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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 14–17, 1997 |
| Location | Mamaroneck, New York, U.S. 40°57′29″N73°45′14″W / 40.958°N 73.754°W /40.958; -73.754 |
| Course(s) | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,987 yards (6,389 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 77 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $2.6 million |
| Winner's share | $470,000 |
| Champion | |
 Davis Love III | |
| 269 (−11) | |
| Location map | |
The1997 PGA Championship was the 79thPGA Championship, held August 14–17 atWinged Foot Golf Club inMamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast ofNew York City.Davis Love III won his onlymajor championship, five strokes ahead of runner-upJustin Leonard, winner of the1997 Open Championship.[2][3]
The last few holes on Sunday were played in a steady rain. However, when Love reached the final green with the tournament wrapped up, the sun peeked through the clouds and a rainbow appeared in the sky. Many took it as a symbol of Love finally winning his first major after several close calls and of his late father, a PGA professional, approvingly looking down from above.
Love's performance is remembered as one of the best in modern major championship history. Only two players finished within 10 shots of him. The sports analytics expertBill Barnwell statistically identified the victory as the second most dominant win of the modern era (1960–2011), only behindTiger Woods' 15-shot triumph at the2000 U.S. Open.[4]
This was the first PGA Championship at the West Course and the fifth major; it previously hosted fourU.S. Opens (1929,1959,1974, and1984), which later returned in2006 and2020. The tournament was televised byTBS Sports andCBS Sports.
West Course
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis | 446 | 4 | 10 | Pulpit | 190 | 3 | |
| 2 | Elm | 411 | 4 | 11 | Billows | 396 | 4 | |
| 3 | Pinnacle | 216 | 3 | 12 | Cape | 540 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sound View | 460 | 4 | 13 | White Mule | 212 | 3 | |
| 5 | Long Lane | 515 | 5 | 14 | Shamrock | 432 | 4 | |
| 6 | El | 324 | 4 | 15 | Pyramid | 423 | 4 | |
| 7 | Babe-in-the-Woods | 161 | 3 | 16 | Hells Bells | 457 | 4 | |
| 8 | Arena | 442 | 4 | 17 | Well-Well | 449 | 4 | |
| 9 | Meadow | 467 | 4 | 18 | Revelations | 448 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,442 | 35 | In | 3,545 | 35 | |||
| Source:[5] | Total | 6,987 | 70 | |||||
Lengths of the course for previous majors:
Thursday, August 14, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | John Daly | 66 | −4 |
| Davis Love III | |||
| 3 |  Robert Allenby | 67 | −3 |
| T4 | Paul Azinger | 68 | −2 |
| Tom Kite | |||
| Justin Leonard | |||
 Shigeki Maruyama | |||
| Greg Norman | |||
| Chris Perry | |||
| Paul Stankowski | |||
| Bob Tway |
Friday, August 15, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Janzen | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 66-71=137 | −3 |
| T3 | Phil Blackmar | 70-68=138 | −2 |
| Fred Couples | 71-67=138 | ||
| Justin Leonard | 68-70=138 | ||
| Jeff Maggert | 69-69=138 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama | 68-70=138 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | 69-69=138 | ||
 Costantino Rocca | 69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | John Daly | 66-73=139 | −1 |
| Greg Norman | 68-71=139 | ||
| Chris Perry | 68-71=139 | ||
 Vijay Singh | 73-66=139 | ||
| Paul Stankowski | 68-71=139 |
Saturday, August 16, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Justin Leonard | 68-70-65=203 | −7 |
| Davis Love III | 66-71-66=203 | ||
| T3 | Lee Janzen | 69-67-74=210 | E |
| Tom Kite | 68-71-71=210 | ||
| T5 | Fred Couples | 71-67-73=211 | +1 |
| David Duval | 70-70-71=211 | ||
| Scott Hoch | 71-72-68=211 | ||
| Jeff Maggert | 69-69-73=211 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | 69-69-73=211 | ||
| Tiger Woods | 70-70-71=211 |
Sunday, August 17, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 66-71-66-66=269 | −11 | 470,000 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | 68-70-65-71=274 | −6 | 280,000 |
| 3 | Jeff Maggert | 69-69-73-65=276 | −4 | 175,000 |
| 4 | Lee Janzen | 69-67-74-69=279 | −1 | 125,000 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | 68-71-71-70=280 | E | 105,000 |
| T6 | Phil Blackmar | 70-68-74-69=281 | +1 | 85,000 |
| Jim Furyk | 69-72-72-68=281 | |||
| Scott Hoch | 71-72-68-70=281 | |||
| 9 | Tom Byrum | 69-73-70-70=282 | +2 | 70,000 |
| T10 | Tom Lehman | 69-72-72-70=283 | +3 | 60,000 |
| Scott McCarron | 74-71-67-71=283 | |||
| Joey Sindelar | 72-71-71-69=283 |
Source:[6]
