Dates 16–19 July 1998 Length 7,018 yards (6,417 m) Par 70 | Cut 146 (+6) Start date 1998 | |
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Field 156 players, 81 after cut Prize fund £1,700,000€2,483,810$2,750,000 Similar 1999 Open Championship (British O, 2001 Open Championship (British O, 2004 Open Championship (British O, 2005 Open Championship (British O, 1998 Masters Tournament | ||
1998 open championship 10 17
The 1998 Open Championship was the 127th Open Championship, held 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.
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- 1998 open championship 10 17
- 1998 open championship 17 17
- Course
- First round
- Second round
- Third round
- Final round
- Playoff
- References
1998 open championship 17 17
Course
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
First round
Thursday, 16 July 1998
Second round
Friday, 17 July 1998
Amateurs: Rose (-2), García (+4), De Vooght (+6), McCarthy (+8), Kuchar (+10).
Third round
Saturday, 18 July 1998
Final round
Sunday, 19 July 1998
Amateurs: Rose (+2), García (+12), De Vooght (+19).
Source:
Playoff
The four-hole aggregate playoff was played over the final four 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 title.