- 1998 Open Championship
Infobox_Individual_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = 1998 Open Championship
dates = July 16 - 19, 1998
location = flagicon|EnglandSouthport ,England
course =Royal Birkdale Golf Club
tour =PGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
par = 70
yardage= 7,018
field = 151 players, 78 after cut
cut = 146 (+6)
purse = £1,700,000
$2,750,000
winners_share = £300,000
$493,500
Champion =Mark O'Meara
Score = 280 (E), playoffThe 1998 Open Championship was the 127th
Open Championship held fromJuly 16 -19,1998 at theRoyal Birkdale Golf Club inSouthport ,England .Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff overBrian Watts by two strokes.Final leaderboard
"*O'Meara (4-4-5-4=17) defeated Watts (5-4-5-5=19) in a four-hole playoff."
"(a) Amateur"External links
* [http://www.opengolf.com/history/past_results.sps?tourn=1998052&pageno=-1 Full results]
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