1997 European Seniors Tour

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1997 European Seniors Tour season
Duration8 May 1997 (1997-05-08) – 19 October 1997 (1997-10-19)
Number of official events17
Most wins Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (6)
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg 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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
10 May Beko Turkish Seniors Open Turkey150,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (12)
18 May AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland75,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (13)New tournament
1 Jun Philips PFA Golf Classic Wales80,000 Flag of the United States.svg Deray Simon (1)New tournament
8 Jun Jersey Seniors Open Jersey95,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (14)
15 Jun De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic England80,000 Flag of the United States.svg T. R. Jones (1)
22 Jun Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic England90,000 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles (4)
28 Jun Manadens Affarer Seniors Open Sweden75,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe (1)New tournament
5 Jul Lawrence Batley Seniors England80,000 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido (2)
13 Jul Senior German Open Germany100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe (2)
27 Jul Senior British Open Northern Ireland350,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Player (2) Senior major championship
3 Aug Shell Wentworth Senior Masters England125,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Player (3)New tournament
10 Aug Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open Switzerland100,000 Flag of England.svg Brian Waites (3)New tournament
25 Aug The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship England150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Walter Hall (1)
31 Aug Motor Seniors Classic England75,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Richardson (1)
7 Sep Scottish Seniors Open Scotland100,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (15)
14 Sep Clubhaus Seniors Classic England75,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (16)New tournament
19 Oct Senior Tournament of Champions England125,000 Flag of England.svg 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.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
WinnersNotes
16 Nov Praia d'El Rey European Cup Portugaln/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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 158,427
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe 86,060
3 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido 62,671
4 Flag of England.svg Brian Waites 61,978
5 Flag of England.svg 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.

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