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Mercedes Championships
La Costa Resort & Spa
Carlsbad, California
8th - 11th January 1998

Par 72 Prize Money $1.7 million

First Round Scores

First Round Report

John Cook 32-33--65 7-under Nick Price 35-31--66 6-under 
Ernie Els 34-33--67 5-under Frank Nobilo 33-34--67 David Duval 34-34--68 4-under 
Phil Mickelson 32-36--68 Gabriel Hjertstedt 34-35--69 3-under Billy Ray Brown 
35-34--69 Paul Stankowski 33-36--69 Steve Jones 36-33--69 Loren Roberts 34-36--70 
2-under Scott Hoch 35-35--70 Mark Calcavecchia 35-35--70 Davis Love III 36-34--70 
Scott McCarron 35-35--70 Jeff Sluman 34-36--70 Stewart Cink 35-36--71 1-under 
Nick Faldo 36-35--71 Mark O'Meara 36-35--71 Brad Faxon 34-38--72 Even Steve Elkington 
35-37--72 Tiger Woods 37-35--72 David Toms 37-36--73 1-over Greg Norman 35-38--73 
Justin Leonard 37-36--73 Phil Blackmar 35-38--73 Tim Herron 37-37--74 2-over David 
Frost 39-35--74 Vijay Singh 36-39--75 3-over Stuart Appleby 36-41--77 5-over 

Ashbury Golf Hotel