1997 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 14–17, 1997
LocationMamaroneck, New York
Course(s)Winged Foot Golf Club,
West Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,987 yards (6,389 m)
Field150 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund$2.6 million
Winner's share$470,000
Champion
United States Davis Love III
269 (−11)
Winged Foot Golf Club is located in the United States
Winged Foot Golf Club
Winged Foot Golf Club
Location in the United States

The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship, held August 14–17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Davis Love III won his only major championship, five strokes ahead of runner-up Justin Leonard, winner of the 1997 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 peaked 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 expert Bill Barnwell statistically identified the victory as the second most dominant win of the modern era (1960–2011), only behind Tiger Woods' 15-shot triumph at the 2000 U.S. Open.[4]

This was the first PGA Championship at the West Course and the fifth major; it previously hosted four U.S. Opens (1929, 1959, 1974, and 1984), which later returned in 2006 and 2020. The tournament was televised by TBS Sports and CBS Sports.

Course layout

West Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Genesis446410Pulpit1903
2Elm411411Billows3964
3Pinnacle216312Cape5405
4Sound View460413White Mule2123
5Long Lane515514Shamrock4324
6El324415Pyramid4234
7Babe-in-the-Woods161316Hells Bells4574
8Arena442417Well-Well4494
9Meadow467418Revelations4484
Out3,44235In3,54535
Source:[5]Total6,98770

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 14, 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States John Daly66−4
United States Davis Love III
3Australia Robert Allenby67−3
T4United States Paul Azinger68−2
United States Tom Kite
United States Justin Leonard
Japan Shigeki Maruyama
Australia Greg Norman
United States Chris Perry
United States Paul Stankowski
United States Bob Tway

Second round

Friday, August 15, 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Lee Janzen69-67=136−4
2United States Davis Love III66-71=137−3
T3United States Phil Blackmar70-68=138−2
United States Fred Couples71-67=138
United States Justin Leonard68-70=138
United States Jeff Maggert69-69=138
Japan Shigeki Maruyama68-70=138
United States Phil Mickelson69-69=138
Italy Costantino Rocca69-69=138
T10United States John Daly66-73=139−1
Australia Greg Norman68-71=139
United States Chris Perry68-71=139
Fiji Vijay Singh73-66=139
United States Paul Stankowski68-71=139

Third round

Saturday, August 16, 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Justin Leonard68-70-65=203−7
United States Davis Love III66-71-66=203
T3United States Lee Janzen69-67-74=210E
United States Tom Kite68-71-71=210
T5United States Fred Couples71-67-73=211+1
United States David Duval70-70-71=211
United States Scott Hoch71-72-68=211
United States Jeff Maggert69-69-73=211
United States Phil Mickelson69-69-73=211
United States Tiger Woods70-70-71=211

Final round

Sunday, August 17, 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Davis Love III66-71-66-66=269−11470,000
2United States Justin Leonard68-70-65-71=274−6280,000
3United States Jeff Maggert69-69-73-65=276−4175,000
4United States Lee Janzen69-67-74-69=279−1125,000
5United States Tom Kite68-71-71-70=280E105,000
T6United States Phil Blackmar70-68-74-69=281+185,000
United States Jim Furyk69-72-72-68=281
United States Scott Hoch71-72-68-70=281
9United States Tom Byrum69-73-70-70=282+270,000
T10United States Tom Lehman69-72-72-70=283+360,000
United States Scott McCarron74-71-67-71=283
United States Joey Sindelar72-71-71-69=283

Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Info for: 1997 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ Diaz, Jaime (August 25, 1997). "At long last, Love". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  3. ↑ Parascenzo, Marino (August 18, 1997). "Color this one special". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  4. ↑ Barnwell, Bill (June 24, 2011). "Relative Dominance". Grantland. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ D'Amato, Gary (August 14, 1997). "1997 PGA Championship: course". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. p. 6C.
  6. ↑ "1997 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

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