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1997 Nike Tour

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1997 Nike Tour season
DurationJanuary 30, 1997 (1997-01-30) – October 19, 1997 (1997-10-19)
Number of official events29
Most winsUnited States Chris Smith (3)
Money listUnited States Chris Smith
Player of the YearUnited States Chris Smith
1996
1998

The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Feb 2 Nike Lakeland Classic Florida 200,000 United States Ryan Howison (1) New tournament
Feb 23 Nike Inland Empire Open California 200,000 United States Mark Carnevale (1)
Mar 16 Nike Monterrey Open Mexico 225,000 United States Mike Small (1)
Mar 30 Nike Louisiana Open Louisiana 300,000 United States Joe Daley (1)
Apr 6 Nike Greater Austin Open Texas 200,000 United States Eric Booker (1) New tournament
Apr 20 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic Mississippi 200,000 United States Jeff Brehaut (2)
Apr 27 Nike Alabama Classic Alabama 200,000 United States John Elliott (2)
May 4 Nike South Carolina Classic South Carolina 200,000 United States Harrison Frazar (1)
May 11 Nike Carolina Classic North Carolina 200,000 Canada Ahmad Bateman (1)
May 18 Nike Dominion Open Virginia 225,000 United States Jeff Julian (1)
Jun 1 Nike Upstate Classic South Carolina 200,000 United States Chris Smith (3)
Jun 8 Nike Knoxville Open Tennessee 200,000 United States Dave Rummells (2)
Jun 15 Nike Miami Valley Open Ohio 200,000 Namibia Trevor Dodds (2)
Jun 22 Nike Cleveland Open Ohio 200,000 United States Mike Small (2)
Jul 6 Nike Hershey Open Pennsylvania 200,000 United States Barry Cheesman (2) New tournament
Jul 13 Nike Laurel Creek Classic New Jersey 200,000 United States Matt Gogel (2)
Jul 20 Nike St. Louis Golf Classic Missouri 200,000 United States Todd Gleaton (1)
Jul 27 Nike Wichita Open Kansas 200,000 United States Ben Bates (1)
Aug 3 Nike Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota 200,000 United States Chris Smith (4)
Aug 10 Nike Omaha Classic Nebraska 200,000 United States Chris Smith (5)[b]
Aug 17 Nike Ozarks Open Missouri 200,000 United States Chris DiMarco (1)
Aug 24 Nike Permian Basin Open Texas 200,000 Australia Paul Gow (1)
Sep 7 Nike Colorado Classic Colorado 200,000 United States Pat Bates (2)
Sep 14 Nike San Jose Open California 200,000 United States R. W. Eaks (3)
Sep 21 Nike Boise Open Idaho 275,000 Malaysia Iain Steel (1)
Sep 28 Nike Tri-Cities Open Washington 200,000 United States Todd Gleaton (2)
Oct 5 Nike Puget Sound Open Washington 200,000 United States Kevin Johnson (1)
Oct 12 Nike Shreveport Open Louisiana 200,000 United States Mark Wurtz (1)
Oct 19 Nike Tour Championship Alabama 300,000 United States Steve Flesch (1) Tour Championship

Money list

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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 ($)
1 United States Chris Smith 225,201
2 United States Mark Carnevale 184,997
3 United States Chris DiMarco 135,513
4 United States Steve Flesch 133,190
5 Namibia Trevor Dodds 130,983

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year United States Chris Smith [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Smith earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1998 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "1997 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "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...
  6. ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
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