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1997 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1997 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | USA Tiger Woods (4) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Stewart Cink |
| prevseason | [1996](1996-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1998](1998-pga-tour) |
The 1997 PGA Tour was the 82nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 29th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 12 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,200,000 | USA Tiger Woods (3) | 40 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,500,000 | USA John Cook (9) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,500,000 | USA Steve Jones (6) | 54 | |
| Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,900,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (13) | 60 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | Buick Invitational | California | 1,500,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (14) | 48 | |
| Feb 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | USA Paul Stankowski (2) | 44 | |
| Feb 23 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | Arizona | 1,300,000 | USA Jeff Sluman (2) | 44 | |
| Mar 2 | Nissan Open | California | 1,400,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (9) | 56 | |
| Mar 9 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,800,000 | AUS Steve Elkington (7) | 68 | |
| Mar 16 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | AUS Stuart Appleby (1) | 48 | |
| Mar 23 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 1,500,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (10) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 30 | [The Players Championship](1997-players-championship) | Florida | 3,500,000 | AUS Steve Elkington (8) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 6 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | Louisiana | 1,500,000 | USA Brad Faxon (4) | 48 | |
| Apr 13 | **[Masters Tournament](1997-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 2,700,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 20 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 1,500,000 | ZWE Nick Price (16) | 62 | Invitational |
| Apr 27 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 1,900,000 | NZL Frank Nobilo (1) | 50 | |
| May 4 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,600,000 | USA Phil Blackmar (3) | 46 | |
| May 11 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,500,000 | USA Scott McCarron (2) | 44 | |
| May 18 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,800,000 | USA Tiger Woods (5) | 56 | |
| May 25 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 1,600,000 | ZAF David Frost (10) | 58 | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,900,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (4) | 50 | Invitational |
| Jun 8 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,500,000 | USA Justin Leonard (2) | 62 | |
| Jun 15 | **[U.S. Open](1997-u-s-open-golf)** | Maryland | 2,600,000 | ZAF **Ernie Els** (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 22 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (5) | 48 | |
| Jun 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,500,000 | AUS Greg Norman (19) | 42 | |
| Jul 6 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (6) | 56 | |
| Jul 13 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | 1,350,000 | USA David Toms (1) | 24 | |
| Jul 20 | **[The Open Championship](1997-open-championship)** | Scotland | £1,600,000 | USA **Justin Leonard** (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 20 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 1,000,000 | USA Billy Ray Brown (3) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 27 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,500,000 | USA Stewart Cink (1) | 40 | |
| Aug 3 | Sprint International | Colorado | 1,700,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (11) | 58 | |
| Aug 10 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,500,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (5) | 54 | |
| Aug 17 | **[PGA Championship](1997-pga-championship)** | New York | 2,600,000 | USA **Davis Love III** (11) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 24 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,200,000 | AUS Greg Norman (20) | 64 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 24 | Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | 1,500,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia (9) | 26 | Alternate event |
| Aug 31 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,300,000 | USA Scott Hoch (8) | 32 | |
| Sep 7 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 1,500,000 | USA Steve Jones (7) | 50 | |
| Sep 14 | CVS Charity Classic | Massachusetts | 1,200,000 | USA Loren Roberts (5) | 38 | |
| Sep 21 | LaCantera Texas Open | Texas | 1,400,000 | USA Tim Herron (2) | 40 | |
| Sep 28 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,300,000 | SWE Gabriel Hjertstedt (1) | 24 | |
| Oct 5 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,200,000 | USA Davis Love III (12) | 42 | |
| Oct 12 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 1,550,000 | USA David Duval (1) | 44 | |
| Oct 19 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | USA David Duval (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 26 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,800,000 | USA Bill Glasson (7) | 48 | |
| Nov 2 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 4,000,000 | USA David Duval (3) | 62 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 5 | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | Arizona | 3,650,000 | AUS Greg Norman | 58 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 28 | [Ryder Cup](1997-ryder-cup) | Spain | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 9 | Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | USA Davis Love III | 36 | |
| Nov 9 | Subaru Sarazen World Open | Georgia | 2,000,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 40 | |
| Nov 16 | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke and | ||
| USA Scott McCarron | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Nov 18 | MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 23 | [World Cup of Golf](1997-world-cup-of-golf) | South Carolina | 1,300,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington and | ||
| IRL Paul McGinley | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1997-world-cup-of-golf) | 200,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | n/a | |||
| Nov 30 | Skins Game | California | 600,000 | USA Tom Lehman | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 7 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | USA Amy Fruhwirth and | ||
| USA Clarence Rose | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 14 | Diners Club Matches | California | 700,000 | AUS Steve Elkington and | ||
| USA Jeff Maggert | n/a | Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 2,066,833 |
| 2 | USA David Duval | 1,885,308 |
| 3 | USA Davis Love III | 1,635,953 |
| 4 | USA Jim Furyk | 1,619,480 |
| 5 | USA Justin Leonard | 1,587,531 |
| 6 | USA Scott Hoch | 1,393,788 |
| 7 | AUS Greg Norman | 1,345,856 |
| 8 | AUS Steve Elkington | 1,320,411 |
| 9 | ZAF Ernie Els | 1,243,008 |
| 10 | USA Brad Faxon | 1,233,505 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/111363543/ | title=Woods voted Player of Year | newspaper=The Courier-Journal | first=Ron | last=Sirak | location=Louisville, Kentucky | date=10 January 1998 | access-date=2 November 2023 | page=19 (G12 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tiger Woods | |||||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Stewart Cink | |||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | ZIM Nick Price | |||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | ZIM Nick Price | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/948075332/ | title=Scrambling Duval makes it three in a row | newspaper=The Toronto Star | location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada | date=3 November 1997 | access-date=2 November 2023 | page=26 (B6 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} | ||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Bill Glasson |
Notes
References
References
- "1997 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1998 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1997 Official money". PGA Tour.
- Sirak, Ron. (10 January 1998). "Woods voted Player of Year". The Courier-Journal.
- Sheinin, Dave. (23 October 1997). "U.S. names Crenshaw 1999 Ryder Cup captain {{!}} Woods named Player of Year". The Miami Herald.
- (3 November 1997). "Scrambling Duval makes it three in a row". The Toronto Star.
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