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1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 38 players who earned 1998 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1997.


This is a list of the 38 players who earned 1998 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1997.

PlacePlayerPGA TourstartsCutsmadeNotes
1Scott Verplank2551312 PGA Tour wins
2Blaine McCallister4052345 PGA Tour wins
T3Lee Porter5716
T3Stephen Ames332 European Tour wins; 1 Nike Tour win
T5Spike McRoy287
T5Franklin Langham36151 Nike Tour win
T7Sonny Skinner83322 Nike Tour wins
T7Jim McGovern2271251 PGA Tour win
T9Bob Gilder6033986 PGA Tour wins
T9John Riegger5517
T9Bruce Fleisher4342671 PGA Tour win
T9Richie Coughlan00
T9Vance Veazey00
T9Guy Hill31
T9Hugh Royer III66254 Nike Tour wins
T9Kent Jones21
T17Niclas Fasth003 Challenge Tour wins
T17Kevin Wentworth10
T17J. P. Hayes88421 Nike Tour win
T20Tim Conley26102 Nike Tour wins
T20Jim Estes601 Nike Tour win
T20Esteban Toledo3312
T20Steve Jurgensen38201 Nike Tour win
T20Keith Nolan00
T20Tom Pernice Jr.16362
T26John Morse114601 PGA Tour win
T26Clark Dennis146631 Nike Tour win
T26Craig Barlow10
T26Bradley Hughes48224 PGA Tour of Australasia wins
T26Dicky Pride118451 PGA Tour win
T26Mike Weir164
T26Jeff Gallagher35121 Nike Tour win
T33Bob Friend47221 Nike Tour win
T33Iain Steel101 Nike Tour win
T33Mark Wurtz58281 Nike Tour win
T33Bobby Gage20
T33Tim Loustalot2462 Nike Tour wins
T33Lan Gooch30
PlayerStartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings ($)
Scott Verplank27222181,223,436
Blaine McCallister3022T11125228,304
Lee Porter3017395325,415
Stephen Ames*1610383357,859
Spike McRoy3212T6145179,770
Franklin Langham3018T2117248,412
Sonny Skinner3114T20179109,418
Jim McGovern2818T25180106,726
Bob Gilder3112T9143186,913
John Riegger2916T20162150,874
Bruce Fleisher25134134201,086
Richie Coughlan*3118T9151174,035
Vance Veazey*296T3321241,145
Guy Hill*2711T2419971,495
Hugh Royer III3111T5166143,963
Kent Jones*2917T12171133,339
Niclas Fasth*153T3024520,360
Kevin Wentworth*2812T9119245,174
J. P. Hayes2212Win51555,272
Tim Conley26105169140,355
Jim Estes*268T1619773,438
Esteban Toledo3018T393327,244
Steve Jurgensen2920T618788,783
Keith Nolan*254T4725117,203
Tom Pernice Jr.2715255520,400
John Morse237T1721043,140
Clark Dennis2614T375401,440
Craig Barlow*2913T1418398,111
Bradley Hughes2310T280370,767
Dicky Pride264T2723427,680
Mike Weir*2713T5131218,967
Jeff Gallagher2918T6113259,769
Bob Friend3014257491,189
Iain Steel*247T4023229,143
Mark Wurtz234T1721340,215
Bobby Gage*235T2222533,881
Tim Loustalot2411T2152172,918
Lan Gooch*221T483403,173

*PGA Tour rookie in 1998

T = Tied

  The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished inside the top 125)

  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150)

  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished outside the top 150)

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1Jun 14J. P. HayesBuick Classic−12 (66-67-68=201)PlayoffJim Furyk
No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1Apr 26Scott VerplankLost in playoffGreater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicTrevor Dodds−12 (68-69-70-69=276)−12 (67-71-66-72=276)
2–3Jul 19Franklin LanghamDeposit Guaranty Golf ClassicFred Funk−18 (69-64-69-68=270)−16 (67-67-70-68=272)
Tim Loustalot−16 (69-69-68-66=272)
4Jul 26Bradley HughesCVS Charity ClassicSteve Pate−15 (70-65-67-67=269)−14 (68-69-67-66=270)
5Aug 9Scott Verplank (2)Buick OpenBilly Mayfair−17 (70-69-65-67=271)−15 (71-67-71-64=273)
6Aug 17Tom Pernice Jr.AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmPhil Mickelson−14 (65-70-67=202)−13 (67-69-67=203)
7Sep 13Bob FriendLost in playoffBell Canadian OpenBilly Andrade−11 (68-69-69-69=275)−11 (69-67-68-71=275)
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