1997 European Tour

The 1997 European Tour was the 26th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

1997 European Tour season
Duration23 January 1997 (1997-01-23) – 4 January 1998 (1998-01-04)
Number of official events38
Most wins4 – Bernard Langer
Order of MeritColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearColin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearScott Henderson
← 1996
1998 →

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the fifth year in succession.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1997 European Tour schedule which was made up of 34 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2] There 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Players Championship, and the loss of the Catalan Open, the Austrian Open and the Scottish Open, which was effectively superseded by the Loch Lomond World Invitational.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[3]		 Notes
23–26 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Australia Ernie Els (4) 44 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
30 Jan – 2 Feb Heineken Classic Australia Miguel Ángel Martín (2) 40 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
6–9 Feb South African Open South Africa Vijay Singh (7) 34 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
13–16 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am South Africa Nick Price (6) 26 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
20–23 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa Nick Price (7) 24 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
27 Feb – 2 Mar Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Richard Green (1) 40
6–9 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco Clinton Whitelaw (1) 20
13–16 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal Michael Jonzon (1) 20
20–23 Mar Turespaña Masters Open de Canarias Spain José María Olazábal (17) 20
27–30 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Peter Mitchell (2) 20
10–13 Apr Masters Tournament United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
17–20 Apr Europe 1 Cannes Open France Stuart Cage (1) 20
24–27 Apr Peugeot Open de España Spain Mark James (18) 38
1–4 May Conte of Florence Italian Open Italy Bernhard Langer (36) 28
8–11 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Bernhard Langer (37) 36
15–18 May Alamo English Open England Per-Ulrik Johansson (4) 34
23–26 May Volvo PGA Championship England Ian Woosnam (29) 64 Flagship event
29 May – 1 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany Ross McFarlane (1) 26
5–8 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England Colin Montgomerie (13) 26
12–15 Jun U.S. Open United States Ernie Els (5) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
19–22 Jun Volvo German Open Germany Ignacio Garrido (1) 24
26–29 Jun Peugeot Open de France France Retief Goosen (2) 34
3–6 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Colin Montgomerie (14) 38
9–12 Jul Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational Scotland Tom Lehman (n/a) 50
17–20 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Justin Leonard (n/a) 100 Major championship
24–27 Jul Sun Microsystems Dutch Open Netherlands Sven Strüver (2) 20
31 Jul – 3 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Joakim Haeggman (2) 34
7–10 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic Bernhard Langer (38) 24
14–17 Aug PGA Championship United States Davis Love III (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
21–24 Aug Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland Per-Ulrik Johansson (5) 32
28–31 Aug BMW International Open Germany Robert Karlsson (2) 36
4–7 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Costantino Rocca (4) 32
11–14 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Mark O'Meara (n/a) 42
18–21 Sep One 2 One British Masters England Greg Turner (4) 30
26–28 Sep Ryder Cup Spain  Europe n/a Approved special event; team event
2–5 Oct Linde German Masters Germany Bernhard Langer (39) 38
9–12 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England Vijay Singh (n/a) 42 Approved special event[lower-alpha 1]
9–12 Oct Open Novotel Perrier France Anders Forsbrand (n/a) &
Michael Jonzon (n/a)		 n/a Approved special event; pairs event
16–19 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland  South Africa n/a Approved special event; team event
23–26 Oct Oki Pro-Am Spain Paul McGinley (2) 20
30 Oct – 2 Nov Volvo Masters Spain Lee Westwood (2) 28
6–9 Nov Sarazen World Open United States Mark Calcavecchia (n/a) 40 Approved special event[lower-alpha 1]
20–23 Nov World Cup of Golf United States  Ireland n/a Approved special event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy Colin Montgomerie (n/a) n/a Approved special event; individual prize
3–4 Jan Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United States Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 58 Approved special event[lower-alpha 1]
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospectively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1][4]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland798,947
2Bernhard Langer Germany692,398
3Lee Westwood England588,718
4Darren Clarke Northern Ireland537,409
5Ian Woosnam Wales503,562
6Ignacio Garrido Spain411,479
7Retief Goosen South Africa394,597
8Pádraig Harrington Ireland388,982
9José María Olazábal Spain385,648
10Robert Karlsson Sweden364,542

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearColin Montgomerie Scotland
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearScott Henderson Scotland
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See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. Hopkins, John (1 November 1996). "Schofield accepts the need for Tour to rebuild confidence". The Times. London, England. p. 48. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "Events | European Tour | 1997". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "European Order of Merit". The Times. London, England. 5 November 1997. p. 50. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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