1997 Senior PGA Tour

1997 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 17, 1997 (1997-01-17) – November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)
Number of official events39
Most winsUnited States Hale Irwin (9)
Money listUnited States Hale Irwin
Player of the YearUnited States Hale Irwin
Rookie of the YearUnited States Gil Morgan
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 Senior PGA Tour was the 18th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 19 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Hale Irwin (5)
Feb 2 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 850,000 United States Gibby Gilbert (6)
Feb 9 LG Championship Florida 1,000,000 United States Hale Irwin (6)
Feb 16 GTE Classic Florida 900,000 Australia David Graham (1)
Feb 23 American Express Invitational Florida 1,200,000 United States Buddy Allin (1)
Mar 16 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,000,000 United States Bob Murphy (11)
Mar 30 Southwestern Bell Dominion Texas 800,000 Australia David Graham (2)
Apr 6 The Tradition Arizona 1,200,000 United States Gil Morgan (2) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 20 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 1,200,000 United States Hale Irwin (7) Senior major championship
Apr 27 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 1,000,000 United States Hale Irwin (8)
May 4 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,150,000 United States Jay Sigel (3)
May 11 Home Depot Invitational North Carolina 900,000 United States Jim Dent (11)
May 18 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey 950,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (20)
May 25 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 1,000,000 United States Bob Eastwood (1)
Jun 1 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois 1,200,000 United States Gil Morgan (3)
Jun 8 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee 1,300,000 United States Gil Morgan (4)
Jun 15 du Maurier Champions Canada 1,100,000 United States Jack Kiefer (2)
Jun 22 Nationwide Championship Georgia 1,300,000 Australia Graham Marsh (4)
Jun 29 U.S. Senior Open Illinois 1,300,000 Australia Graham Marsh (5) Senior major championship
Jul 6 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 1,000,000 United States Jay Sigel (4)
Jul 13 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 1,800,000 United States Larry Gilbert (3) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 20 Burnet Senior Classic Minnesota 1,350,000 United States Hale Irwin (9)
Jul 27 Senior British Open Northern Ireland £350,000 South Africa Gary Player (21) Senior major championship[b]
Jul 27 Franklin Quest Championship Utah 1,000,000 United States Dave Stockton (14)
Aug 3 BankBoston Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 United States Hale Irwin (10)
Aug 10 Northville Long Island Classic New York 1,000,000 United States Dana Quigley (1)
Aug 17 First of America Classic Michigan 1,000,000 United States Gil Morgan (5)
Aug 24 Saint Luke's Classic Missouri 1,000,000 United States Bruce Summerhays (1)
Aug 31 Pittsburgh Senior Classic Pennsylvania 1,100,000 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi (1)
Sep 7 Bank One Classic Kentucky 800,000 Argentina Vicente Fernández (2)
Sep 14 Boone Valley Classic Missouri 1,300,000 United States Hale Irwin (11)
Sep 21 Comfort Classic Indiana 1,050,000 Australia David Graham (3)
Sep 28 Emerald Coast Classic Florida 1,100,000 Japan Isao Aoki (7)
Oct 5 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000 United States Hale Irwin (12)
Oct 12 The Transamerica California 800,000 United States Dave Eichelberger (3)
Oct 19 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 850,000 United States Hale Irwin (13)
Oct 26 Raley's Gold Rush Classic California 900,000 United States Bob Eastwood (2)
Nov 2 Ralphs Senior Classic California 1,000,000 United States Gil Morgan (6)
Nov 9 Energizer Senior Tour Championship South Carolina 1,850,000 United States Gil Morgan (7) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winners Notes
Dec 7 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 860,000 United States Raymond Floyd and
son Raymond Floyd Jr.		 Team event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Hale Irwin 2,343,364
2 United States Gil Morgan 2,160,562
3 Japan Isao Aoki 1,410,499
4 United States Jay Sigel 1,294,838
5 Australia David Graham 1,173,579

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Hale Irwin [4]
Rookie of the Year United States Gil Morgan [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Hale Irwin [6]
Comeback Player of the Year United States George Archer [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "1997 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "No contest". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. December 10, 1997. p. 31 (C5 in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Other awards". North County Times. Oceanside, California. January 11, 1998. p. 36 (C-10 in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1997 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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