon ClassicOregon225,000United States Charles Raulerson (1)New tournament
Oct 4Nike San Jose OpenCalifornia225,000United States Robin Freeman (2)
Oct 11Nike Inland Empire OpenCalifornia225,000United States Charles Raulerson (2)
Oct 25Nike Tour ChampionshipAlabama300,000United States Bob Burns (2)Tour Championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1999 PGA Tour.[5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Bob Burns178,664
2United States Robin Freeman169,389
3United States Joe Ogilvie157,812
4United States Eric Booker153,526
5United States John Maginnes145,210

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the YearUnited States Bob Burns[6]

Notes

References

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