| Tournament Name: | 1998 Regal Scottish Open |
| Venue: | AECC |
| Location: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £350,000 |
| Winners Share: | £60,000 |
| Highest Break: | (140) |
| Score: | 9–5 |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 Scottish Open (officially the 1998 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1998 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.[1] Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating John Higgins nine frames to five in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated in the last 16 by Marcus Campbell.[2] __TOC__
| Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 22 February 1998. | |||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–5 | John Higgins | |
| Afternoon: 91–0, 59–69, 23–70 (57), 79–37 (78), 23–72, 51–44, 93–0 (62), 94–0 (81) Evening: 94–9 (80), 24–69 (62), 0–88 (88), 77–22, 75–7, 98–5 (97) | |||
| 97 | Highest break | 88 | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 3 | |