1997 Senior PGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2023 1997 Senior PGA Tour 1997 1 17 – 1997 11 9 39 USA Hale Irwin (9) Money list USA Hale Irwin Player of the Year USA Hale Irwin Rookie of the Year USA 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 The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.1998 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1998_champions.pdf PGA Tour 2 December 2023https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf 2004 Champions Tour Media Guide Tournament Chronology PGA Tour 2 December 2023 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document) April 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071856/https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.NotesJan 19 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,000,000 USA Hale Irwin (5) Feb 2 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 850,000 USA Gibby Gilbert (6) Feb 9 LG Championship Florida 1,000,000 USA Hale Irwin (6) Feb 16 GTE Classic Florida 900,000 AUS David Graham (1) Feb 23 American Express Invitational Florida 1,200,000 USA Buddy Allin (1) Mar 16 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,000,000 USA Bob Murphy (11) Mar 30 Southwestern Bell Dominion Texas 800,000 AUS David Graham (2) Apr 6 The Tradition Arizona 1,200,000 USA Gil Morgan (2) Senior PGA Tour major championshipApr 20 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 1,200,000 USA Hale Irwin (7) Senior major championshipApr 27 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 1,000,000 USA Hale Irwin (8) May 4 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,150,000 USA Jay Sigel (3) May 11 Home Depot Invitational North Carolina 900,000 USA Jim Dent (11) May 18 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey 950,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (20) May 25 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 1,000,000 USA Bob Eastwood (1) Jun 1 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois 1,200,000 USA Gil Morgan (3) Jun 8 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee 1,300,000 USA Gil Morgan (4) Jun 15 du Maurier Champions Canada 1,100,000 USA Jack Kiefer (2) Jun 22 Nationwide Championship Georgia 1,300,000 AUS Graham Marsh (4) Jun 29 U.S. Senior Open Illinois 1,300,000 AUS Graham Marsh (5) Senior major championshipJul 6 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 1,000,000 USA Jay Sigel (4) Jul 13 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 1,800,000 USA Larry Gilbert (3) Senior PGA Tour major championshipJul 20 Burnet Senior Classic Minnesota 1,350,000 USA Hale Irwin (9) Jul 27 Senior British Open Northern Ireland £350,000 ZAF Gary Player (21) Senior major championshipUnofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.Jul 27 Franklin Quest Championship Utah 1,000,000 USA Dave Stockton (14) Aug 3 BankBoston Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 USA Hale Irwin (10) Aug 10 Northville Long Island Classic New York 1,000,000 USA Dana Quigley (1) Aug 17 First of America Classic Michigan 1,000,000 USA Gil Morgan (5) Aug 24 Saint Luke's Classic Missouri 1,000,000 USA Bruce Summerhays (1) Aug 31 Pittsburgh Senior Classic Pennsylvania 1,100,000 RSA Hugh Baiocchi (1) Sep 7 Bank One Classic Kentucky 800,000 ARG Vicente Fernández (2) Sep 14 Boone Valley Classic Missouri 1,300,000 USA Hale Irwin (11) Sep 21 Comfort Classic Indiana 1,050,000 AUS David Graham (3) Sep 28 Emerald Coast Classic Florida 1,100,000 JPN 1870 Isao Aoki (7) Oct 5 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000 USA Hale Irwin (12) Oct 12 The Transamerica California 800,000 USA Dave Eichelberger (3) Oct 19 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 850,000 USA Hale Irwin (13) Oct 26 Raley's Gold Rush Classic California 900,000 USA Bob Eastwood (2) Nov 2 Ralphs Senior Classic California 1,000,000 USA Gil Morgan (6) Nov 9 Energizer Senior Tour Championship South Carolina 1,850,000 USA Gil Morgan (7) Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 7 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 860,000 USA Raymond Floyd andson Raymond Floyd Jr. Team event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1997.html 1997 Money list PGA Tour 2 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114349/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1997.html 24 September 2015 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Hale Irwin 2,343,3642 USA Gil Morgan 2,160,5623 JPN 1870 Isao Aoki 1,410,4994 USA Jay Sigel 1,294,8385 AUS David Graham 1,173,579 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s)Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) USA Hale Irwin https://www.newspapers.com/image/403691978/ No contest The Atlanta Constitution 31 (C5 in paper) Atlanta, Georgia 10 December 1997 2 December 2023 Newspapers.com subscriptionRookie of the Year USA Gil Morgan https://www.newspapers.com/image/577369367/ Other awards North County Times 36 (C-10 in paper) Oceanside, California 11 January 1998 2 December 2023 Newspapers.com subscriptionScoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) USA Hale Irwin https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 1997 Scoring average PGA Tour 2 December 2023Comeback Player of the Year USA George Archer Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions Category:PGA Tour Champions seasons Senior PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour