1998 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 16 - 19, 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 July 16-19, 1998 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.
Final leaderboard
| # | 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 | |||
| T11 | David Duval | United States |
70-71-75-71=287 | +7 | £33,333 |
| Brad Faxon | United States |
67-74-74-72=287 | |||
| John Huston | United States |
65-77-73-72=287 | |||
| 14 | Gordon Brand | Scotland |
71-70-76-71-288 | +8 | £29,000 |
*O'Meara (4-4-5-4=17) defeated Watts (5-4-5-5=19) in a four-hole playoff.
(a) Amateur
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