The 1997 European Seniors Tour was the sixth season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
| Duration | 8 May 1997 – 19 October 1997 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins |  Tommy Horton (6) |
| Order of Merit | Tommy Horton |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov | Praia d'El Rey European Cup | Portugal | n/a | European Seniors Tour | New team event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Horton |
158,427 |
| 2 |  Noel Ratcliffe |
86,060 |
| 3 |  Antonio Garrido |
62,671 |
| 4 | Brian Waites |
61,978 |
| 5 | Jim Rhodes |
55,839 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
References
edit- ^ "Senior Past Champions Current Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Senior Past Champions Former Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "1997 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 21 October 1997. p. 37. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.