# 1997 PGA Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 12 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,200,000 | Tiger Woods (3) | 40 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,500,000 | John Cook (9) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,500,000 | Steve Jones (6) | 54 | |
| Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,900,000 | Mark O'Meara (13) | 60 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | Buick Invitational | California | 1,500,000 | Mark O'Meara (14) | 48 | |
| Feb 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | Paul Stankowski (2) | 44 | |
| Feb 23 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | Arizona | 1,300,000 | Jeff Sluman (2) | 44 | |
| Mar 2 | Nissan Open | California | 1,400,000 | Nick Faldo (9) | 56 | |
| Mar 9 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,800,000 | Steve Elkington (7) | 68 | |
| Mar 16 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | Stuart Appleby (1) | 48 | |
| Mar 23 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 1,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (10) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 30 | The Players Championship | Florida | 3,500,000 | Steve Elkington (8) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 6 | Freeport-McDermott Classic | Louisiana | 1,500,000 | Brad Faxon (4) | 48 | |
| Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 2,700,000 | Tiger Woods (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 20 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 1,500,000 | Nick Price (16) | 62 | Invitational |
| Apr 27 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 1,900,000 | Frank Nobilo (1) | 50 | |
| May 4 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,600,000 | Phil Blackmar (3) | 46 | |
| May 11 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,500,000 | Scott McCarron (2) | 44 | |
| May 18 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,800,000 | Tiger Woods (5) | 56 | |
| May 25 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 1,600,000 | David Frost (10) | 58 | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,900,000 | Vijay Singh (4) | 50 | Invitational |
| Jun 8 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,500,000 | Justin Leonard (2) | 62 | |
| Jun 15 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 2,600,000 | Ernie Els (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 22 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | Ernie Els (5) | 48 | |
| Jun 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,500,000 | Greg Norman (19) | 42 | |
| Jul 6 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,000,000 | Tiger Woods (6) | 56 | |
| Jul 13 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | 1,350,000 | David Toms (1) | 24 | |
| Jul 20 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £1,600,000 | Justin Leonard (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 20 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 1,000,000 | Billy Ray Brown (3) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 27 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,500,000 | Stewart Cink (1) | 40 | |
| Aug 3 | Sprint International | Colorado | 1,700,000 | Phil Mickelson (11) | 58 | |
| Aug 10 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,500,000 | Vijay Singh (5) | 54 | |
| Aug 17 | PGA Championship | New York | 2,600,000 | Davis Love III (11) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 24 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,200,000 | Greg Norman (20) | 64 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 24 | Greater Vancouver Open | Canada | 1,500,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (9) | 26 | Alternate event |
| Aug 31 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,300,000 | Scott Hoch (8) | 32 | |
| Sep 7 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 1,500,000 | Steve Jones (7) | 50 | |
| Sep 14 | CVS Charity Classic | Massachusetts | 1,200,000 | Loren Roberts (5) | 38 | |
| Sep 21 | LaCantera Texas Open | Texas | 1,400,000 | Tim Herron (2) | 40 | |
| Sep 28 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,300,000 | Gabriel Hjertstedt (1) | 24 | |
| Oct 5 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,200,000 | Davis Love III (12) | 42 | |
| Oct 12 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 1,550,000 | David Duval (1) | 44 | |
| Oct 19 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | David Duval (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 26 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,800,000 | Bill Glasson (7) | 48 | |
| Nov 2 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 4,000,000 | David Duval (3) | 62 | Tour 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 | 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 | Davis Love III | 36 | |
| Nov 9 | Subaru Sarazen World Open | Georgia | 2,000,000 | Mark Calcavecchia | 40 | |
| Nov 16 | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | Bruce Lietzke and Scott McCarron | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 18 | MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Ernie Els | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 23 | World Cup of Golf | South Carolina | 1,300,000 | Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 23 | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | South Carolina | 200,000 | Colin Montgomerie | n/a | |
| Nov 30 | Skins Game | California | 600,000 | Tom Lehman | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 7 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | Amy Fruhwirth and Clarence Rose | n/a | Team event |
| Dec 14 | Diners Club Matches | California | 700,000 | Steve Elkington and 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 2,066,833 |
| 2 | David Duval | 1,885,308 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | 1,635,953 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 1,619,480 |
| 5 | Justin Leonard | 1,587,531 |
| 6 | Scott Hoch | 1,393,788 |
| 7 | Greg Norman | 1,345,856 |
| 8 | Steve Elkington | 1,320,411 |
| 9 | Ernie Els | 1,243,008 |
| 10 | Brad Faxon | 1,233,505 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | Stewart Cink |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Nick Price |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Nick Price |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Bill Glasson |