1997 PGA Tour
Appearance
Duration | January 9, 1997 | – November 2, 1997
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Number of official events | 45 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
PGA Tour Player of the Year | ![]() |
PGA Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 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.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 12 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
40 | Winners-only event |
Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
48 | Pro-Am |
Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
54 | |
Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,900,000 | ![]() |
60 | Pro-Am |
Feb 9 | Buick Invitational | California | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Feb 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
Feb 23 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | Arizona | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
Mar 2 | Nissan Open | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Mar 9 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
68 | |
Mar 16 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Mar 23 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
68 | Invitational |
Mar 30 | The Players Championship | Florida | 3,500,000 | ![]() |
80 | Flagship event |
Apr 6 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | Louisiana | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 2,700,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Apr 20 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
62 | Invitational |
Apr 27 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 1,900,000 | ![]() |
50 | |
May 4 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
46 | |
May 11 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
May 18 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
May 25 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
58 | Invitational |
Jun 2 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,900,000 | ![]() |
50 | Invitational |
Jun 8 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
62 | |
Jun 15 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 2,600,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Jun 22 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Jun 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
42 | |
Jul 6 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Jul 13 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | 1,350,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Jul 20 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £1,600,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Jul 20 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
20 | Alternate event |
Jul 27 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
Aug 3 | Sprint International | Colorado | 1,700,000 | ![]() |
58 | |
Aug 10 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
54 | |
Aug 17 | PGA Championship | New York | 2,600,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Aug 24 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,200,000 | ![]() |
64 | Limited-field event |
Aug 24 | Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
26 | Alternate event |
Aug 31 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
Sep 7 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
50 | |
Sep 14 | CVS Charity Classic | Massachusetts | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
38 | |
Sep 21 | LaCantera Texas Open | Texas | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
Sep 28 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Oct 5 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
42 | |
Oct 12 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 1,550,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
Oct 19 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
Oct 26 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Nov 2 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
62 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
[edit]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 | ![]() |
58 | Limited-field event |
Sep 28 | Ryder Cup | Spain | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Nov 9 | Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
36 | |
Nov 9 | Subaru Sarazen World Open | Georgia | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
Nov 16 | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Nov 18 | MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Limited-field event |
Nov 23 | World Cup of Golf | South Carolina | 1,300,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |||
Nov 30 | Skins Game | California | 600,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Limited-field event |
Dec 7 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Dec 14 | Diners Club Matches | California | 700,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2,066,833 |
2 | ![]() |
1,885,308 |
3 | ![]() |
1,635,953 |
4 | ![]() |
1,619,480 |
5 | ![]() |
1,587,531 |
6 | ![]() |
1,393,788 |
7 | ![]() |
1,345,856 |
8 | ![]() |
1,320,411 |
9 | ![]() |
1,243,008 |
10 | ![]() |
1,233,505 |
Awards
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "1997 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "1998 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "1997 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Sirak, Ron (January 10, 1998). "Woods voted Player of Year". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 19 (G12 in paper). Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Scrambling Duval makes it three in a row". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 3, 1997. p. 26 (B6 in paper). Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave (October 23, 1997). "U.S. names Crenshaw 1999 Ryder Cup captain | Woods named Player of Year". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 285 (2D in paper). Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.