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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–26 May 1997 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 160 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | €1,122,918 |
| Winner's share | €256,676 |
| Champion | |
 Ian Woosnam | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
Ian Woosnam won his second Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Darren Clarke, Ernie Els and Nick Faldo.[1][2]
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Friday, 23 May 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Darren Clarke |
66 | −6 |
 Eamonn Darcy
| |||
| T3 |  David Gilford |
67 | −5 |
 Robert Karlsson
| |||
 Bernhard Langer
| |||
 Gary Orr
| |||
| Andrew Sherborne
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| Ian Woosnam
| |||
| T9 |  Thomas Bjørn |
68 | −4 |
| David Carter
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 Marc Farry
| |||
 Frank Nobilo
|
Second round edit
Saturday, 24 May 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam |
67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo |
70-67=137 | −7 |
| David Gilford |
67-70=137 | ||
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie |
69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 |  Stephen Ames |
70-69=139 | −5 |
| Frank Nobilo |
68-71=139 | ||
| T7 |  Ángel Cabrera |
73-67=140 | −4 |
| Darren Clarke |
66-74=140 | ||
 Ernie Els |
69-71=140 | ||
| T10 | Eamonn Darcy |
66-75=141 | −3 |
| Gary Emerson |
71-70=141 | ||
| Klas Eriksson |
70-71=141 | ||
| Barry Lane |
69-72=141 | ||
| Eduardo Romero |
71-70=141 | ||
| Philip Walton |
69-72=141 |
Third round edit
Sunday, 25 May 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam |
67-68-67=205 | −11 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke |
66-74-66=206 | −10 |
| T3 | Ernie Els |
69-71-67=207 | −9 |
| Nick Faldo |
70-67-70=207 | ||
| T5 | Stephen Ames |
70-69-70=209 | −7 |
| David Gilford |
67-70-72=209 | ||
| T7 | Ángel Cabrera |
73-67-70=210 | −6 |
| Dennis Edlund |
70-72-68=210 | ||
| Barry Lane |
69-72-69=210 | ||
| T10 | Eduardo Romero |
71-70-70=211 | −5 |
| Philip Walton |
69-72-70=211 |
Final round edit
Monday, 26 May 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam |
67-68-70-70=275 | −13 | 256,676 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke |
66-74-66-71=277 | −11 | 114,833 |
| Ernie Els |
69-71-67-70=277 | |||
| Nick Faldo |
70-67-70-70=277 | |||
| 5 | Colin Montgomerie |
69-69-76-64=278 | −10 | 65,296 |
| T6 | Ángel Cabrera |
73-67-70-69=279 | −9 | 50,050 |
| David Gilford |
67-70-72-70=279 | |||
| 8 | Dennis Edlund |
70-72-68-70=280 | −8 | 38,500 |
| 9 | Lee Westwood |
70-72-70-69=281 | −7 | 34,342 |
| 10 | Barry Lane |
69-72-69-72=282 | −6 | 30,800 |
References edit
- ^ "Round 4 Summary". European Tour. 26 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Woosnam Maintains His Lead, Motors To Victory In Volvo Pga". The Spokesman-Review. 27 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.