1997 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1997 European Tour 1997 1 23 y – 1997 11 2 y 38 GER Bernhard Langer (4) Order of Merit SCO Colin Montgomerie Golfer of the Year SCO Colin Montgomerie Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Scott Henderson 1996 1998 The 1997 European Tour, titled as the 1997 PGA European Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 was the 26th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1997 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the South African Open, which replaced the FNB Players Championship, and the loss of the Catalan Open, the Austrian Open and the Scottish Open, which was effectively superseded by the Loch Lomond World Invitational. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.1997 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1997/ European Tour 18 October 2023Schofield accepts the need for Tour to rebuild confidence John Hopkins The Times London, United Kingdom 1 November 1996 48 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501188554/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=55c2c3aa limited 2 May 2020 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.Notes26 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia700,000ZAF Ernie Els (4)44ANZ2 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaA$1,100,000ESP Miguel Ángel Martín (2)40ANZ9 FebSouth African OpenSouth Africa500,000FJI Vijay Singh (7)34AFRNew to European Tour16 FebDimension Data Pro-AmSouth Africa400,000ZWE Nick Price (6)26AFRPro-Am23 FebAlfred Dunhill South African PGA ChampionshipSouth Africa300,000ZWE Nick Price (7)24AFR2 MarDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$1,200,000AUS Richard Green (1)409 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000ZAF Clinton Whitelaw (1)2016 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal350,000SWE Michael Jonzon (1)2023 MarTurespaña Masters Open de CanariasSpain375,000ESP José María Olazábal (17)2030 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal300,000ENG Peter Mitchell (2)2013 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$2,700,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.20 AprEurope 1 Cannes OpenFrance300,000ENG Stuart Cage (1)2027 AprPeugeot Open de EspañaSpain500,000ENG Mark James (18)384 MayConte of Florence Italian OpenItaly450,000DEU Bernhard Langer (36)2811 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland700,000DEU Bernhard Langer (37)3618 MayAlamo English OpenEngland650,000SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (4)3426 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland1,100,000WAL Ian Woosnam (29)64Flagship event1 JunDeutsche Bank Open TPC of EuropeGermany750,000ENG Ross McFarlane (1)268 JunCompaq European Grand PrixEngland650,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (13)2615 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000ZAF Ernie Els (5)100Major championshipunofficial22 JunVolvo German OpenGermany700,000ESP Ignacio Garrido (1)2429 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance600,000ZAF Retief Goosen (2)346 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland675,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (14)3812 JulGulfstream Loch Lomond World InvitationalScotland800,000USA Tom Lehman (n/a)5020 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,600,000USA Justin Leonard (n/a)100Major championship27 JulSun Microsystems Dutch OpenNetherlands700,000DEU Sven Strüver (2)203 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden750,000SWE Joakim Haeggman (2)3410 AugChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic800,000DEU Bernhard Langer (38)2417 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,600,000USA Davis Love III (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial24 AugSmurfit European OpenIreland850,000SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (5)3231 AugBMW International OpenGermany750,000SWE Robert Karlsson (2)367 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland800,000ITA Costantino Rocca (4)3214 SepTrophée LancômeFrance700,000USA Mark O'Meara (n/a)4221 SepOne 2 One British MastersEngland750,000NZL Greg Turner (4)305 OctLinde German MastersGermany750,000DEU Bernhard Langer (39)3826 OctOki Pro-AmSpain450,000IRL Paul McGinley (2)202 NovVolvo MastersSpain1,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (2)28Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes28 SepRyder CupSpainn/aEUR Team Europen/aTeam event12 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland650,000FJI Vijay Singh42Limited-field event12 OctOpen Novotel PerrierFrance350,000SWE Anders Forsbrand andSWE Michael Jonzonn/aTeam event19 OctDunhill CupScotland1,000,000ZAF Team South African/aTeam event9 NovSubaru Sarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$2,000,000USA Mark Calcavecchia4023 NovWorld Cup of GolfUnited StatesUS$1,300,000IRL Pádraig Harrington andIRL Paul McGinleyn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUS$200,000SCO Colin Montgomerien/a4 JanAndersen Consulting World Championship of GolfUnited StatesUS$3,650,000SCO Colin Montgomerie58Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.European Order of Merit The Times London, United Kingdom 5 November 1997 50 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502241289/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=ea39de97 limited 2 May 2020https://www.newspapers.com/image/847717192/ The full Monty... Cambridge Evening News Cambridge, United Kingdom 27 3 November 1997 18 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 SCO Colin Montgomerie 798,9472 GER Bernhard Langer 692,3983 ENG Lee Westwood 588,7184 NIR Darren Clarke 537,4095 WAL Ian Woosnam 503,5626 ESP Ignacio Garrido 411,4797 ZAF Retief Goosen 394,5978 IRL Pádraig Harrington 388,9829 ESP José María Olazábal 385,64810 SWE Robert Karlsson 364,542 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year SCO Colin Montgomerie https://www.newspapers.com/image/119761118/ Full year for Monty The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 100 (105 in paper) 30 November 1997 18 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie has beaten off competition from South Africa's Ernie Els to win the European Tour's Golfer of the Year award for the third year in a row. Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Scott Henderson https://www.newspapers.com/image/848144150/ Henderson rewarded after fine rookie season The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 19 10 December 1997 18 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com See also 1997 Challenge Tour 1997 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour