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[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 12Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,200,000United States Tiger Woods (3)40Winners-only event
Jan 19Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,500,000United States John Cook (9)48Pro-Am
Jan 26Phoenix OpenArizona1,500,000United States Steve Jones (6)54
Feb 2AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,900,000United States Mark O'Meara (13)60Pro-Am
Feb 9Buick InvitationalCalifornia1,500,000United States Mark O'Meara (14)48
Feb 16United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000United States Paul Stankowski (2)44
Feb 23Tucson Chrysler ClassicArizona1,300,000United States Jeff Sluman (2)44
Mar 2Nissan OpenCalifornia1,400,000England Nick Faldo (9)56
Mar 9Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,800,000Australia Steve Elkington (7)68
Mar 16Honda ClassicFlorida1,500,000Australia Stuart Appleby (1)48
Mar 23Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida1,500,000United States Phil Mickelson (10)68Invitational
Mar 30The Players ChampionshipFlorida3,500,000Australia Steve Elkington (8)80Flagship event
Apr 6Freeport-McDermott ClassicLouisiana1,500,000United States Brad Faxon (4)48
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia2,700,000United States Tiger Woods (4)100Major championship
Apr 20MCI ClassicSouth Carolina1,500,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (16)62Invitational
Apr 27Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina1,900,000New Zealand Frank Nobilo (1)50
May 4Shell Houston OpenTexas1,600,000United States Phil Blackmar (3)46
May 11BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,500,000United States Scott McCarron (2)44
May 18GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,800,000United States Tiger Woods (5)56
May 25MasterCard ColonialTexas1,600,000South Africa David Frost (10)58Invitational
Jun 2Memorial TournamentOhio1,900,000Fiji Vijay Singh (4)50Invitational
Jun 8Kemper OpenMaryland1,500,000United States Justin Leonard (2)62
Jun 15U.S. OpenMaryland2,600,000South Africa Ernie Els (4)100Major championship
Jun 22Buick ClassicNew York1,500,000South Africa Ernie Els (5)48
Jun 29FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,500,000Australia Greg Norman (19)42
Jul 6Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,000,000United States Tiger Woods (6)56
Jul 13Quad City ClassicIllinois1,350,000United States David Toms (1)24
Jul 20The Open ChampionshipScotland£1,600,000United States Justin Leonard (3)100Major championship
Jul 20Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi1,000,000United States Billy Ray Brown (3)20Alternate event
Jul 27Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,500,000United States Stewart Cink (1)40
Aug 3Sprint InternationalColorado1,700,000United States Phil Mickelson (11)58
Aug 10Buick OpenMichigan1,500,000Fiji Vijay Singh (5)54
Aug 17PGA ChampionshipNew York2,600,000United States Davis Love III (11)100Major championship
Aug 24NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,200,000Australia Greg Norman (20)64Limited-field event
Aug 24Greater Vancouver OpenCanada1,500,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (9)26Alternate event
Aug 31Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,300,000United States Scott Hoch (8)32
Sep 7Bell Canadian OpenCanada1,500,000United States Steve Jones (7)50
Sep 14CVS Charity ClassicMassachusetts1,200,000United States Loren Roberts (5)38
Sep 21LaCantera Texas OpenTexas1,400,000United States Tim Herron (2)40
Sep 28B.C. OpenNew York1,300,000Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt (1)24
Oct 5Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,200,000United States Davis Love III (12)42
Oct 12Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia1,550,000United States David Duval (1)44
Oct 19Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,500,000United States David Duval (2)44
Oct 26Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,800,000United States Bill Glasson (7)48
Nov 2The Tour ChampionshipTexas4,000,000United States 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.

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tiger Woods2,066,833
2United States David Duval1,885,308
3United States Davis Love III1,635,953
4United States Jim Furyk1,619,480
5United States Justin Leonard1,587,531
6United States Scott Hoch1,393,788
7Australia Greg Norman1,345,856
8Australia Steve Elkington1,320,411
9South Africa Ernie Els1,243,008
10United States Brad Faxon1,233,505

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tiger Woods[4]
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods[6]
Rookie of the YearUnited 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 YearUnited 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. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 "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.
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