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.
^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.
^ abcUnofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
Referencesedit
^. 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 linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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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 1997 European Tour seasonDuration23 January 1997 1997 01 23 2 November 1997 1997 11 02 Number of official events38Most winsBernhard Langer 4 Order of MeritColin MontgomerieGolfer of the YearColin MontgomerieSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearScott Henderson 19961998 Contents 1 Changes for 1997 2 Schedule 2 1 Unofficial events 3 Order of Merit 4 Awards 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksChanges for 1997 editThere 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 editThe following table lists official events during the 1997 season 2 3 Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner a OWGRpoints Othertours b Notes 26 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Australia 700 000 nbsp Ernie Els 4 44 ANZ 2 Feb Heineken Classic Australia A 1 100 000 nbsp Miguel Angel Martin 2 40 ANZ 9 Feb South African Open South Africa 500 000 nbsp Vijay Singh 7 34 AFR New to European Tour 16 Feb Dimension Data Pro Am South Africa 400 000 nbsp Nick Price 6 26 AFR Pro Am 23 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa 300 000 nbsp Nick Price 7 24 AFR 2 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US 1 200 000 nbsp Richard Green 1 40 9 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco 350 000 nbsp Clinton Whitelaw 1 20 16 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal 350 000 nbsp Michael Jonzon 1 20 23 Mar Turespana Masters Open de Canarias Spain 375 000 nbsp Jose Maria Olazabal 17 20 30 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 300 000 nbsp Peter Mitchell 2 20 13 Apr Masters Tournament United States US 2 700 000 nbsp Tiger Woods n a 100 Major championship c 20 Apr Europe 1 Cannes Open France 300 000 nbsp Stuart Cage 1 20 27 Apr Peugeot Open de Espana Spain 500 000 nbsp Mark James 18 38 4 May Conte of Florence Italian Open Italy 450 000 nbsp Bernhard Langer 36 28 11 May Benson amp Hedges International Open England 700 000 nbsp Bernhard Langer 37 36 18 May Alamo English Open England 650 000 nbsp Per Ulrik Johansson 4 34 26 May Volvo PGA Championship England 1 100 000 nbsp Ian Woosnam 29 64 Flagship event 1 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany 750 000 nbsp Ross McFarlane 1 26 8 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England 650 000 nbsp Colin Montgomerie 13 26 15 Jun U S Open United States US 2 600 000 nbsp Ernie Els 5 100 Major championship c 22 Jun Volvo German Open Germany 700 000 nbsp Ignacio Garrido 1 24 29 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 600 000 nbsp Retief Goosen 2 34 6 Jul Murphy s Irish Open Ireland 675 000 nbsp Colin Montgomerie 14 38 12 Jul Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational Scotland 800 000 nbsp Tom Lehman n a 50 20 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 1 600 000 nbsp Justin Leonard n a 100 Major championship 27 Jul Sun Microsystems Dutch Open Netherlands 700 000 nbsp Sven Struver 2 20 3 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden 750 000 nbsp Joakim Haeggman 2 34 10 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic 800 000 nbsp Bernhard Langer 38 24 17 Aug PGA Championship United States US 2 600 000 nbsp Davis Love III n a 100 Major championship c 24 Aug Smurfit European Open Ireland 850 000 nbsp Per Ulrik Johansson 5 32 31 Aug BMW International Open Germany 750 000 nbsp Robert Karlsson 2 36 7 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland 800 000 nbsp Costantino Rocca 4 32 14 Sep Trophee Lancome France 700 000 nbsp Mark O Meara n a 42 21 Sep One 2 One British Masters England 750 000 nbsp Greg Turner 4 30 5 Oct Linde German Masters Germany 750 000 nbsp Bernhard Langer 39 38 26 Oct Oki Pro Am Spain 450 000 nbsp Paul McGinley 2 20 2 Nov Volvo Masters Spain 1 000 000 nbsp Lee Westwood 2 28 Tour Championship Unofficial events edit 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 OWGRpoints Notes 28 Sep Ryder Cup Spain n a nbsp Team Europe n a Team event 12 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England 650 000 nbsp Vijay Singh 42 Limited field event 12 Oct Open Novotel Perrier France n a nbsp Anders Forsbrand and nbsp Michael Jonzon n a Team event 19 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland 1 000 000 nbsp Team South Africa n a Team event 9 Nov Subaru Sarazen World Open United States US 2 000 000 nbsp Mark Calcavecchia 40 23 Nov World Cup of Golf United States US 1 300 000 nbsp Padraig Harrington and nbsp Paul McGinley n a Team event World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy US 200 000 nbsp Colin Montgomerie n a 4 Jan Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United States US 3 650 000 nbsp Colin Montgomerie 58 Limited field eventOrder of Merit editThe 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 1 nbsp Colin Montgomerie 798 947 2 nbsp Bernhard Langer 692 398 3 nbsp Lee Westwood 588 718 4 nbsp Darren Clarke 537 409 5 nbsp Ian Woosnam 503 562 6 nbsp Ignacio Garrido 411 479 7 nbsp Retief Goosen 394 597 8 nbsp Padraig Harrington 388 982 9 nbsp Jose Maria Olazabal 385 648 10 nbsp Robert Karlsson 364 542Awards editAward Winner Ref Golfer of the Year nbsp Colin Montgomerie 6 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year nbsp Scott Henderson 7 See also edit1997 Challenge Tour 1997 European Seniors TourNotes edit 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 edit 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 editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 European Tour amp oldid 1220962535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
