1997 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1997 LPGA Tour 1997 1 9 – 1997 11 23 38 6 SWE Annika Sörenstam Money leader SWE Annika Sörenstam Rolex Player of the Year SWE Annika Sörenstam Vare Trophy AUS Karrie Webb Rookie of the Year ENG 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 $1,236,789, setting the LPGA Tour record.https://www.newspapers.com/image/1001688440/?match=1&terms=sorenstam Sorenstam secures standing as top player The Orange Leader Orange, Texas Associated Press November 24, 1997 1B newspapers.com subscription Karrie Webb won the Vare Trophy for having the lowest scoring average. Her average of 70.00 was the lowest in the 45-year history of the award.https://www.newspapers.com/image/111282708/?match=1&terms=karrie%20webb%20scoring Sorenstam, Webb get top LPGA honors The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Associated Press December 16, 1997 D5 newspapers.com subscription There were four first-time winners in 1997: Cindy Figg-Currier, Pat Hurst, Michele Redman, and Wendy Ward. Nancy Lopez won the last of her 48 LPGA career victories in 1997. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1997 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20070920192212/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf September 20, 2007 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 12 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions Florida SWE Annika Sörenstam (7) 272 (−16) 700,000 115,000 Jan 19 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida USA Michelle McGann (6) 207 (−9) 600,000 90,000 Feb 9 Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am Florida USA Kelly Robbins (5) 271 (−17) 500,000 75,000 Feb 16 Los Angeles Women's Championship California USA Terry-Jo Myers (2) 206 (−10) 650,000 97,500 Feb 22 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii SWE Annika Sörenstam (8) 206 (−10) 650,000 97,500 Mar 2 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters Australia CAN Gail Graham (2) 273 (−15) 650,000 97,500 Mar 16 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona USA Donna Andrews (5) 273 (−15) 500,000 75,000 Mar 23 Standard Register PING Arizona ENG Laura Davies (16) 277 (−15) 850,000 127,500 Mar 30 Nabisco Dinah Shore California USA Betsy King (31) 276 (−12) 900,000 135,000 Apr 6 Longs Drugs Challenge California SWE Annika Sörenstam (9) 285 (−3) 500,000 75,000 Apr 20 Susan G. Komen International South Carolina AUS Karrie Webb (6) 276 (−12) 500,000 75,000 Apr 27 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia USA Nancy Lopez (48) 137 (−7)^ 550,000 82,500 May 4 Sprint Titleholders Championship Florida USA Tammie Green (5) 274 (−14) 1,200,000 180,000 May 11 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee USA Terry-Jo Myers (3) 207 (−9) 675,000 101,250 May 18 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware USA Christa Johnson (8) 281 (−3) 1,200,000 180,000 May 25 LPGA Corning Classic New York USA Rosie Jones (8) 277 (−11) 650,000 97,500 Jun 1 Michelob Light Classic Missouri SWE Annika Sörenstam (10) 277 (−11) 600,000 90,000 Jun 8 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan USA Pat Hurst (1) 279 (−9) 600,000 90,000 Jun 15 Edina Realty LPGA Classic Minnesota USA Danielle Ammaccapane (5) 208 (−8) 600,000 90,000 Jun 22 Rochester International New York USA Penny Hammel (4) 279 (−9) 600,000 90,000 Jun 29 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey USA Michelle McGann (7) 201 (−12) 900,000 135,000 Jul 6 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio USA Kelly Robbins (6) 265 (−19) 700,000 105,000 Jul 13 U.S. Women's Open Oregon ENG Alison Nicholas (3) 274 (−10) 1,300,000 232,500 Jul 20 JAL Big Apple Classic New York USA Michele Redman (1) 272 (−12) 750,000 112,500 Jul 27 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio USA Tammie Green (6) 203 (−13) 600,000 90,000 Aug 1 du Maurier Classic Canada USA Colleen Walker (8) 278 (−14) 1,200,000 180,000 Aug 10 Friendly's Classic Massachusetts USA Deb Richard (5) 277 (−11) 550,000 82,500 Aug 17 Weetabix Women's British Open England AUS Karrie Webb (7) 269 (−19) 900,000 129,938 Aug 24 Star Bank LPGA Classic Ohio USA Colleen Walker (9) 203 (−13) 550,000 82,500 Sep 1 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois USA Cindy Figg-Currier (1) 200 (−16) 600,000 90,000 Sep 7 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon USA Christa Johnson (9) 206 (−10) 550,000 82,500 Sep 14 Safeco Classic Washington AUS Karrie Webb (8) 272 (−16) 550,000 82,500 Sep 21 Welch's Championship Massachusetts SWE Liselotte Neumann (9) 276 (−12) 550,000 82,500 Sep 28 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic North Carolina USA Wendy Ward (1) 265 (−23) 550,000 82,500 Oct 5 CoreStates Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania SWE Annika Sörenstam (11) 274 (−14) 600,000 90,000 Oct 19 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf South Korea USA Juli Inkster (16) 280 (−8) 525,000 131,000 Nov 9 Toray Japan Queens Cup Japan SWE Liselotte Neumann (10) 205 (−11) 750,000 112,500 Nov 23 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Nevada SWE Annika Sörenstam (12) 277 (−11) 750,000 160,000 ^ – weather-shortened tournament Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Annika Sörenstam (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Karrie Webb Player of the Year Annika Sörenstam (2) Rookie of the Year Lisa Hackney References External links LPGA Tour official site 1997 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour