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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 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 championshipApr 20 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 1,200,000 Hale Irwin (7) Senior major championshipApr 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 championshipJul 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 championshipJul 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 championshipJul 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 7 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 860,000 Raymond Floyd andson 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 2,343,3642 Gil Morgan 2,160,5623 Isao Aoki 1,410,4994 Jay Sigel 1,294,8385 David Graham 1,173,579
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer 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
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