1997 European Seniors Tour

1997 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	8 May 1997 (1997-05-08) – 19 October 1997 (1997-10-19)
Number of official events	17
Most wins	Tommy Horton (6)
Order of Merit	Tommy Horton
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 European Seniors Tour was the sixth season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
10 May	Beko Turkish Seniors Open	Turkey	150,000	Tommy Horton (12)
18 May	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Ireland	75,000	Tommy Horton (13)	New tournament
1 Jun	Philips PFA Golf Classic	Wales	80,000	Deray Simon (1)	New tournament
8 Jun	Jersey Seniors Open	Jersey	95,000	Tommy Horton (14)
15 Jun	De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic	England	80,000	T. R. Jones (1)
22 Jun	Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic	England	90,000	Neil Coles (4)
28 Jun	Manadens Affarer Seniors Open	Sweden	75,000	Noel Ratcliffe (1)	New tournament
5 Jul	Lawrence Batley Seniors	England	80,000	Antonio Garrido (2)
13 Jul	Senior German Open	Germany	100,000	Noel Ratcliffe (2)
27 Jul	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	350,000	Gary Player (2)	Senior major championship
3 Aug	Shell Wentworth Senior Masters	England	125,000	Gary Player (3)	New tournament
10 Aug	Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open	Switzerland	100,000	Brian Waites (3)	New tournament
25 Aug	The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship	England	150,000	Walter Hall (1)
31 Aug	Motor Seniors Classic	England	75,000	Ian Richardson (1)
7 Sep	Scottish Seniors Open	Scotland	100,000	Tommy Horton (15)
14 Sep	Clubhaus Seniors Classic	England	75,000	Tommy Horton (16)	New tournament
19 Oct	Senior Tournament of Champions	England	125,000	Tommy Horton (17)	New tournament

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winners	Notes
16 Nov	Praia d'El Rey European Cup	Portugal	n/a	European Seniors Tour	New team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Tommy Horton	158,427
2	Noel Ratcliffe	86,060
3	Antonio Garrido	62,671
4	Brian Waites	61,978
5	Jim Rhodes	55,839

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.

References

1. "Senior Past Champions Current Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
2. "Senior Past Champions Former Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
3. "1997 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 21 October 1997. p. 37. Retrieved 21 November 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.

External links

• Official website