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Golf tour season
The1997 Senior PGA Tour was the 18th season of theSenior PGA Tour ,the mainprofessional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule [ edit ] The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1] [2]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[a]
Notes
Jan 19
MasterCard Championship Hawaii
1,000,000
Hale Irwin (5)
Feb 2
Royal Caribbean Classic Florida
850,000
Gibby Gilbert (6)
Feb 9
LG Championship Florida
1,000,000
Hale Irwin (6)
Feb 16
GTE Classic Florida
900,000
David Graham (1)
Feb 23
American Express Invitational Florida
1,200,000
Buddy Allin (1)
Mar 16
Toshiba Senior Classic California
1,000,000
Bob Murphy (11)
Mar 30
Southwestern Bell Dominion Texas
800,000
David Graham (2)
Apr 6
The Tradition Arizona
1,200,000
Gil Morgan Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 20
PGA Seniors' Championship Florida
1,200,000
Hale Irwin Senior major championship
Apr 27
Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada
1,000,000
Hale Irwin (8)
May 4
Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama
1,150,000
Jay Sigel (3)
May 11
Home Depot Invitational North Carolina
900,000
Jim Dent (11)
May 18
Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey
950,000
Bruce Crampton (20)
May 25
Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania
1,000,000
Bob Eastwood (1)
Jun 1
Ameritech Senior Open Illinois
1,200,000
Gil Morgan (3)
Jun 8
BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee
1,300,000
Gil Morgan (4)
Jun 15
du Maurier Champions Canada
1,100,000
Jack Kiefer (2)
Jun 22
Nationwide Championship Georgia
1,300,000
Graham Marsh (4)
Jun 29
U.S. Senior Open Illinois
1,300,000
Graham Marsh Senior major championship
Jul 6
Kroger Senior Classic Ohio
1,000,000
Jay Sigel (4)
Jul 13
Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan
1,800,000
Larry Gilbert Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 20
Burnet Senior Classic Minnesota
1,350,000
Hale Irwin (9)
Jul 27
Senior British Open Northern Ireland
£350,000
Gary Player Senior major championship [b]
Jul 27
Franklin Quest Championship Utah
1,000,000
Dave Stockton (14)
Aug 3
BankBoston Classic Massachusetts
1,000,000
Hale Irwin (10)
Aug 10
Northville Long Island Classic New York
1,000,000
Dana Quigley (1)
Aug 17
First of America Classic Michigan
1,000,000
Gil Morgan (5)
Aug 24
Saint Luke's Classic Missouri
1,000,000
Bruce Summerhays (1)
Aug 31
Pittsburgh Senior Classic Pennsylvania
1,100,000
Hugh Baiocchi (1)
Sep 7
Bank One Classic Kentucky
800,000
Vicente Fernández (2)
Sep 14
Boone Valley Classic Missouri
1,300,000
Hale Irwin (11)
Sep 21
Comfort Classic Indiana
1,050,000
David Graham (3)
Sep 28
Emerald Coast Classic Florida
1,100,000
Isao Aoki (7)
Oct 5
Vantage Championship North Carolina
1,500,000
Hale Irwin (12)
Oct 12
The Transamerica California
800,000
Dave Eichelberger (3)
Oct 19
Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Hawaii
850,000
Hale Irwin (13)
Oct 26
Raley's Gold Rush Classic California
900,000
Bob Eastwood (2)
Nov 2
Ralphs Senior Classic California
1,000,000
Gil Morgan (6)
Nov 9
Energizer Senior Tour Championship South Carolina
1,850,000
Gil Morgan (7)Tour Championship
Unofficial events [ edit ] The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Money list [ edit ] Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Hale Irwin 2,343,364
2
Gil Morgan 2,160,562
3
Isao Aoki 1,410,499
4
Jay Sigel 1,294,838
5
David Graham 1,173,579
^ The 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References [ edit ]
^ "1998 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) .PGA Tour.RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 .^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF) .PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 7, 2014.RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 .^ "1997 Money list" .PGA Tour. Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2015.RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 .^ "No contest" The Atlanta Constitution .Atlanta, Georgia. December 10, 1997. p. 31 (C5 in paper).RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.^a b "Other awards" North County Times .Oceanside, California. January 11, 1998. p. 36 (C-10 in paper).RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.^ "1997 Scoring average" .PGA Tour.RetrievedDecember 2, 2023 .
External links [ edit ]
Hale Irwin(9)
Isao Aoki
David Graham