1997 Nike Tour

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1997 Nike Tour season
DurationJanuary 30, 1997 (1997-01-30) – October 19, 1997 (1997-10-19)
Number of official events29
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith (3)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith
1996
1998

The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Feb 2 Nike Lakeland Classic Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Howison (1)New tournament
Feb 23 Nike Inland Empire Open California200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale (1)
Mar 16 Nike Monterrey Open Mexico225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Small (1)
Mar 30 Nike Louisiana Open Louisiana300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Daley (1)
Apr 6 Nike Greater Austin Open Texas200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Booker (1)New tournament
Apr 20 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic Mississippi200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Brehaut (2)
Apr 27 Nike Alabama Classic Alabama200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Elliott (2)
May 4 Nike South Carolina Classic South Carolina200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison Frazar (1)
May 11 Nike Carolina Classic North Carolina200,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ahmad Bateman (1)
May 18 Nike Dominion Open Virginia225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Julian (1)
Jun 1 Nike Upstate Classic South Carolina200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith (3)
Jun 8 Nike Knoxville Open Tennessee200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Rummells (2)
Jun 15 Nike Miami Valley Open Ohio200,000 Flag of Namibia.svg Trevor Dodds (2)
Jun 22 Nike Cleveland Open Ohio200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Small (2)
Jul 6 Nike Hershey Open Pennsylvania200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Barry Cheesman (2)New tournament
Jul 13 Nike Laurel Creek Classic New Jersey200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Gogel (2)
Jul 20 Nike St. Louis Golf Classic Missouri200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Gleaton (1)
Jul 27 Nike Wichita Open Kansas200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Bates (1)
Aug 3 Nike Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith (4)
Aug 10 Nike Omaha Classic Nebraska200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith (5) [lower-alpha 2]
Aug 17 Nike Ozarks Open Missouri200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco (1)
Aug 24 Nike Permian Basin Open Texas200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow (1)
Sep 7 Nike Colorado Classic Colorado200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bates (2)
Sep 14 Nike San Jose Open California200,000 Flag of the United States.svg R. W. Eaks (3)
Sep 21 Nike Boise Open Idaho275,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Iain Steel (1)
Sep 28 Nike Tri-Cities Open Washington200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Gleaton (2)
Oct 5 Nike Puget Sound Open Washington200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Johnson (1)
Oct 12 Nike Shreveport Open Louisiana200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wurtz (1)
Oct 19 Nike Tour Championship Alabama300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch (1)Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 1997 Nike Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1998 PGA Tour. [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith 225,201
2 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale 184,997
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco 135,513
4 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch 133,190
5 Flag of Namibia.svg Trevor Dodds 130,983

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith [6]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
  2. Smith earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season. [2]

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References

  1. "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "Hoosier Shatters Nike Tour Records". Times-Union. Albany, New York. August 11, 1997. p. 11 (2B in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 via Google News Archive. Chris Smith completed a record-breaking performance in the Omaha Classic to earn the Nike Tour's first "Battlefield promotion" to the PGA Tour.
  3. "1997 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. "Flesch wins Nike tourney". The Albany Herald. Albany, Georgia. October 21, 1997. p. 1 (4D in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 via Google News Archive. Chris Smith, a three-time winner this year who topped the money list with $225,201...
  5. "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. "Smith gets hungry". The Rochester Sentinel. Rochester, New York. March 9, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2023 via Google News Archive. That year he was first on the Nike money list and Nike player of the year.