1997 PGA Tour
The 1997 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Tiger Woods won the most tournaments, four, and there were six first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1997 season. "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 | Mercedes Championships | California |  Tiger Woods (3) |
202 (–14) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | John Cook (9) |
327 (–33) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Steve Jones (6) |
258 (–26) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Mark O'Meara (13) |
268 (–20) | 1,900,000 | 342,000 |
| Feb 9 | Buick Invitational | California | Mark O'Meara (14) |
275 (–13) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Feb 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Paul Stankowski (2) |
271 (–17) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Feb 23 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | Arizona | Jeff Sluman (2) |
275 (–13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| Mar 2 | Nissan Open | California |  Nick Faldo (9) |
272 (–12) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
| Mar 9 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida |  Steve Elkington (7) |
275 (–13) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Mar 16 | Honda Classic | Florida | Stuart Appleby (1) |
274 (–14) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Mar 23 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | Phil Mickelson (10) |
272 (–16) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Mar 30 | The Players Championship | Florida | Steve Elkington (8) |
272 (–16) | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| Apr 6 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | Louisiana | Brad Faxon (4) |
272 (–16) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Tiger Woods (4) |
270 (–18) | 2,700,000 | 486,000 |
| Apr 20 | MCI Classic | South Carolina |  Nick Price (16) |
269 (–15) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Apr 27 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina |  Frank Nobilo (1) |
274 (–14) | 1,900,000 | 342,000 |
| May 4 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Phil Blackmar (3) |
276 (–12) | 1,600,000 | 288,000 |
| May 11 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | Scott McCarron (2) |
274 (–14) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| May 18 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Tiger Woods (5) |
263 (–17) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| May 25 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas |  David Frost (10) |
265 (–15) | 1,600,000 | 288,000 |
| Jun 2 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio |  Vijay Singh (4) |
202 (–14) | 1,900,000 | 342,000 |
| Jun 8 | Kemper Open | Maryland | Justin Leonard (2) |
274 (–10) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Jun 15 | U.S. Open | Maryland | Ernie Els (4) |
276 (–4) | 2,600,000 | 465,000 |
| Jun 22 | Buick Classic | New York | Ernie Els (5) |
268 (–16) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Jun 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Greg Norman (19) |
268 (–16) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Jul 6 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | Tiger Woods (6) |
275 (–13) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Jul 13 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | David Toms (1) |
265 (–15) | 1,350,000 | 243,000 |
| Jul 20 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | Billy Ray Brown (3) |
271 (–17) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Jul 20 | British Open | Scotland | Justin Leonard (3) |
272 (–12) | 2,680,000 | 418,875 |
| Jul 27 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Stewart Cink (1) |
267 (–13) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Aug 3 | Sprint International | Colorado | Phil Mickelson (11) |
48 (Stableford) | 1,700,000 | 306,000 |
| Aug 10 | Buick Open | Michigan | Vijay Singh (5) |
273 (–15) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Aug 17 | PGA Championship | New York | Davis Love III (11) |
269 (–11) | 2,600,000 | 470,000 |
| Aug 24 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | Greg Norman (20) |
273 (–7) | 2,200,000 | 396,000 |
| Aug 24 | Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | Mark Calcavecchia (9) |
265 (–19) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Aug 31 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Scott Hoch (8) |
268 (–16) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| Sep 7 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | Steve Jones (7) |
275 (–5) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Sep 14 | CVS Charity Classic | Massachusetts | Loren Roberts (5) |
266 (–18) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Sep 21 | LaCantera Texas Open | Texas | Tim Herron (2) |
271 (–17) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
| Sep 28 | B.C. Open | New York |  Gabriel Hjertstedt (1) |
275 (–13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| Oct 5 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | Davis Love III (12) |
267 (–21) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Oct 12 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | David Duval (1) |
271 (–13) | 1,550,000 | 279,000 |
| Oct 19 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | David Duval (2) |
270 (–18) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Oct 26 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | Bill Glasson (7) |
340 (–20) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| Nov 2 | The Tour Championship | Texas | David Duval (3) |
273 (–11) | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
68.98 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods |  United States |
69.10 |
| 3 | Greg Norman | Australia |
69.16 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | United States |
69.47 |
| 5 | Tom Lehman | United States |
69.62 |
Full 1997 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
2,066,833 | 21 | 4 |
| 2 | David Duval | United States |
1,885,308 | 29 | 3 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | United States |
1,635,953 | 25 | 2 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | United States |
1,619,480 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | Justin Leonard | United States |
1,587,531 | 29 | 2 |
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | Australia |
11,910,518 | 20 |
| 2 | Tom Kite | United States |
10,286,177 | 19 |
| 3 | Fred Couples | United States |
8,885,487 | 12 |
| 4 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
8,794,431 | 16 |
| 5 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
8,506,774 | 14 |
Full 1997 Career Official Money List