1997 European Seniors Tour
The 1997 European Seniors Tour was the 6th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.
Tournament results[]
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 10 May | Beko Turkish Seniors Open | Turkey |  Tommy Horton (12)
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| 18 May | AIB Irish Seniors Open | Republic of Ireland | Tommy Horton (13)
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New tournament |
| 1 Jun | Philips PFA Golf Classic | Wales |  (1)
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New tournament |
| 8 Jun | Jersey Seniors Open | Jersey | Tommy Horton (14)
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| 15 Jun | De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic | England | (1)
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| 22 Jun | Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic | England | Neil Coles (4)
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| 28 Jun | Manadens Affarer Seniors Open | Sweden |  Noel Ratcliffe (1)
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New tournament |
| 5 Jul | Lawrence Batley Seniors | England |  Antonio Garrido (2)
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| 13 Jul | Senior German Open | Germany | Noel Ratcliffe (2)
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| 27 Jul | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland |  Gary Player (2)
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| 3 Aug | Shell Wentworth Senior Masters | England | Gary Player (3)
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New tournament |
| 10 Aug | Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open | Switzerland | Brian Waites (3)
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New tournament |
| 25 Aug | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | England | Walter Hall (1)
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| 31 Aug | England | (1)
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| 7 Sep | Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | Tommy Horton (15)
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| 14 Sep | Clubhaus Seniors Classic | England | Tommy Horton (16)
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New tournament |
| 19 Oct | Senior Tournament of Champions | England | Tommy Horton (17)
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New tournament |
| 16 Nov | Praia d'El Rey European Cup | Portugal | Senior European Tour | Team event New tournament |
Details of the winners are available here and here.
Leading money winners[]
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
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| 1 | Tommy Horton | England |
221,798 |
| 2 | Noel Ratcliffe | Australia |
120,484 |
| 3 | Antonio Garrido | Spain |
87,739 |
| 4 | Brian Waites | England |
86,769 |
| 5 | Jim Rhodes | England |
78,175 |
| 6 | Malcolm Gregson | England |
70,736 |
| 7 | José María Cañizares | Spain |
68,537 |
| 8 | David Creamer | England |
63,883 |
| 9 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
59,977 |
| 10 | England |
58,055 |
Source: [1].
External links[]
Categories:
- European Senior Tour
- 1997 in golf