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The '''1998 Open Championship''' was the 127th [[Open Championship]], held 16–19 July at the [[Royal Birkdale Golf Club]] in [[Southport]], [[England]]. In weekend wind and rain, [[Mark O'Meara]] won his second [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over [[Brian Watts]], the 54-hole leader.<ref name=sijl98>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1998/07/27/246655/double-major-in-a-wildly-entertaining-british-open-that-saw-three-breathtaking-72nd-hole-finishes-and-a-playoff-unflappable-mark-omeara-won-his-second-major-in-three-months<!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1013419/index.htm-->|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=Garrity|first=John|title=Double major|date=27 July 1998}}</ref><ref name=omomagn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tt1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072%2C5413516 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=O'Meara on the mark again |date=20 July 1998 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=ppgmmmp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1uZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2G8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5254%2C7454582 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=Major Mark |date=20 July 1998 |page=B-1}}</ref><ref name=boaam>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zMQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xr4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4846%2C6772801 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=British Open all American |date=20 July 1998 |page=1C}}</ref>
The '''1998 Open Championship''' was a [[men's major golf championship]] and the 127th [[Open Championship]], held from 16 to 19 July at the [[Royal Birkdale Golf Club]] in [[Southport]], [[England]]. In weekend wind and rain, [[Mark O'Meara]] won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over [[Brian Watts]], the 54-hole leader.<ref name=sijl98>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1998/07/27/246655/double-major-in-a-wildly-entertaining-british-open-that-saw-three-breathtaking-72nd-hole-finishes-and-a-playoff-unflappable-mark-omeara-won-his-second-major-in-three-months<!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1013419/index.htm-->|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=Garrity|first=John|title=Double major|date=27 July 1998}}</ref><ref name=omomagn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tt1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072%2C5413516 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=O'Meara on the mark again |date=20 July 1998 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=ppgmmmp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1uZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2G8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5254%2C7454582 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=Major Mark |date=20 July 1998 |page=B-1}}</ref><ref name=boaam>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zMQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xr4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4846%2C6772801 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=British Open all American |date=20 July 1998 |page=1C}}</ref>


Three months earlier, O'Meara won the [[1998 Masters Tournament|Masters]] on the final green by sinking a {{convert|20|ft|0|adj=on}} birdie putt. At age 41, he became the oldest player to win two majors in a year: [[Jack Nicklaus]] ([[1980 PGA Championship|1980]]), [[Ben Hogan]] ([[1953 Open Championship|1953]]), and [[Craig Wood (golfer)|Craig Wood]] ([[1941 U.S. Open (golf)|1941]]) were all age forty. (Hogan won three majors and turned 41 two weeks after the third.)
Three months earlier, O'Meara won the [[1998 Masters Tournament|Masters]] on the final green by sinking a {{convert|20|ft|0|adj=on}} birdie putt. At age 41, he became the oldest player to win two majors in a year: [[Jack Nicklaus]] ([[1980 PGA Championship|1980]]), [[Ben Hogan]] ([[1953 Open Championship|1953]]), and [[Craig Wood (golfer)|Craig Wood]] ([[1941 U.S. Open (golf)|1941]]) were all age forty. (Hogan won three majors and turned 41 two weeks after the third.)


At the previous Open at Royal Birkdale seven years earlier in [[1991 Open Championship|1991]], O'Meara was a co-leader after 54 holes, shot 69, and tied for {{nowrap|third.<ref name=ergbti>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lUdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6136%2C4896309|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=''(Los Angeles Times)''|title=Baker-Finch bags Open title|date=22 July 1991|page=D1}}</ref>}}
At the previous Open at Royal Birkdale seven years earlier in [[1991 Open Championship|1991]], O'Meara was a co-leader after 54 holes, shot 69, and tied for {{nowrap|third.<ref name=ergbti>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lUdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6136%2C4896309|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=(Los Angeles Times)|title=Baker-Finch bags Open title|date=22 July 1991|page=D1}}</ref>}}


==Course==
==Course==
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<small>Source:</small><ref name=wmshbh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DLdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pB4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824%2C87371 |work=Wilmington Star News |location=(North Carolina) |agency=Associated Press |title=Royal Birkdale, hole by hole |date=16 July 1998 |page=5C}}</ref><ref name=98brocse>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FqYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aC4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6671%2C1371058|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|title=128th Open Championship: course|date=16 July 1998|page=4C}}</ref><br>
<small>Source:</small><ref name=wmshbh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DLdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pB4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824%2C87371 |work=Wilmington Star News |location=(North Carolina) |agency=Associated Press |title=Royal Birkdale, hole by hole |date=16 July 1998 |page=5C}}</ref><ref name=98brocse>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FqYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aC4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6671%2C1371058|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|title=128th Open Championship: course|date=16 July 1998|page=4C}}</ref><br>
Lengths of the course for previous Opens:<ref name=ocmg11>{{cite web|url=http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx |publisher=The Open Championship |title=Media guide |date=2011 |pages=32, 203 |accessdate=2 July 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx |archivedate=18 April 2012 |df= }}</ref>
Lengths of the course for previous Opens:<ref name=ocmg11>{{cite web|url=http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx |publisher=The Open Championship |title=Media guide |date=2011 |pages=32, 203 |access-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx |archive-date=18 April 2012 }}</ref>
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* [[1991 Open Championship|1991]]: {{convert|6940|yd|0}}, par 70
* [[1991 Open Championship|1991]]: {{convert|6940|yd|0}}, par 70
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* [[1954 Open Championship|1954]]: {{convert|6867|yd}}
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== Past champions in the field ==
===Made the cut===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Player || Country || Year(s) won || R1 || R2 || R3 || R4 || Total || To par || Finish
|-
| align=left|[[Sandy Lyle]] || align=left|{{SCO}} ||[[1985 Open Championship|1985]] || 71 || 72 || 75 || 72 || 290 || +10 || T19
|-
| align=left|[[Nick Price]] || align=left|{{ZWE}} || [[1994 Open Championship|1994]] || 66 || 72 || 82 || 72 || 292 || +12 || T29
|-
| align=left|[[Mark Calcavecchia]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1989 Open Championship|1989]] || 69 || 77 || 73 || 74 || 293 || +13 || T35
|-
| align=left|[[Nick Faldo]] || align=left|{{ENG}} || [[1987 Open Championship|1987]], [[1990 Open Championship|1990]], [[1992 Open Championship|1992]] || 72 || 73 || 75 || 75 || 295 || +15 || T44
|-
| align=left|[[Justin Leonard]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1997 Open Championship|1997]] || 73 || 73 || 82 || 69 || 297 || +17 || T57
|-
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=omomagn/>

====Missed the cut====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Player || Country || Year(s) won || R1 || R2 || Total || To par
|-
| align=left|[[Seve Ballesteros]] || align=left|{{ESP}} || [[1979 Open Championship|1979]], [[1984 Open Championship|1984]], [[1988 Open Championship|1988]]|| 73 || 75 || 148 || +8
|-
| align=left|[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1975 Open Championship|1975]], [[1977 Open Championship|1977]],<br>[[1980 Open Championship|1980]], [[1982 Open Championship|1982]], [[1983 Open Championship|1983]] || 73 || 76 || 149 || +9
|-
| align=left|[[Tom Lehman]] || align=left|{{USA}} ||[[1996 Open Championship|1996]] || 71 || 79 || 150 || +10
|-
| align=left|[[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1995 Open Championship|1995]] || 73 || 78 || 151 || +11
|-
| align=left|[[Gary Player]] || align=left|{{ZAF}} || [[1959 Open Championship|1959]], [[1968 Open Championship|1968]], [[1974 Open Championship|1974]] || 77 || 74 || 151 || +11
|}
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<small>Source:</small><ref name=btisw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TN1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113%2C4758673 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Birkdale takes its swing |date=18 July 1998 |page=1D}}</ref>


==Round summaries==
==Round summaries==
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''Thursday, 16 July 1998''
''Thursday, 16 July 1998''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|T1||[[John Houston(golfer)|John Houston]]||{{USA}}||rowspan="2" align=center |65||rowspan="2" align=center|–5
|rowspan="2" align=center|T1|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Huston (golfer)|John Huston]]||rowspan="2" align=center |65||rowspan="2" align=center|−5
|-
|-
|[[Tiger Woods]]||{{USA}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|T3||[[Fred Couples]]||{{USA}}||rowspan="3" align=center |66||rowspan="3" align=center|–4
|rowspan="3" align=center|T3|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]]||rowspan="3" align=center |66||rowspan="3" align=center|−4
|-
|-
|[[Nick Price]]||{{ZWE}}
| {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]]
|-
|-
|[[Loren Roberts]]||{{USA}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="5" align=center|T6||[[Robert Allenby]]||{{AUS}}||rowspan="5" align=center |67||rowspan="5" align=center|–3
|rowspan="5" align=center|T6|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Allenby]]||rowspan="5" align=center |67||rowspan="5" align=center|−3
|-
|-
|[[Brad Faxon]]||{{USA}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Faxon]]
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Freddie Jacobson]]
|[[Fredrik Jacobson]]||{{SWE}}
|-
|-
|[[Davis Love III]]||{{USA}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]]
|-
|-
|[[Vijay Singh]]||{{FIJ}}
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Vijay Singh]]
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=tmtcns>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S91YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2916%2C4292004 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=''(Washington Post)'' |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |title=Tiger masters tame conditions |date=17 July 1998 |page=1B}}</ref>
<small>Source:</small><ref name=tmtcns>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S91YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2916%2C4292004 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=(Washington Post) |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |title=Tiger masters tame conditions |date=17 July 1998 |page=1B}}</ref>


===Second round===
===Second round===
''Friday, 17 July 1998''
''Friday, 17 July 1998''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
|-
|-
|align=center|1||[[Brian Watts]]||{{USA}}||align=center |68-69=137||align=center|–3
|align=center|1|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]]||align=center |68-69=137||align=center|−3
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|T2||[[Nick Price]]||{{ZWE}}||align=center |66-72=138||rowspan="3" align=center|–2
|rowspan="3" align=center|T2|| {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]]||align=center |66-72=138||rowspan="3" align=center|−2
|-
|-
|[[Justin Rose]] (a) ||{{ENG}}||align=center |72-66=138
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]] (a)||align=center |72-66=138
|-
|-
|[[Tiger Woods]]||{{USA}}||align=center |65-73=138
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]||align=center |65-73=138
|-
|-
|align=center|5|| [[Thomas Bjørn]]||{{DEN}}||align=center|68-71=139||align=center|–1
|align=center|5|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Bjørn]]||align=center|68-71=139||align=center|−1
|-
|-
|rowspan="6" align=center|T6||[[Stephen Ames]]||{{TRI}}||align=center |68-72=140||rowspan="6" align=center|E
|rowspan="6" align=center|T6|| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Stephen Ames]]||align=center |68-72=140||rowspan="6" align=center|E
|-
|-
|[[Fred Couples]]||{{USA}}||align=center |66-74=140
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]]||align=center |66-74=140
|-
|-
|[[Jim Furyk]]||{{USA}}||align=center |70-70=140
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]]||align=center |70-70=140
|-
|-
|[[Davis Love III]]||{{USA}}||align=center |67-73=140
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]]||align=center |67-73=140
|-
|-
|[[Mark O'Meara]]||{{USA}}||align=center |72-68=140
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]]||align=center |72-68=140
|-
|-
|[[Jesper Parnevik]]||{{SWE}}||align=center |68-72=140
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]]||align=center |68-72=140
|}
|}
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<small>Source:</small><ref name=btisw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TN1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113%2C4758673 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Birkdale takes its swing |date=18 July 1998 |page=1D}}</ref><br>
<small>Source:</small><ref name=btisw/><br>
Amateurs: ''[[Justin Rose|Rose]] (-2), [[Sergio García|García]] (+4), De Vooght (+6)'', McCarthy (+8), [[Matt Kuchar|Kuchar]] (+10).
Amateurs: ''[[Justin Rose|Rose]] (-2), [[Sergio García|García]] (+4), De Vooght (+6)'', McCarthy (+8), [[Matt Kuchar|Kuchar]] (+10).


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''Saturday, 18 July 1998''
''Saturday, 18 July 1998''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
|-
|-
|align=center|1||[[Brian Watts]]||{{USA}}||align=center |68-69-73=210||align=center|E
|align=center|1|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]]||align=center |68-69-73=210||align=center|E
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|T2||[[Jim Furyk]]||{{USA}}||align=center |70-70-72=212||rowspan="3" align=center|+2
|rowspan="3" align=center|T2|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]]||align=center |70-70-72=212||rowspan="3" align=center|+2
|-
|-
|[[Mark O'Meara]]||{{USA}}||align=center|72-68-72=212
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]]||align=center|72-68-72=212
|-
|-
| [[Jesper Parnevik]]||{{SWE}}||align=center|68-72-72=212
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]]||align=center|68-72-72=212
|-
|-
|align=center|5||[[Justin Rose]] (a) ||{{ENG}}||align=center |72-66-75=213|| align=center|+3
|align=center|5|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]] (a)||align=center |72-66-75=213|| align=center|+3
|-
|-
|rowspan="4" align=center|T6||[[Thomas Bjørn]]||{{DEN}}||align=center |68-71-76=215||rowspan="4" align=center|+5
|rowspan="4" align=center|T6|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Bjørn]]||align=center |68-71-76=215||rowspan="4" align=center|+5
|-
|-
|[[Brad Faxon]]||{{USA}}||align=center |67-74-74=215
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Faxon]]||align=center |67-74-74=215
|-
|-
|[[John Huston]]||{{USA}}||align=center |65-77-73=215
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Huston]]||align=center |65-77-73=215
|-
|-
|[[Tiger Woods]]||{{USA}}||align=center |65-73-77=215
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]||align=center |65-73-77=215
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" align=center|T10||[[David Duval]]||{{USA}}||align=center|70-71-75=216 || rowspan="4" align=center|+6
| rowspan="4" align=center|T10|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Duval]]||align=center|70-71-75=216 || rowspan="4" align=center|+6
|-
|-
|[[Costantino Rocca]]||{{ITA}}||align=center|72-74-70=216
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]]||align=center|72-74-70=216
|-
|-
|[[Raymond Russell (golfer)|Raymond Russell]]||{{SCO}}||align=center|68-73-75=216
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Raymond Russell (golfer)|Raymond Russell]]||align=center|68-73-75=216
|-
|-
|[[Katsuyoshi Tomori]]||{{JAP}}||align=center |75-71-70=216
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Katsuyoshi Tomori]]||align=center |75-71-70=216
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=wuiwbt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Td1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5403%2C5130462 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Watts up in wind-blown tournament |date=19 July 1998 |page=1B}}</ref>
<small>Source:</small><ref name=wuiwbt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Td1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5403%2C5130462 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Watts up in wind-blown tournament |date=19 July 1998 |page=1B}}</ref>


===Final round===
===Final round===
''Sunday, 19 July 1998''
''Sunday, 19 July 1998''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|T1 || [[Mark O'Meara]] || {{USA}} || 72-68-72-68=280 || rowspan=2 align="center"|E || rowspan=2 align=center|Playoff
| rowspan=2 align="center"|T1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] || 72-68-72-68=280 || rowspan=2 align="center"|E || rowspan=2 align=center|Playoff
|-
|-
| [[Brian Watts]] || {{USA}} || 68-69-73-70=280
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]] || 68-69-73-70=280
|-
|-
| align="center"|3 || [[Tiger Woods]] || {{USA}} || 65-73-77-66=281 || align="center"|+1 || align=center|135,000
| align="center"|3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || 65-73-77-66=281 || align="center"|+1 || align=center|135,000
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 align="center"|T4 || [[Jesper Parnevik]] || {{SWE}} || 68-72-72-70=282 || rowspan=4 align="center"|+2 || rowspan=3 align=center|76,667
| rowspan=4 align="center"|T4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]] || 70-70-72-70=282 || rowspan=4 align="center"|+2 || rowspan=2 align=center|76,667
|-
|-
| [[Raymond Russell (golfer)|Raymond Russell]] || {{SCO}} || 68-73-75-66=282
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]] || 68-72-72-70=282
|-
|-
| [[Jim Furyk]] || {{USA}} || 70-70-72-70=282
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]] [[Amateur|(a)]] || 72-66-75-69=282 || align=center|0
|-
|-
| [[Justin Rose]] [[Amateur|(a)]] || {{ENG}} || 72-66-75-69=282 || align=center|0
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Raymond Russell (golfer)|Raymond Russell]] || 68-73-75-66=282 || align=center|76,667
|-
|-
| align="center"|8 || [[Davis Love III]] || {{USA}} || 67-73-77-68=285 || align="center"|+5 || align=center|49,500
| align="center"|8 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]] || 67-73-77-68=285 || align="center"|+5 || align=center|49,500
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|T9 || [[Thomas Bjørn]] || {{DEN}} || 68-71-76-71=286 || rowspan=2 align="center"|+6 || rowspan=2 align=center|40,850
| rowspan=2 align="center"|T9 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Bjørn]] || 68-71-76-71=286 || rowspan=2 align="center"|+6 || rowspan=2 align=center|40,850
|-
|-
| [[Costantino Rocca]] || {{ITA}} || 72-74-70-70=286
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]] || 72-74-70-70=286
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=omomagn/><ref name=dbg1998oc>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1998&tid=8|work=databasegolf.com|title=1998 Open Championship results|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref><br>
<small>Sources:</small><ref name=omomagn/><ref name=dbg1998oc>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1998&tid=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202194839/http://databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1998&tid=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2010|work=databasegolf.com|title=1998 Open Championship results|access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref><br>
Amateurs: [[Justin Rose|Rose]] (+2), [[Sergio García|García]] (+12), De Vooght (+19).
Amateurs: [[Justin Rose|Rose]] (+2), [[Sergio García|García]] (+12), De Vooght (+19).


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The four-hole aggregate playoff was played on the concluding holes (15–18).<br>O'Meara birdied the first, while Watts parred, and they halved the next two holes with pars.<br>Watts bogeyed the final hole, while O'Meara parred to win the playoff by two strokes and the Claret Jug.
The four-hole aggregate playoff was played on the concluding holes (15–18).<br>O'Meara birdied the first, while Watts parred, and they halved the next two holes with pars.<br>Watts bogeyed the final hole, while O'Meara parred to win the playoff by two strokes and the Claret Jug.
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*''Four-hole aggregate playoff on holes 15–18''
*''Four-hole aggregate playoff on holes 15–18''


=====Scorecard=====
=====Scorecard=====
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''Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par''
''Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par''
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.theopen.com/Heritage/PreviousOpens#!/1998/Royal%20Birkdale 127th Open - Royal Birkdale 1998 (Official site)]
*[https://www.theopen.com/previous-opens/127th-open-Royal-Birkdale-1998 Royal Birkdale 1998 (Official site)]
*[http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=1998/tournamentid=1998052/leaderboard/index.html 127th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale (European Tour)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160618023233/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season%3D1998/tournamentid%3D1998052/leaderboard/index.html 127th Open Championship – Royal Birkdale (European Tour)]
*[http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/fl/1998-British-Open.htm 1998 Open Championship (about.sports)]


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Latest revision as of 13:57, 26 January 2024

1998 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 July 1998
LocationSouthport, England
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length7,018 yards (6,417 m)[1]
Field156 players, 81 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+6)[1]
Prize fund£1,700,000
€2,483,810
$2,750,000
Winner's share£300,000
€420,000
$493,500
Champion
United States Mark O'Meara
280 (E), playoff
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Southport is located in England
Southport
Southport
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Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is located in Southport
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
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Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

The 1998 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 127th Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. In weekend wind and rain, Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over Brian Watts, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4][5]

Three months earlier, O'Meara won the Masters on the final green by sinking a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt. At age 41, he became the oldest player to win two majors in a year: Jack Nicklaus (1980), Ben Hogan (1953), and Craig Wood (1941) were all age forty. (Hogan won three majors and turned 41 two weeks after the third.)

At the previous Open at Royal Birkdale seven years earlier in 1991, O'Meara was a co-leader after 54 holes, shot 69, and tied for third.[6]

Course

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Main article: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 449 421 407 203 344 480 177 457 411 3,349 403 408 183 498 198 544 416 547 472 3,669 7,018
Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 34 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 4 36 70

Source:[7][8]
Lengths of the course for previous Opens:[1]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 16 July 1998

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States John Huston 65 −5
United States Tiger Woods
T3 United States Fred Couples 66 −4
Zimbabwe Nick Price
United States Loren Roberts
T6 Australia Robert Allenby 67 −3
United States Brad Faxon
Sweden Freddie Jacobson
United States Davis Love III
Fiji Vijay Singh

Source:[9]

Second round

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Friday, 17 July 1998

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Brian Watts 68-69=137 −3
T2 Zimbabwe Nick Price 66-72=138 −2
England Justin Rose (a) 72-66=138
United States Tiger Woods 65-73=138
5 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 68-71=139 −1
T6 Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames 68-72=140 E
United States Fred Couples 66-74=140
United States Jim Furyk 70-70=140
United States Davis Love III 67-73=140
United States Mark O'Meara 72-68=140
Sweden Jesper Parnevik 68-72=140

Source:[10]
Amateurs: Rose (-2), García (+4), De Vooght (+6), McCarthy (+8), Kuchar (+10).

Third round

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Saturday, 18 July 1998

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Brian Watts 68-69-73=210 E
T2 United States Jim Furyk 70-70-72=212 +2
United States Mark O'Meara 72-68-72=212
Sweden Jesper Parnevik 68-72-72=212
5 England Justin Rose (a) 72-66-75=213 +3
T6 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 68-71-76=215 +5
United States Brad Faxon 67-74-74=215
United States John Huston 65-77-73=215
United States Tiger Woods 65-73-77=215
T10 United States David Duval 70-71-75=216 +6
Italy Costantino Rocca 72-74-70=216
Scotland Raymond Russell 68-73-75=216
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori 75-71-70=216

Source:[11]

Final round

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Sunday, 19 July 1998

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
T1 United States Mark O'Meara 72-68-72-68=280 E Playoff
United States Brian Watts 68-69-73-70=280
3 United States Tiger Woods 65-73-77-66=281 +1 135,000
T4 United States Jim Furyk 70-70-72-70=282 +2 76,667
Sweden Jesper Parnevik 68-72-72-70=282
England Justin Rose (a) 72-66-75-69=282 0
Scotland Raymond Russell 68-73-75-66=282 76,667
8 United States Davis Love III 67-73-77-68=285 +5 49,500
T9 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 68-71-76-71=286 +6 40,850
Italy Costantino Rocca 72-74-70-70=286

Sources:[3][12]
Amateurs: Rose (+2), García (+12), De Vooght (+19).

Playoff

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The four-hole aggregate playoff was played on the concluding holes (15–18).
O'Meara birdied the first, while Watts parred, and they halved the next two holes with pars.
Watts bogeyed the final hole, while O'Meara parred to win the playoff by two strokes and the Claret Jug.

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 United States Mark O'Meara 4-4-5-4=17 −1 300,000
2 United States Brian Watts 5-4-5-5=19 +1 188,000
  • Four-hole aggregate playoff on holes 15–18
Scorecard
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Hole  15   16   17   18 
Par 5 4 5 4
United States O'Meara −1 −1 −1 −1
United States Watts E E E +1

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 32, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ Garrity, John (27 July 1998). "Double major". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ^ a b c Ferguson, Doug (20 July 1998). "O'Meara on the mark again". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  4. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1998). "Major Mark". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B-1.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Doug (20 July 1998). "British Open all American". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1C.
  6. ^ "Baker-Finch bags Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). 22 July 1991. p. D1.
  7. ^ "Royal Birkdale, hole by hole". Wilmington Star News. (North Carolina). Associated Press. 16 July 1998. p. 5C.
  8. ^ "128th Open Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 16 July 1998. p. 4C.
  9. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (17 July 1998). "Tiger masters tame conditions". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  10. ^ Ferguson, Doug (18 July 1998). "Birkdale takes its swing". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  11. ^ Ferguson, Doug (19 July 1998). "Watts up in wind-blown tournament". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  12. ^ "1998 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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