Året 1998 var et ret godt år for Mark O'Meara. Han birdede det 72. hul kl Augusta National at vinde Mestrene, så, et par måneder senere, vandt et slutspil for også at tage British Open.
British Open 1998 fik en meget lovende start med Tiger Woods, der skød 65 for at dele føringen i første runde. Unheralded Brian Watts, en amerikaner, der havde spillet mest i Japan indtil dette tidspunkt, tog føringen i anden runde. Woods, 17-årige amatør Justin Rose og 3 gange major-mester Nick Price var uafgjort på andenpladsen.
Dårligt vejr ramte Royal Birkdale i 3. runde, og de 72 kort fra O'Meara var en af dagens bedste scoringer. Han rykkede ind på andenpladsen, to slag bagud af Watts.
Rose rørte publikum ved at slutte på en fjerdeplads, og Woods fik en sidste runde 66, men Watts og O'Meara sluttede uafgjort og gik ind i fire-hullers playoff. Som O'Meara vandt med en birdie på første hul kombineret med en Watts bogey på fjerde hul.
1998 British Open Scores
Resultater og præmiepenge (USD) fra 1998 British Open spillet på Royal Birkdale (par 70) i Southport, England (p-vundet fire-hullers playoff; a-amatør):
p-Mark O'Meara, $492.000 | 72-68-72-68-280 |
Brian Watts, $308.320 | 68-69-73-70-280 |
Tiger Woods, $221.400 | 65-73-77-66-281 |
Jesper Parnevik, $125.733 | 68-72-72-70-282 |
Jim Furyk, $125.733 | 70-70-72-70-282 |
a-Justin Rose | 72-66-75-69-282 |
Raymond Russell, $125.733 | 68-73-75-66-282 |
Davis Love III, $81.180 | 67-73-77-68-285 |
Costantino Rocca, $69.994 | 72-74-70-70-286 |
Thomas Bjørn, $69.994 | 68-71-76-71-286 |
Brad Faxon, $54.666 | 67-74-74-72-287 |
David Duval, $54.666 | 70-71-75-71-287 |
John Huston, $54.666 | 65-77-73-72-287 |
Gordon Brand, $47.560 | 71-70-76-71-288 |
Greg Turner, $38.786 | 68-75-75-71-289 |
Des Smyth, $38.786 | 74-69-75-71-289 |
Jose Maria Olazabal, $38.786 | 73-72-75-69-289 |
Peter Baker, $38.786 | 69-72-77-71-289 |
Mark James, $28.240 | 71-74-74-71-290 |
Sandy Lyle, $28.240 | 71-72-75-72-290 |
Curtis Strange, $28.240 | 73-73-74-70-290 |
Vijay Singh, $28.240 | 67-74-78-71-290 |
Robert Allenby, $28.240 | 67-76-78-69-290 |
Peter O'Malley, $20.467 | 71-71-78-71-291 |
Lee Janzen, $20.467 | 72-69-80-70-291 |
Sam Torrance, $20.467 | 69-77-75-70-291 |
Stephen Ames, $20.467 | 68-72-79-72-291 |
Bob Estes, $20.467 | 72-70-76-73-291 |
Loren Roberts, $16.892 | 66-76-76-74-292 |
Shigeki Maruyama, $16.892 | 70-73-75-74-292 |
Ernie Els, $16.892 | 72-74-74-72-292 |
a-Sergio Garcia | 69-75-76-72-292 |
Scott Dunlap, $16.892 | 72-69-80-71-292 |
Nick Price, $16.892 | 66-72-82-72-292 |
Sven Struver, $14.596 | 75-70-80-68-293 |
Santiago Luna, $14.596 | 70-72-80-71-293 |
Mark Calcavecchia, $14.596 | 69-77-73-74-293 |
Philip Walton, $13.694 | 68-76-74-76-294 |
Joakim Haeggman, $13.694 | 71-74-78-71-294 |
Steen Tinning, 13.694 kr | 69-76-77-72-294 |
Tom Kite, $13.694 | 72-69-79-74-294 |
Patrik Sjoland, $13.694 | 72-72-77-73-294 |
Naomichi Ozaki, $13.694 | 72-73-76-73-294 |
David Carter, $12.433 | 71-75-76-73-295 |
Payne Stewart, $12.433 | 71-71-78-75-295 |
David Howell, $12.433 | 68-77-79-71-295 |
Rodger Davis, $12.433 | 76-70-78-71-295 |
David Frost, $12.433 | 72-73-78-72-295 |
Nick Faldo, $12.433 | 72-73-75-75-295 |
Andrew Coltart, $12.433 | 68-77-75-75-295 |
Katsuyoshi Tomori, $12.433 | 75-71-70-79-295 |
Frankie Minoza, $11.250 | 69-75-76-76-296 |
Steve Stricker, $11.250 | 70-72-80-74-296 |
Larry Mize, $11.250 | 70-75-79-72-296 |
Brandt Jobe, 11.250 kr | 70-73-82-71-296 |
Billy Mayfair, $11.250 | 72-73-77-74-296 |
Ian Woosnam, $10.273 | 72-74-76-75-297 |
Steve Jones, $10.273 | 73-72-79-73-297 |
Trevor Dodds, $10.273 | 73-71-81-72-297 |
Ignacio Garrido, $10.273 | 71-74-80-72-297 |
Justin Leonard, $10.273 | 73-73-82-69-297 |
Greg Chalmers, $10.273 | 71-75-77-74-297 |
Eduardo Romero, $10.273 | 71-70-79-77-297 |
Lee Westwood, $9.799 | 71-71-78-78-298 |
Carlos Franco, $9.799 | 71-73-76-78-298 |
Michael Long, $9.512 | 70-74-78-77-299 |
Stewart Cink, $9.512 | 71-73-83-72-299 |
Michael Campbell, $9.512 | 73-73-80-73-299 |
a-Didier de Vooght | 70-76-80-73-299 |
Mark Brooks, $9.512 | 71-73-75-80-299 |
Fred Couples, $9.512 | 66-74-78-81-299 |
Andrew Clapp, $9.266 | 72-74-81-73-300 |
Gary Evans, $9.184 | 69-74-84-74-301 |
Bob May, $9.184 | 70-73-85-75-303 |
Andrew McLardy, $9.184 | 72-74-80-78-304 |
Fredrik Jacobson, $9.184 | 67-78-81-79-305 |
Kazuhiko Hosokawa, $9.184 | 72-73-81-80-306 |
Robert Giles, $9.184 | 72-74-83-78-307 |
Phil Mickelson, $9.184 | 71-74-85-78-308 |
Andrew Oldcorn, $9.184 | 75-71-84-79-309 |
Dudley Hart, $9.184 | 73-72-85-80-310 |
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