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1997 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 17, 1997 (1997-01-17) – November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)
Number of official events	39
Most wins	Hale Irwin (9)
Money list	Hale Irwin
Player of the Year	Hale Irwin
Rookie of the Year	Gil Morgan
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The 1997 Senior PGA Tour was the 18th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner	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 (2)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 20	PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	1,200,000	Hale Irwin (7)	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 (5)	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 (3)	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 (21)	Senior major championship
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

The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 7	Office Depot Father/Son Challenge	Florida	860,000	Raymond Floyd and son Raymond Floyd Jr.	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

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

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Hale Irwin
Rookie of the Year	Gil Morgan
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Hale Irwin
Comeback Player of the Year	George Archer

Notes

1. 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.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1998 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
3. "1997 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
4. "No contest". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. December 10, 1997. p. 31 (C5 in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Other awards". North County Times. Oceanside, California. January 11, 1998. p. 36 (C-10 in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1997 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

External links

• Official website

• PGA Tour Champions seasons
• 1997 in golf
• 1997 in American sports