1997 Volvo PGA Championship

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1997 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates23–26 May 1997
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field160 players, 79 after cut
Cut147 (+3)
Prize fund€1,122,918
Winner's share€256,676
Champion
Wales Ian Woosnam
275 (−13)
Location Map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
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The 1997 Volvo PGA Championship was the 43rd edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 23–26 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Ian Woosnam won his second Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Darren Clarke, Ernie Els and Nick Faldo.[1][2]

Past champions in the field[]

Thirteen former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Ian Woosnam  Wales 1988 67 68 70 70 275 −13 1
Nick Faldo  England 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989 70 67 70 70 277 −11 T2
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994 72 71 73 70 286 −6 T19
Bernhard Langer  Germany 1987, 1993, 1995 67 75 76 70 288 E T32
Manuel Piñero  Spain 1977 73 74 75 70 292 +4 T54
Costantino Rocca  Italy 1996 70 76 71 77 294 +6 T65

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Tony Johnstone  Zimbabwe 1992 75 74 149 +5
Paul Way  England 1985 76 77 153 +9
Howard Clark  England 1984 74 81 155 +11
Mike Harwood  Australia 1990 77 78 155 +11
Rodger Davis  Australia 1986 75 81 156 +12
Tony Jacklin  England 1972, 1982 79 81 161 +17
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1983, 1991 76 − − WD

Nationalities in the field[]

North America (3) South America (3) Europe (133) Oceania (11) Asia (2) Africa (8)
 Trinidad and Tobago (1)  Argentina (3)  England (68)  Australia (8)  China (1)  South Africa (6)
 United States (2)  Northern Ireland (3)  Fiji (1)  South Korea (1)  Zimbabwe (2)
 Scotland (16)  New Zealand (2)
 Wales (5)
 Ireland (9)
 Denmark (1)
 Finland (1)
 France (3)
 Germany (3)
 Italy (3)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (15)
 Sweden (17)
  Switzerland (1)

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Friday, 23 May 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 66 −6
Eamonn Darcy  Ireland
T3 David Gilford  England 67 −5
Robert Karlsson  Sweden
Bernhard Langer  Germany
Gary Orr  Scotland
Andrew Sherborne  England
Ian Woosnam  Wales
T9 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 68 −4
David Carter  England
Marc Farry  France
Frank Nobilo  New Zealand

Second round[]

Saturday, 24 May 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ian Woosnam  Wales 67-68=135 −9
T2 Nick Faldo  England 70-67=137 −7
David Gilford  England 67-70=137
4 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 69-69=138 −6
T5 Stephen Ames  Trinidad and Tobago 70-69=139 −5
Frank Nobilo  New Zealand 68-71=139
T7 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 73-67=140 −4
Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 66-74=140
Ernie Els  South Africa 69-71=140
T10 Eamonn Darcy  Ireland 66-75=141 −3
Gary Emerson  England 71-70=141
Klas Eriksson  Sweden 70-71=141
Barry Lane  England 69-72=141
Eduardo Romero  Argentina 71-70=141
Philip Walton  Ireland 69-72=141

Third round[]

Sunday, 25 May 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ian Woosnam  Wales 67-68-67=205 −11
2 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 66-74-66=206 −10
T3 Ernie Els  South Africa 69-71-67=207 −9
Nick Faldo  England 70-67-70=207
T5 Stephen Ames  Trinidad and Tobago 70-69-70=209 −7
David Gilford  England 67-70-72=209
T7 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 73-67-70=210 −6
Dennis Edlund  Sweden 70-72-68=210
Barry Lane  England 69-72-69=210
T10 Eduardo Romero  Argentina 71-70-70=211 −5
Philip Walton  Ireland 69-72-70=211

Final round[]

Monday, 26 May 1997

Place Player Country Score To par Money (€)
1 Ian Woosnam  Wales 67-68-70-70=275 −13 256,676
T2 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 66-74-66-71=277 −11 114,833
Ernie Els  South Africa 69-71-67-70=277
Nick Faldo  England 70-67-70-70=277
5 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 69-69-76-64=278 −10 65,296
T6 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 73-67-70-69=279 −9 50,050
David Gilford  England 67-70-72-70=279
8 Dennis Edlund  Sweden 70-72-68-70=280 −8 38,500
9 Lee Westwood  England 70-72-70-69=281 −7 34,342
10 Barry Lane  England 69-72-69-72=282 −6 30,800

References[]

  1. ^ "Round 4 Summary". European Tour. 26 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Woosnam Maintains His Lead, Motors To Victory In Volvo Pga". The Spokesman-Review. 27 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "1997 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". European Tour. 26 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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