__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1998. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1998 earned their PGA Tour card for 1999.
1998 Nike Tour1999 PGA TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings ($)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings ($) Bob Burns 1 178,664 31 14 177 138,118 Robin Freeman 2 169,389 29 11 219 62,495 Joe Ogilvie* 3 157,812 31 14 137 287,346 Eric Booker* 4 153,526 31 14 127 320,753 John Maginnes 5 145,210 29 16 93 426,666 Dennis Paulson 6 145,065 28 25 27 1,313,814 Charles Raulerson 7 142,976 32 20 125 326,893 Woody Austin 8 140,955 30 20 121 338,045 Mike Sposa* 9 140,139 31 17 147 255,408 Notah Begay III* 10 136,289 29 22 31 1,255,314 Jimmy Green 11 131,942 28 10 171 152,091 Sean Murphy 12 130,030 29 15 159 185,299 Emlyn Aubrey 13 129,967 18 10 136 290,806 Tom Scherrer 14 129,134 29 20 92 427,849 Doug Dunakey* 15 128,052 32 12 133 298,069 *PGA Tour rookie for 1999.
T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2000 (won or finished inside the top 125, excluding non-members). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150, excluding non-members). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 1999 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 29 Notah Begay IIIReno-Tahoe Open−14 (70-69-63-72=274)3 strokes Chris Perry, David Toms2Oct 8 Notah Begay IIIMichelob Championship at Kingsmill(Won on second playoff hole)−10 (67-70-69-68=274)Playoff Tom Byrum
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1999 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score1Jun 27 Dennis Paulson(Lost on first playoff hole)Buick Classic Duffy Waldorf−8 (70-67-68-71=276)−8 (71-70-68-67=276)
See also 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References Money list