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1997 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1997 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 38 |
| most_wins | GER Bernhard Langer (4) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | SCO Scott Henderson |
| prevseason | 1996 |
| nextseason | 1998 |
The 1997 European Tour, titled as the 1997 PGA European Tour, 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Players Championship, and the loss of the Catalan Open, the Austrian Open and the Scottish Open, which was effectively superseded by the Loch Lomond World Invitational.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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 26 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | 700,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (4) | 44 | ANZ | |
| 2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$1,100,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Martín (2) | 40 | ANZ | |
| 9 Feb | South African Open | South Africa | 500,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (7) | 34 | AFR | New to European Tour |
| 16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | South Africa | 400,000 | ZWE Nick Price (6) | 26 | AFR | Pro-Am |
| 23 Feb | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | South Africa | 300,000 | ZWE Nick Price (7) | 24 | AFR | |
| 2 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,200,000 | AUS Richard Green (1) | 40 | ||
| 9 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 350,000 | ZAF Clinton Whitelaw (1) | 20 | ||
| 16 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 350,000 | SWE Michael Jonzon (1) | 20 | ||
| 23 Mar | Turespaña Masters Open de Canarias | Spain | 375,000 | ESP José María Olazábal (17) | 20 | ||
| 30 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 300,000 | ENG Peter Mitchell (2) | 20 | ||
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$2,700,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Apr | Europe 1 Cannes Open | France | 300,000 | ENG Stuart Cage (1) | 20 | ||
| 27 Apr | Peugeot Open de España | Spain | 500,000 | ENG Mark James (18) | 38 | ||
| 4 May | Conte of Florence Italian Open | Italy | 450,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (36) | 28 | ||
| 11 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 700,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (37) | 36 | ||
| 18 May | Alamo English Open | England | 650,000 | SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (4) | 34 | ||
| 26 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | 1,100,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (29) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Jun | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe | Germany | 750,000 | ENG Ross McFarlane (1) | 26 | ||
| 8 Jun | Compaq European Grand Prix | England | 650,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (13) | 26 | ||
| 15 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (5) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Jun | Volvo German Open | Germany | 700,000 | ESP Ignacio Garrido (1) | 24 | ||
| 29 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 600,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (2) | 34 | ||
| 6 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | 675,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (14) | 38 | ||
| 12 Jul | Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational | Scotland | 800,000 | USA Tom Lehman (n/a) | 50 | ||
| 20 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 1,600,000 | USA Justin Leonard (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jul | Sun Microsystems Dutch Open | Netherlands | 700,000 | DEU Sven Strüver (2) | 20 | ||
| 3 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 750,000 | SWE Joakim Haeggman (2) | 34 | ||
| 10 Aug | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | Czech Republic | 800,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (38) | 24 | ||
| 17 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$2,600,000 | USA Davis Love III (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 24 Aug | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | 850,000 | SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (5) | 32 | ||
| 31 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | 750,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (2) | 36 | ||
| 7 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 800,000 | ITA Costantino Rocca (4) | 32 | ||
| 14 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 700,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (n/a) | 42 | ||
| 21 Sep | One 2 One British Masters | England | 750,000 | NZL Greg Turner (4) | 30 | ||
| 5 Oct | Linde German Masters | Germany | 750,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (39) | 38 | ||
| 26 Oct | Oki Pro-Am | Spain | 450,000 | IRL Paul McGinley (2) | 20 | ||
| 2 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | 1,000,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (2) | 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 | |||||
| 28 Sep | Ryder Cup | Spain | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| 12 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 650,000 | FJI Vijay Singh | 42 | Limited-field event |
| 12 Oct | Open Novotel Perrier | France | n/a | SWE Anders Forsbrand and | ||
| SWE Michael Jonzon | n/a | Team event | ||||
| 19 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | 1,000,000 | ZAF Team South Africa | n/a | Team event |
| 9 Nov | Subaru Sarazen World Open | United States | US$2,000,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 40 | |
| 23 Nov | World Cup of Golf | United States | US$1,300,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington and | ||
| IRL Paul McGinley | n/a | Team event | ||||
| World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | US$200,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | n/a | |||
| 4 Jan | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | United States | US$3,650,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 798,947 |
| 2 | GER Bernhard Langer | 692,398 |
| 3 | ENG Lee Westwood | 588,718 |
| 4 | NIR Darren Clarke | 537,409 |
| 5 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 503,562 |
| 6 | ESP Ignacio Garrido | 411,479 |
| 7 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 394,597 |
| 8 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 388,982 |
| 9 | ESP José María Olazábal | 385,648 |
| 10 | SWE Robert Karlsson | 364,542 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | SCO Colin Montgomerie | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | SCO Scott Henderson |
Notes
References
References
- "Tour History". European Tour.
- "1997 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Hopkins, John. (1 November 1996). "Schofield accepts the need for Tour to rebuild confidence". The Times.
- (5 November 1997). "European Order of Merit". The Times.
- (3 November 1997). "The full Monty...". Cambridge Evening News.
- (30 November 1997). "Full year for Monty". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- (10 December 1997). "Henderson rewarded after fine rookie season". The Birmingham Post.
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