1997 Nike Tour Explained

Year:1997
Tour:Nike Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:29
Most Wins: Chris Smith (3)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Chris Smith
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Chris Smith
Prevseason:1996
Nextseason:1998

The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerNotes
Feb 2 Florida 200,000 Ryan Howison (1) New tournament
Feb 23 California 200,000 Mark Carnevale (1)
Mar 16 Mexico 225,000 Mike Small (1)
Mar 30 Louisiana 300,000 Joe Daley (1)
Apr 6 Texas 200,000 Eric Booker (1) New tournament
Apr 20 Mississippi 200,000 Jeff Brehaut (2)
Apr 27 Alabama 200,000 John Elliott (2)
May 4 South Carolina 200,000 Harrison Frazar (1)
May 11 North Carolina 200,000 Ahmad Bateman (1)
May 18 Virginia 225,000 Jeff Julian (1)
Jun 1 South Carolina 200,000 Chris Smith (3)
Jun 8 Tennessee 200,000 Dave Rummells (2)
Jun 15 Ohio 200,000 Trevor Dodds (2)
Jun 22 Ohio 200,000 Mike Small (2)
Jul 6 Pennsylvania 200,000 Barry Cheesman (2) New tournament
Jul 13 New Jersey 200,000 Matt Gogel (2)
Jul 20 Missouri 200,000 Todd Gleaton (1)
Jul 27 Kansas 200,000 Ben Bates (1)
Aug 3 South Dakota 200,000 Chris Smith (4)
Aug 10 Nebraska 200,000 Chris Smith (5)
Aug 17 Missouri 200,000 Chris DiMarco (1)
Aug 24 Texas 200,000 Paul Gow (1)
Sep 7 Colorado 200,000 Pat Bates (2)
Sep 14 California 200,000 R. W. Eaks (3)
Sep 21 Idaho 275,000 Iain Steel (1)
Sep 28 Washington 200,000 Todd Gleaton (2)
Oct 5 Washington 200,000 Kevin Johnson (1)
Oct 12 Louisiana 200,000 Mark Wurtz (1)
Oct 19 Alabama 300,000 Steve Flesch (1) Tour Championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] [4] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1998 PGA Tour.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 225,201
2 184,997
3 135,513
4 133,190
5 130,983

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Web.com Tour chronology . PGA Tour . October 4, 2016 . October 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005124037/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/C55EC568ADC442D2852576E7005C2F3E?openDocument.
  2. Web site: 1998 Nike Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 12 May 2024.
  3. Web site: 1997 money list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102084856/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/1997/109.html . 2 November 2007 . 2 September 2023.
  4. News: Flesch wins Nike tourney . The Albany Herald . Albany, Georgia . 21 October 1997 . 1 (4D in paper) . 2 September 2023 . Google News Archive . Chris Smith, a three-time winner this year who topped the money list with $225,201....
  5. Web site: Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status . PGA Tour . October 4, 2016 . October 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005125250/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/70407D3F5A9D7AA3852576D200718739?openDocument.
  6. News: Smith gets hungry . The Rochester Sentinel . Rochester, New York . 9 March 2000 . 1 . 2 September 2023 . Google News Archive . That year he was first on the Nike money list and Nike player of the year..