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1997 PGA Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1997

| tour = PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1997|1|9}} – {{end date|1997|11|2}}

| no_of_events = 45

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (4)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| honor2 = PGA Tour Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| honor3 = PGA Player of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| honor4 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree4 = {{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Cink

| prevseason = 1996

| nextseason = 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1997.html |title=1997 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907231207/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1997.html |archive-date=7 September 2018}}{{Cite web |title=1998 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1998_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 November 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(US$)

!Winner{{efn|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.}}

!OWGR
points

!Notes

Jan 12Mercedes ChampionshipsCaliforniaalign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (3)align=center|40Winners-only event
Jan 19Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCaliforniaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} John Cook (9)align=center|48Pro-Am
Jan 26Phoenix OpenArizonaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Jones (6)align=center|54
Feb 2AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCaliforniaalign=right|1,900,000{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara (13)align=center|60Pro-Am
Feb 9Buick InvitationalCaliforniaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara (14)align=center|48
Feb 16United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaiialign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Stankowski (2)align=center|44
Feb 23Tucson Chrysler ClassicArizonaalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman (2)align=center|44
Mar 2Nissan OpenCaliforniaalign=right|1,400,000{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Faldo (9)align=center|56
Mar 9Doral-Ryder OpenFloridaalign=right|1,800,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkington (7)align=center|68
Mar 16Honda ClassicFloridaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby (1)align=center|48
Mar 23Bay Hill InvitationalFloridaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson (10)align=center|68Invitational
style="background:#f2ecce;"

| Mar 30

The Players ChampionshipFloridaalign=right|3,500,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkington (8)align=center|80Flagship event
Apr 6Freeport-McDermott ClassicLouisianaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Faxon (4)align=center|48
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Apr 13

Masters TournamentGeorgiaalign=right|2,700,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (4)align=center|100Major championship
Apr 20MCI ClassicSouth Carolinaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price (16)align=center|62Invitational
Apr 27Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolinaalign=right|1,900,000{{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Nobilo (1)align=center|50
May 4Shell Houston OpenTexasalign=right|1,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Blackmar (3)align=center|46
May 11BellSouth ClassicGeorgiaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Scott McCarron (2)align=center|44
May 18GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexasalign=right|1,800,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (5)align=center|56
May 25MasterCard ColonialTexasalign=right|1,600,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} David Frost (10)align=center|58Invitational
Jun 2Memorial TournamentOhioalign=right|1,900,000{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (4)align=center|50Invitational
Jun 8Kemper OpenMarylandalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonard (2)align=center|62
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Jun 15

U.S. OpenMarylandalign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els (4)align=center|100Major championship
Jun 22Buick ClassicNew Yorkalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els (5)align=center|48
Jun 29FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennesseealign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (19)align=center|42
Jul 6Motorola Western OpenIllinoisalign=right|2,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (6)align=center|56
Jul 13Quad City ClassicIllinoisalign=right|1,350,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (1)align=center|24
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Jul 20

The Open ChampionshipScotlandalign=right|£1,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonard (3)align=center|100Major championship
Jul 20Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippialign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Ray Brown (3)align=center|20Alternate event
Jul 27Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticutalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Cink (1)align=center|40
Aug 3Sprint InternationalColoradoalign=right|1,700,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson (11)align=center|58
Aug 10Buick OpenMichiganalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (5)align=center|54
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Aug 17

PGA ChampionshipNew Yorkalign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III (11)align=center|100Major championship
Aug 24NEC World Series of GolfOhioalign=right|2,200,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (20)align=center|64Limited-field event
Aug 24Greater Vancouver OpenCanadaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchia (9)align=center|26Alternate event
Aug 31Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsinalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Hoch (8)align=center|32
Sep 7Bell Canadian OpenCanadaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Jones (7)align=center|50
Sep 14CVS Charity ClassicMassachusettsalign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Loren Roberts (5)align=center|38
Sep 21LaCantera Texas OpenTexasalign=right|1,400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Herron (2)align=center|40
Sep 28B.C. OpenNew Yorkalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|SWE}} Gabriel Hjertstedt (1)align=center|24
Oct 5Buick ChallengeGeorgiaalign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III (12)align=center|42
Oct 12Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginiaalign=right|1,550,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (1)align=center|44
Oct 19Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFloridaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (2)align=center|44
Oct 26Las Vegas InvitationalNevadaalign=right|1,800,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Glasson (7)align=center|48
style="background:thistle;"

| Nov 2

The Tour ChampionshipTexasalign=right|4,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (3)align=center|62Tour Championship

=Unofficial events=

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

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
($)

!Winner(s)

!OWGR
points

!Notes

Jan 5

|Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf

|Arizona

|align=right|3,650,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

|align=center|58

|Limited-field event

Sep 28

|Ryder Cup

|Spain

|align=center|n/a

|{{flagdeco|EUR}} Team Europe

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Nov 9

|Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International

|Hawaii

|align=right|1,200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III

|align=center|36

|

Nov 9

|Subaru Sarazen World Open

|Georgia

|align=right|2,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchia

|align=center|40

|

Nov 16

|Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout

|California

|align=right|1,100,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Lietzke and
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott McCarron

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Nov 18

|MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf

|Hawaii

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els

|align=center|n/a

|Limited-field event

rowspan=2|Nov 23

|World Cup of Golf

|rowspan=2|South Carolina

|align=right|1,300,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington and
{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul McGinley

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie

|align=center|n/a

|

Nov 30

|Skins Game

|California

|align=right|600,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Lehman

|align=center|n/a

|Limited-field event

Dec 7

|JCPenney Classic

|Florida

|align=right|1,500,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Fruhwirth and
{{flagicon|USA}} Clarence Rose

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Dec 14

|Diners Club Matches

|California

|align=right|700,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkington and
{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1997.html |title=1997 Official money |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010155157/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1997.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 |access-date=2 November 2023}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woodsalign=center|2,066,833
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} David Duvalalign=center|1,885,308
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love IIIalign=center|1,635,953
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furykalign=center|1,619,480
align=center|5{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonardalign=center|1,587,531
align=center|6{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Hochalign=center|1,393,788
align=center|7{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Normanalign=center|1,345,856
align=center|8{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkingtonalign=center|1,320,411
align=center|9{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Elsalign=center|1,243,008
align=center|10{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Faxonalign=center|1,233,505

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy){{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/111363543/ |title=Woods voted Player of Year |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |first=Ron |last=Sirak |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=10 January 1998 |access-date=2 November 2023 |page=19 (G12 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
PGA Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/641715642/ |title=U.S. names Crenshaw 1999 Ryder Cup captain {{!}} Woods named Player of Year |newspaper=The Miami Herald |first=Dave |last=Sheinin |location=Miami, Florida |date=23 October 1997 |access-date=2 November 2023 |page=285 (2D in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Cink
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award){{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy){{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/948075332/ |title=Scrambling Duval makes it three in a row |newspaper=The Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |date=3 November 1997 |access-date=2 November 2023 |page=26 (B6 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Comeback Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Glasson

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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