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1997 PGA Championship

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1997 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 14–17, 1997
LocationMamaroneck, New York
Course(s)Winged Foot Golf Club,
West Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,987 yards (6,389 m)
Field150 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund$2.6 million
Winner's share$470,000
Champion
United States Davis Love III
269 (−11)
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Winged Foot Golf Club is located in the United States
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Location in the United States

The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship, held August 14–17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Davis Love III won his only major championship, five strokes ahead of runner-up Justin Leonard, winner of the 1997 Open Championship.[2][3]

The last few holes on Sunday were played in a steady rain. However, when Love reached the final green with the tournament wrapped up, the sun peaked through the clouds and a rainbow appeared in the sky. Many took it as a symbol of Love finally winning his first major after several close calls and of his late father, a PGA professional, approvingly looking down from above.

Love's performance is remembered as one of the best in modern major championship history. Only two players finished within 10 shots of him. The sports analytics expert Bill Barnwell statistically identified the victory as the second most dominant win of the modern era (1960–2011), only behind Tiger Woods' 15-shot triumph at the 2000 U.S. Open.[4]

This was the first PGA Championship at the West Course and the fifth major; it previously hosted four U.S. Opens (1929, 1959, 1974, and 1984), which returned in 2006. The tournament was televised by TBS Sports and CBS Sports.

Course layout

Main article: Winged Foot Golf Club

West Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Genesis 446 4 10 Pulpit 190 3
2 Elm 411 4 11 Billows 396 4
3 Pinnacle 216 3 12 Cape 540 5
4 Sound View 460 4 13 White Mule 212 3
5 Long Lane 515 5 14 Shamrock 432 4
6 El 324 4 15 Pyramid 423 4
7 Babe-in-the-Woods 161 3 16 Hells Bells 457 4
8 Arena 442 4 17 Well-Well 449 4
9 Meadow 467 4 18 Revelations 448 4
Out 3,442 35 In 3,545 35
Source:[5] Total 6,987 70

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 14, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 John Daly  United States 66 −4
Davis Love III  United States
3 Robert Allenby  Australia 67 −3
T4 Paul Azinger  United States 68 −2
Tom Kite  United States
Justin Leonard  United States
Shigeki Maruyama  Japan
Greg Norman  Australia
Chris Perry  United States
Paul Stankowski  United States
Bob Tway  United States

Second round

Friday, August 15, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Lee Janzen  United States 69-67=136 −4
2 Davis Love III  United States 66-71=137 −3
T3 Phil Blackmar  United States 70-68=138 −2
Fred Couples  United States 71-67=138
Justin Leonard  United States 68-70=138
Jeff Maggert  United States 69-69=138
Shigeki Maruyama  Japan 68-70=138
Phil Mickelson  United States 69-69=138
Costantino Rocca  Italy 69-69=138
T10 John Daly  United States 66-73=139 −1
Greg Norman  Australia 68-71=139
Chris Perry  United States 68-71=139
Vijay Singh  Fiji 73-66=139
Paul Stankowski  United States 68-71=139

Third round

Saturday, August 16, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Justin Leonard  United States 68-70-65=203 −7
Davis Love III  United States 66-71-66=203
T3 Lee Janzen  United States 69-67-74=210 E
Tom Kite  United States 68-71-71=210
T5 Fred Couples  United States 71-67-73=211 +1
David Duval  United States 70-70-71=211
Scott Hoch  United States 71-72-68=211
Jeff Maggert  United States 69-69-73=211
Phil Mickelson  United States 69-69-73=211
Tiger Woods  United States 70-70-71=211

Final round

Sunday, August 17, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Davis Love III  United States 66-71-66-66=269 −11 470,000
2 Justin Leonard  United States 68-70-65-71=274 −6 280,000
3 Jeff Maggert  United States 69-69-73-65=276 −4 175,000
4 Lee Janzen  United States 69-67-74-69=279 −1 125,000
5 Tom Kite  United States 68-71-71-70=280 E 105,000
T6 Phil Blackmar  United States 70-68-74-69=281 +1 85,000
Jim Furyk  United States 69-72-72-68=281
Scott Hoch  United States 71-72-68-70=281
9 Tom Byrum  United States 69-73-70-70=282 +2 70,000
T10 Tom Lehman  United States 69-72-72-70=283 +3 60,000
Scott McCarron  United States 74-71-67-71=283
Joey Sindelar  United States 72-71-71-69=283

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Tournament Info for: 1997 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 25, 1997). "At long last, Love". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  3. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 18, 1997). "Color this one special". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  4. ^ Barnwell, Bill (June 24, 2011). "Relative Dominance". Grantland. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. ^ D'Amato, Gary (August 14, 1997). "1997 PGA Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. p. 6C.
  6. ^ "1997 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

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