1997 Nike Tour
Duration | January 30, 1997 | – October 19, 1997
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
← 1996 1998 → |
The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 2 | Nike Lakeland Classic | Florida | 200,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Feb 23 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 16 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 30 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 300,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 6 | Nike Greater Austin Open | Texas | 200,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Apr 20 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 27 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 4 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 11 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 18 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 225,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 1 | Nike Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 8 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 15 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 22 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 6 | Nike Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Jul 13 | Nike Laurel Creek Classic | New Jersey | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 20 | Nike St. Louis Golf Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 27 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 3 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 10 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 17 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 24 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 7 | Nike Colorado Classic | Colorado | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 14 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 21 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 275,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 28 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 5 | Nike Puget Sound Open | Washington | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 12 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 19 | Nike Tour Championship | Alabama | 300,000 | ![]() | Tour Championship |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1998 PGA Tour.[6]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 225,201 |
2 | ![]() | 184,997 |
3 | ![]() | 135,513 |
4 | ![]() | 133,190 |
5 | ![]() | 130,983 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ Smith earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1998 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hoosier Shatters Nike Tour Records". Times-Union. Albany, New York. August 11, 1997. p. 11 (2B in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Chris Smith completed a record-breaking performance in the Omaha Classic to earn the Nike Tour's first "Battlefield promotion" to the PGA Tour.
- ^ "1997 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Flesch wins Nike tourney". The Albany Herald. Albany, Georgia. October 21, 1997. p. 1 (4D in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Chris Smith, a three-time winner this year who topped the money list with $225,201...
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Smith gets hungry". The Rochester Sentinel. Rochester, New York. March 9, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
That year he was first on the Nike money list and Nike player of the year.