1997 European Tour
Duration | 23 January 1997 (1997-01-23) – 2 November 1997 (1997-11-02) |
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Number of official events | 38 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 1996 1998 → |
The 1997 European Tour, titled as the 1997 PGA European Tour,[1] 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Players Championship, and the loss of the Catalan Open, the Austrian Open and the Scottish Open, which was effectively superseded by the Loch Lomond World Invitational.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.[2][3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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26 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | 700,000 | ![]() | 44 | ANZ | |
2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$1,100,000 | ![]() | 40 | ANZ | |
9 Feb | South African Open | South Africa | 500,000 | ![]() | 34 | AFR | New to European Tour |
16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | 400,000 | ![]() | 26 | AFR | Pro-Am |
23 Feb | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | South Africa | 300,000 | ![]() | 24 | AFR | |
2 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,200,000 | ![]() | 40 | ||
9 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 350,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
16 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 350,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
23 Mar | Turespaña Masters Open de Canarias | Spain | 375,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
30 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 300,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$2,700,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship[c] | |
20 Apr | Europe 1 Cannes Open | France | 300,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
27 Apr | Peugeot Open de España | Spain | 500,000 | ![]() | 38 | ||
4 May | Conte of Florence Italian Open | Italy | 450,000 | ![]() | 28 | ||
11 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 700,000 | ![]() | 36 | ||
18 May | Alamo English Open | England | 650,000 | ![]() | 34 | ||
26 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | 1,100,000 | ![]() | 64 | Flagship event | |
1 Jun | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe | Germany | 750,000 | ![]() | 26 | ||
8 Jun | Compaq European Grand Prix | England | 650,000 | ![]() | 26 | ||
15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship[c] | |
22 Jun | Volvo German Open | Germany | 700,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
29 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 600,000 | ![]() | 34 | ||
6 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | 675,000 | ![]() | 38 | ||
12 Jul | Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational | Scotland | 800,000 | ![]() | 50 | ||
20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship | |
27 Jul | Sun Microsystems Dutch Open | Netherlands | 700,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
3 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 750,000 | ![]() | 34 | ||
10 Aug | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | Czech Republic | 800,000 | ![]() | 24 | ||
17 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$2,600,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship[c] | |
24 Aug | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | 850,000 | ![]() | 32 | ||
31 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | 750,000 | ![]() | 36 | ||
7 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 800,000 | ![]() | 32 | ||
14 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 700,000 | ![]() | 42 | ||
21 Sep | One 2 One British Masters | England | 750,000 | ![]() | 30 | ||
5 Oct | Linde German Masters | Germany | 750,000 | ![]() | 38 | ||
26 Oct | Oki Pro-Am | Spain | 450,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
2 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 28 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
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28 Sep | Ryder Cup | Spain | n/a | ![]() | n/a | Team event |
12 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 650,000 | ![]() | 42 | Limited-field event |
12 Oct | Open Novotel Perrier | France | n/a | ![]() ![]() | n/a | Team event |
19 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | 1,000,000 | ![]() | n/a | Team event |
9 Nov | Subaru Sarazen World Open | United States | US$2,000,000 | ![]() | 40 | |
23 Nov | World Cup of Golf | United States | US$1,300,000 | ![]() ![]() | n/a | Team event |
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | US$200,000 | ![]() | n/a | |||
4 Jan | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | United States | US$3,650,000 | ![]() | 58 | Limited-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.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
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1 | ![]() | 798,947 |
2 | ![]() | 692,398 |
3 | ![]() | 588,718 |
4 | ![]() | 537,409 |
5 | ![]() | 503,562 |
6 | ![]() | 411,479 |
7 | ![]() | 394,597 |
8 | ![]() | 388,982 |
9 | ![]() | 385,648 |
10 | ![]() | 364,542 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year | ![]() | [6] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- ^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "1997 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, John (1 November 1996). "Schofield accepts the need for Tour to rebuild confidence". The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 48. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "European Order of Merit". The Times. London, United Kingdom. 5 November 1997. p. 50. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "The full Monty...". Cambridge Evening News. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 3 November 1997. p. 27. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Full year for Monty". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1997. p. 100 (105 in paper). Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via 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.
- ^ "Henderson rewarded after fine rookie season". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 10 December 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Official website