1997 PGA Tour

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1997 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1997 (1997-01-09) – November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)
Number of official events45
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (4)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink
1996
1998

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 12 Mercedes Championships California1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (3)40Winners-only event
Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (9)48Pro-Am
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jones (6)54
Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (13)60Pro-Am
Feb 9 Buick Invitational California1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (14)48
Feb 16 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Stankowski (2)44
Feb 23 Tucson Chrysler Classic Arizona1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman (2)44
Mar 2 Nissan Open California1,400,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (9)56
Mar 9 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,800,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (7)68
Mar 16 Honda Classic Florida1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby (1)48
Mar 23 Bay Hill Invitational Florida1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (10)68Invitational
Mar 30 The Players Championship Florida3,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (8)80Flagship event
Apr 6 Freeport-McDermott Classic Louisiana1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon (4)48
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia2,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (4)100 Major championship
Apr 20 MCI Classic South Carolina1,500,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (16)62Invitational
Apr 27 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina1,900,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (1)50
May 4 Shell Houston Open Texas1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Blackmar (3)46
May 11 BellSouth Classic Georgia1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (2)44
May 18 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (5)56
May 25 MasterCard Colonial Texas1,600,000 Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost (10)58Invitational
Jun 2 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,900,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (4)50Invitational
Jun 8 Kemper Open Maryland1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard (2)62
Jun 15 U.S. Open Maryland2,600,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (4)100 Major championship
Jun 22 Buick Classic New York1,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (5)48
Jun 29 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (19)42
Jul 6 Motorola Western Open Illinois2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (6)56
Jul 13 Quad City Classic Illinois1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms (1)24
Jul 20 The Open Championship Scotland£1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard (3)100 Major championship
Jul 20 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Ray Brown (3)20Alternate event
Jul 27 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink (1)40
Aug 3 Sprint International Colorado1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (11)58
Aug 10 Buick Open Michigan1,500,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (5)54
Aug 17 PGA Championship New York2,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (11)100 Major championship
Aug 24 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio2,200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (20)64Limited-field event
Aug 24 Greater Vancouver Open Canada1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia (9)26Alternate event
Aug 31 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (8)32
Sep 7 Bell Canadian Open Canada1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jones (7)50
Sep 14 CVS Charity Classic Massachusetts1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (5)38
Sep 21 LaCantera Texas Open Texas1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron (2)40
Sep 28 B.C. Open New York1,300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriel Hjertstedt (1)24
Oct 5 Buick Challenge Georgia1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (12)42
Oct 12 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia1,550,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (1)44
Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (2)44
Oct 26 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson (7)48
Nov 2 The Tour Championship Texas4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (3)62Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 5 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf Arizona3,650,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 58Limited-field event
Sep 28 Ryder Cup Spainn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
Nov 9 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 36
Nov 9 Subaru Sarazen World Open Georgia2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia 40
Nov 16 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke and
Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
n/aTeam event
Nov 18 MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els n/aLimited-field event
Nov 23 World Cup of Golf South Carolina1,300,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington and
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul McGinley
n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie n/a
Nov 30 Skins Game California600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman n/aLimited-field event
Dec 7 JCPenney Classic Florida1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Fruhwirth and
Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Rose
n/aTeam event
Dec 14 Diners Club Matches California700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington and
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert
n/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 2,066,833
2 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval 1,885,308
3 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 1,635,953
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 1,619,480
5 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard 1,587,531
6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch 1,393,788
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 1,345,856
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington 1,320,411
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 1,243,008
10 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon 1,233,505

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [4]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [6]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [4]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [5]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson [4]

See also

Notes

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

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References

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