1997 LPGA Tour

1997 LPGA Tour season
Duration	January 9, 1997 – November 23, 1997
Number of official events	38
Most wins	6 Annika Sörenstam
Money leader	Annika Sörenstam
Rolex Player of the Year	Annika Sörenstam
Rookie of the Year	Lisa Hackney
	← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 LPGA Tour was the 48th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 9 to November 23. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,236,789, setting the LPGA Tour record.^[1] Karrie Webb won the Vare Trophy for having the lowest scoring average. Her average of 70.00 was the lowest in the 45-year history of the award.^[2]

There were four first-time winners in 1997: Cindy Figg-Currier, Pat Hurst, Michele Redman, and Wendy Ward. Nancy Lopez won the last of her 48 LPGA career victories in 1997.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1997 season.^[3] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($)	1st prize ($)
Jan 12	Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions	Florida	Annika Sörenstam (7)	272 (−16)	700,000	115,000
Jan 19	HealthSouth Inaugural	Florida	Michelle McGann (6)	207 (−9)	600,000	90,000
Feb 9	Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am	Florida	Kelly Robbins (5)	271 (−17)	500,000	75,000
Feb 16	Los Angeles Women's Championship	California	Terry-Jo Myers (2)	206 (−10)	650,000	97,500
Feb 22	Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open	Hawaii	Annika Sörenstam (8)	206 (−10)	650,000	97,500
Mar 2	Alpine Australian Ladies Masters	Australia	Gail Graham (2)	273 (−15)	650,000	97,500
Mar 16	Welch's/Circle K Championship	Arizona	Donna Andrews (5)	273 (−15)	500,000	75,000
Mar 23	Standard Register PING	Arizona	Laura Davies (16)	277 (−15)	850,000	127,500
Mar 30	Nabisco Dinah Shore	California	Betsy King (31)	276 (−12)	900,000	135,000
Apr 6	Longs Drugs Challenge	California	Annika Sörenstam (9)	285 (−3)	500,000	75,000
Apr 20	Susan G. Komen International	South Carolina	Karrie Webb (6)	276 (−12)	500,000	75,000
Apr 27	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	Georgia	Nancy Lopez (48)	137 (−7)^	550,000	82,500
May 4	Sprint Titleholders Championship	Florida	Tammie Green (5)	274 (−14)	1,200,000	180,000
May 11	Sara Lee Classic	Tennessee	Terry-Jo Myers (3)	207 (−9)	675,000	101,250
May 18	McDonald's LPGA Championship	Delaware	Christa Johnson (8)	281 (−3)	1,200,000	180,000
May 25	LPGA Corning Classic	New York	Rosie Jones (8)	277 (−11)	650,000	97,500
Jun 1	Michelob Light Classic	Missouri	Annika Sörenstam (10)	277 (−11)	600,000	90,000
Jun 8	Oldsmobile Classic	Michigan	Pat Hurst (1)	279 (−9)	600,000	90,000
Jun 15	Edina Realty LPGA Classic	Minnesota	Danielle Ammaccapane (5)	208 (−8)	600,000	90,000
Jun 22	Rochester International	New York	Penny Hammel (4)	279 (−9)	600,000	90,000
Jun 29	ShopRite LPGA Classic	New Jersey	Michelle McGann (7)	201 (−12)	900,000	135,000
Jul 6	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	Ohio	Kelly Robbins (6)	265 (−19)	700,000	105,000
Jul 13	U.S. Women's Open	Oregon	Alison Nicholas (3)	274 (−10)	1,300,000	232,500
Jul 20	JAL Big Apple Classic	New York	Michele Redman (1)	272 (−12)	750,000	112,500
Jul 27	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	Ohio	Tammie Green (6)	203 (−13)	600,000	90,000
Aug 1	du Maurier Classic	Canada	Colleen Walker (8)	278 (−14)	1,200,000	180,000
Aug 10	Friendly's Classic	Massachusetts	Deb Richard (5)	277 (−11)	550,000	82,500
Aug 17	Weetabix Women's British Open	England	Karrie Webb (7)	269 (−19)	900,000	129,938
Aug 24	Star Bank LPGA Classic	Ohio	Colleen Walker (9)	203 (−13)	550,000	82,500
Sep 1	State Farm Rail Classic	Illinois	Cindy Figg-Currier (1)	200 (−16)	600,000	90,000
Sep 7	Safeway LPGA Golf Championship	Oregon	Christa Johnson (9)	206 (−10)	550,000	82,500
Sep 14	Safeco Classic	Washington	Karrie Webb (8)	272 (−16)	550,000	82,500
Sep 21	Welch's Championship	Massachusetts	Liselotte Neumann (9)	276 (−12)	550,000	82,500
Sep 28	Fieldcrest Cannon Classic	North Carolina	Wendy Ward (1)	265 (−23)	550,000	82,500
Oct 5	CoreStates Betsy King Classic	Pennsylvania	Annika Sörenstam (11)	274 (−14)	600,000	90,000
Oct 19	Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf	South Korea	Juli Inkster (16)	280 (−8)	525,000	131,000
Nov 9	Toray Japan Queens Cup	Japan	Liselotte Neumann (10)	205 (−11)	750,000	112,500
Nov 23	ITT LPGA Tour Championship	Nevada	Annika Sörenstam (12)	277 (−11)	750,000	160,000

^ – weather-shortened tournament

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Annika Sörenstam (2)	Sweden
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Karrie Webb	Australia
Player of the Year	Annika Sörenstam (2)	Sweden
Rookie of the Year	Lisa Hackney	England

References

^ "Sorenstam secures standing as top player". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. Associated Press. November 24, 1997. p. 1B – via newspapers.com.
^ "Sorenstam, Webb get top LPGA honors". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. December 16, 1997. p. D5 – via newspapers.com.
^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.

External links

[1] "Sorenstam secures standing as top player". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. Associated Press. November 24, 1997. p. 1B – via newspapers.com.

[2] "Sorenstam, Webb get top LPGA honors". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. December 16, 1997. p. D5 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.

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