1997 Nike Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1997 Nike Tour 1997 1 30 – 1997 10 19 29 USA Chris Smith (3) Money list USA Chris Smith Player of the Year USA Chris Smith 1996 1998 The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/C55EC568ADC442D2852576E7005C2F3E?openDocument Web.com Tour chronology PGA Tour October 4, 2016 October 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005124037/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/C55EC568ADC442D2852576E7005C2F3E?openDocument1998 Nike Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1998_web.pdf PGA Tour 12 May 2024 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winnertotals The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.NotesFeb 2 Nike Lakeland Classic Florida 200,000 USA Ryan Howison (1) New tournamentFeb 23 Nike Inland Empire Open California 200,000 USA Mark Carnevale (1) Mar 16 Nike Monterrey Open Mexico 225,000 USA Mike Small (1) Mar 30 Nike Louisiana Open Louisiana 300,000 USA Joe Daley (1) Apr 6 Nike Greater Austin Open Texas 200,000 USA Eric Booker (1) New tournamentApr 20 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic Mississippi 200,000 USA Jeff Brehaut (2) Apr 27 Nike Alabama Classic Alabama 200,000 USA John Elliott (2) May 4 Nike South Carolina Classic South Carolina 200,000 USA Harrison Frazar (1) May 11 Nike Carolina Classic North Carolina 200,000 CAN Ahmad Bateman (1) May 18 Nike Dominion Open Virginia 225,000 USA Jeff Julian (1) Jun 1 Nike Upstate Classic South Carolina 200,000 USA Chris Smith (3) Jun 8 Nike Knoxville Open Tennessee 200,000 USA Dave Rummells (2) Jun 15 Nike Miami Valley Open Ohio 200,000 NAM Trevor Dodds (2) Jun 22 Nike Cleveland Open Ohio 200,000 USA Mike Small (2) Jul 6 Nike Hershey Open Pennsylvania 200,000 USA Barry Cheesman (2) New tournamentJul 13 Nike Laurel Creek Classic New Jersey 200,000 USA Matt Gogel (2) Jul 20 Nike St. Louis Golf Classic Missouri 200,000 USA Todd Gleaton (1) Jul 27 Nike Wichita Open Kansas 200,000 USA Ben Bates (1) Aug 3 Nike Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota 200,000 USA Chris Smith (4) Aug 10 Nike Omaha Classic Nebraska 200,000 USA Chris Smith (5)Smith earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.Hoosier Shatters Nike Tour Records Times-Union Albany, New York 11 August 1997 11 (2B in paper) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rJY_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=41UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2044%2C2103991 2 September 2023 Google News Archive Chris Smith completed a record-breaking performance in the Omaha Classic to earn the Nike Tour's first "Battlefield promotion" to the PGA Tour. Aug 17 Nike Ozarks Open Missouri 200,000 USA Chris DiMarco (1) Aug 24 Nike Permian Basin Open Texas 200,000 AUS Paul Gow (1) Sep 7 Nike Colorado Classic Colorado 200,000 USA Pat Bates (2) Sep 14 Nike San Jose Open California 200,000 USA R. W. Eaks (3) Sep 21 Nike Boise Open Idaho 275,000 MYS Iain Steel (1) Sep 28 Nike Tri-Cities Open Washington 200,000 USA Todd Gleaton (2) Oct 5 Nike Puget Sound Open Washington 200,000 USA Kevin Johnson (1) Oct 12 Nike Shreveport Open Louisiana 200,000 USA Mark Wurtz (1) Oct 19 Nike Tour Championship Alabama 300,000 USA Steve Flesch (1) Tour Championship Money list full rankings 1997 Nike Tour graduates The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/1997/109.html 1997 money list PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20071102084856/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/1997/109.html 2 November 2007 2 September 2023Flesch wins Nike tourney The Albany Herald Albany, Georgia 21 October 1997 1 (4D in paper) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hehEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KrcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4894%2C4231811 2 September 2023 Google News Archive Chris Smith, a three-time winner this year who topped the money list with $225,201... The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1998 PGA Tour.http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/70407D3F5A9D7AA3852576D200718739?openDocument Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status PGA Tour October 4, 2016 October 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005125250/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/70407D3F5A9D7AA3852576D200718739?openDocument Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Chris Smith 225,2012 USA Mark Carnevale 184,9973 USA Chris DiMarco 135,5134 USA Steve Flesch 133,1905 NAM Trevor Dodds 130,983 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Player of the Year USA Chris Smith Smith gets hungry The Rochester Sentinel Rochester, New York 9 March 2000 1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RthgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dXINAAAAIBAJ&pg=6058%2C3778002 2 September 2023 Google News Archive That year he was first on the Nike money list and Nike player of the year. 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