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1997 European Tour

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Golf tour season

1997European Tour season
Duration23 January 1997 (1997-01-23) – 2 November 1997 (1997-11-02)
Number of official events38
Most winsGermanyBernhard Langer (4)
Order of MeritScotlandColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearScotlandColin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearScotlandScott Henderson
←1996
1998 →

The1997 European Tour, titled as the1997 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 26th season of theEuropean Tour, the mainprofessional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1997

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There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of theSouth African Open, which replaced theFNB Players Championship, and the loss of theCatalan Open, theAustrian Open and theScottish Open, which was effectively superseded by theLoch Lomond World Invitational.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[2][3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
26 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia700,000South AfricaErnie Els (4)44ANZ
2 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaA$1,100,000SpainMiguel Ángel Martín (2)40ANZ
9 FebSouth African OpenSouth Africa500,000FijiVijay Singh (7)34AFRNew to European Tour
16 FebDimension Data Pro-AmSouth Africa400,000ZimbabweNick Price (6)26AFRPro-Am
23 FebAlfred Dunhill South African PGA ChampionshipSouth Africa300,000ZimbabweNick Price (7)24AFR
2 MarDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$1,200,000AustraliaRichard Green (1)40
9 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000South AfricaClinton Whitelaw (1)20
16 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal350,000SwedenMichael Jonzon (1)20
23 MarTurespaña Masters Open de CanariasSpain375,000SpainJosé María Olazábal (17)20
30 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal300,000EnglandPeter Mitchell (2)20
13 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$2,700,000United StatesTiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship[c]
20 AprEurope 1 Cannes OpenFrance300,000EnglandStuart Cage (1)20
27 AprPeugeot Open de EspañaSpain500,000EnglandMark James (18)38
4 MayConte of Florence Italian OpenItaly450,000GermanyBernhard Langer (36)28
11 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland700,000GermanyBernhard Langer (37)36
18 MayAlamo English OpenEngland650,000SwedenPer-Ulrik Johansson (4)34
26 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland1,100,000WalesIan Woosnam (29)64Flagship event
1 JunDeutsche Bank Open TPC of EuropeGermany750,000EnglandRoss McFarlane (1)26
8 JunCompaq European Grand PrixEngland650,000ScotlandColin Montgomerie (13)26
15 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000South AfricaErnie Els (5)100Major championship[c]
22 JunVolvo German OpenGermany700,000SpainIgnacio Garrido (1)24
29 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance600,000South AfricaRetief Goosen (2)34
6 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland675,000ScotlandColin Montgomerie (14)38
12 JulGulfstream Loch Lomond World InvitationalScotland800,000United StatesTom Lehman (n/a)50
20 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,600,000United StatesJustin Leonard (n/a)100Major championship
27 JulSun Microsystems Dutch OpenNetherlands700,000GermanySven Strüver (2)20
3 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden750,000SwedenJoakim Haeggman (2)34
10 AugChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic800,000GermanyBernhard Langer (38)24
17 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,600,000United StatesDavis Love III (n/a)100Major championship[c]
24 AugSmurfit European OpenIreland850,000SwedenPer-Ulrik Johansson (5)32
31 AugBMW International OpenGermany750,000SwedenRobert Karlsson (2)36
7 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland800,000ItalyCostantino Rocca (4)32
14 SepTrophée LancômeFrance700,000United StatesMark O'Meara (n/a)42
21 SepOne 2 One British MastersEngland750,000New ZealandGreg Turner (4)30
5 OctLinde German MastersGermany750,000GermanyBernhard Langer (39)38
26 OctOki Pro-AmSpain450,000Republic of IrelandPaul McGinley (2)20
2 NovVolvo MastersSpain1,000,000EnglandLee Westwood (2)28Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)		Winner(s)OWGR
points		Notes
28 SepRyder CupSpainn/a Team Europen/aTeam event
12 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland650,000FijiVijay Singh42Limited-field event
12 OctOpen Novotel PerrierFrancen/aSwedenAnders Forsbrand and
SwedenMichael Jonzon		n/aTeam event
19 OctDunhill CupScotland1,000,000 Team South African/aTeam event
9 NovSubaru Sarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United StatesMark Calcavecchia40
23 NovWorld Cup of GolfUnited StatesUS$1,300,000Republic of IrelandPádraig Harrington and
Republic of IrelandPaul McGinley		n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUS$200,000ScotlandColin Montgomerien/a
4 JanAndersen Consulting World Championship of GolfUnited StatesUS$3,650,000ScotlandColin Montgomerie58Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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TheOrder of Merit was titled as theVolvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inPound sterling.[4][5]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1ScotlandColin Montgomerie798,947
2GermanyBernhard Langer692,398
3EnglandLee Westwood588,718
4Northern IrelandDarren Clarke537,409
5WalesIan Woosnam503,562
6SpainIgnacio Garrido411,479
7South AfricaRetief Goosen394,597
8Republic of IrelandPádraig Harrington388,982
9SpainJosé María Olazábal385,648
10SwedenRobert Karlsson364,542

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the YearScotlandColin Montgomerie[6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearScotlandScott Henderson[7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^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-basedmajor championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^AFR −Southern Africa Tour; ANZ −PGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. ^abcUnofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^"Tour History". European Tour. Archived fromthe original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved17 October 2023.
  2. ^"1997 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved18 October 2023.
  3. ^Hopkins, John (1 November 1996)."Schofield accepts the need for Tour to rebuild confidence".The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 48. Retrieved2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^"European Order of Merit".The Times. London, United Kingdom. 5 November 1997. p. 50. Retrieved2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^"The full Monty...".Cambridge Evening News. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 3 November 1997. p. 27. Retrieved18 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^"Full year for Monty".The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1997. p. 100 (105 in paper). Retrieved18 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.
  7. ^"Henderson rewarded after fine rookie season".The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 10 December 1997. p. 19. Retrieved18 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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