1997 PGA Tour

1997 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1997 (1997-01-09) – November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (4)
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States 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.

Schedule

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 United States Tiger Woods (3) 40 Winners-only event
Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,500,000 United States John Cook (9) 48 Pro-Am
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,500,000 United States Steve Jones (6) 54
Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,900,000 United States Mark O'Meara (13) 60 Pro-Am
Feb 9 Buick Invitational California 1,500,000 United States Mark O'Meara (14) 48
Feb 16 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 United States Paul Stankowski (2) 44
Feb 23 Tucson Chrysler Classic Arizona 1,300,000 United States Jeff Sluman (2) 44
Mar 2 Nissan Open California 1,400,000 England Nick Faldo (9) 56
Mar 9 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,800,000 Australia Steve Elkington (7) 68
Mar 16 Honda Classic Florida 1,500,000 Australia Stuart Appleby (1) 48
Mar 23 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 1,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (10) 68 Invitational
Mar 30 The Players Championship Florida 3,500,000 Australia Steve Elkington (8) 80 Flagship event
Apr 6 Freeport-McDermott Classic Louisiana 1,500,000 United States Brad Faxon (4) 48
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 2,700,000 United States Tiger Woods (4) 100 Major championship
Apr 20 MCI Classic South Carolina 1,500,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (16) 62 Invitational
Apr 27 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 1,900,000 New Zealand Frank Nobilo (1) 50
May 4 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,600,000 United States Phil Blackmar (3) 46
May 11 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,500,000 United States Scott McCarron (2) 44
May 18 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,800,000 United States Tiger Woods (5) 56
May 25 MasterCard Colonial Texas 1,600,000 South Africa David Frost (10) 58 Invitational
Jun 2 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,900,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (4) 50 Invitational
Jun 8 Kemper Open Maryland 1,500,000 United States Justin Leonard (2) 62
Jun 15 U.S. Open Maryland 2,600,000 South Africa Ernie Els (4) 100 Major championship
Jun 22 Buick Classic New York 1,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (5) 48
Jun 29 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,500,000 Australia Greg Norman (19) 42
Jul 6 Motorola Western Open Illinois 2,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (6) 56
Jul 13 Quad City Classic Illinois 1,350,000 United States David Toms (1) 24
Jul 20 The Open Championship Scotland £1,600,000 United States Justin Leonard (3) 100 Major championship
Jul 20 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 1,000,000 United States Billy Ray Brown (3) 20 Alternate event
Jul 27 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,500,000 United States Stewart Cink (1) 40
Aug 3 Sprint International Colorado 1,700,000 United States Phil Mickelson (11) 58
Aug 10 Buick Open Michigan 1,500,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (5) 54
Aug 17 PGA Championship New York 2,600,000 United States Davis Love III (11) 100 Major championship
Aug 24 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,200,000 Australia Greg Norman (20) 64 Limited-field event
Aug 24 Greater Vancouver Open Canada 1,500,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (9) 26 Alternate event
Aug 31 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,300,000 United States Scott Hoch (8) 32
Sep 7 Bell Canadian Open Canada 1,500,000 United States Steve Jones (7) 50
Sep 14 CVS Charity Classic Massachusetts 1,200,000 United States Loren Roberts (5) 38
Sep 21 LaCantera Texas Open Texas 1,400,000 United States Tim Herron (2) 40
Sep 28 B.C. Open New York 1,300,000 Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt (1) 24
Oct 5 Buick Challenge Georgia 1,200,000 United States Davis Love III (12) 42
Oct 12 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 1,550,000 United States David Duval (1) 44
Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,500,000 United States David Duval (2) 44
Oct 26 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,800,000 United States Bill Glasson (7) 48
Nov 2 The Tour Championship Texas 4,000,000 United States David Duval (3) 62 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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 Australia Greg Norman 58 Limited-field event
Sep 28 Ryder Cup Spain n/a Team Europe n/a Team event
Nov 9 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,200,000 United States Davis Love III 36
Nov 9 Subaru Sarazen World Open Georgia 2,000,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia 40
Nov 16 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 United States Bruce Lietzke and
United States Scott McCarron 		n/a Team event
Nov 18 MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els n/a Limited-field event
Nov 23 World Cup of Golf South Carolina 1,300,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington and
Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 		n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie n/a
Nov 30 Skins Game California 600,000 United States Tom Lehman n/a Limited-field event
Dec 7 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,500,000 United States Amy Fruhwirth and
United States Clarence Rose 		n/a Team event
Dec 14 Diners Club Matches California 700,000 Australia Steve Elkington and
United States Jeff Maggert 		n/a Team event

Money list

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

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ "1997 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "1998 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "1997 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.