Duration | January 30, 1997 | – October 19, 1997
---|---|
Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | Chris Smith (3) |
Money list | Chris Smith |
Player of the Year | Chris Smith |
←
1996
1998 → |
The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
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 | Ryan Howison (1) | New tournament |
Feb 23 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | Mark Carnevale (1) | |
Mar 16 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | Mike Small (1) | |
Mar 30 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 300,000 | Joe Daley (1) | |
Apr 6 | Nike Greater Austin Open | Texas | 200,000 | Eric Booker (1) | New tournament |
Apr 20 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | Jeff Brehaut (2) | |
Apr 27 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | John Elliott (2) | |
May 4 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Harrison Frazar (1) | |
May 11 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | Ahmad Bateman (1) | |
May 18 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 225,000 | Jeff Julian (1) | |
Jun 1 | Nike Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Chris Smith (3) | |
Jun 8 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | Dave Rummells (2) | |
Jun 15 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | Trevor Dodds (2) | |
Jun 22 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | Mike Small (2) | |
Jul 6 | Nike Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | Barry Cheesman (2) | New tournament |
Jul 13 | Nike Laurel Creek Classic | New Jersey | 200,000 | Matt Gogel (2) | |
Jul 20 | Nike St. Louis Golf Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | Todd Gleaton (1) | |
Jul 27 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | Ben Bates (1) | |
Aug 3 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 200,000 | Chris Smith (4) | |
Aug 10 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 200,000 | Chris Smith (5) [b] | |
Aug 17 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | Chris DiMarco (1) | |
Aug 24 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | Paul Gow (1) | |
Sep 7 | Nike Colorado Classic | Colorado | 200,000 | Pat Bates (2) | |
Sep 14 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 200,000 | R. W. Eaks (3) | |
Sep 21 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 275,000 | Iain Steel (1) | |
Sep 28 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 | Todd Gleaton (2) | |
Oct 5 | Nike Puget Sound Open | Washington | 200,000 | Kevin Johnson (1) | |
Oct 12 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | Mark Wurtz (1) | |
Oct 19 | Nike Tour Championship | Alabama | 300,000 | Steve Flesch (1) | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 1997 Nike Tour graduates.
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 | Chris Smith | 225,201 |
2 | Mark Carnevale | 184,997 |
3 | Chris DiMarco | 135,513 |
4 | Steve Flesch | 133,190 |
5 | Trevor Dodds | 130,983 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | Chris Smith | [7] |
Chris Smith completed a record-breaking performance in the Omaha Classic to earn the Nike Tour's first "Battlefield promotion" to the PGA Tour.
Chris Smith, a three-time winner this year who topped the money list with $225,201...
That year he was first on the Nike money list and Nike player of the year.
Duration | January 30, 1997 | – October 19, 1997
---|---|
Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | Chris Smith (3) |
Money list | Chris Smith |
Player of the Year | Chris Smith |
←
1996
1998 → |
The 1997 Nike Tour was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. [1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( US$) |
Winner [a] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 2 | Nike Lakeland Classic | Florida | 200,000 | Ryan Howison (1) | New tournament |
Feb 23 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | Mark Carnevale (1) | |
Mar 16 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | Mike Small (1) | |
Mar 30 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 300,000 | Joe Daley (1) | |
Apr 6 | Nike Greater Austin Open | Texas | 200,000 | Eric Booker (1) | New tournament |
Apr 20 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | Jeff Brehaut (2) | |
Apr 27 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | John Elliott (2) | |
May 4 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Harrison Frazar (1) | |
May 11 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | Ahmad Bateman (1) | |
May 18 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 225,000 | Jeff Julian (1) | |
Jun 1 | Nike Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Chris Smith (3) | |
Jun 8 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | Dave Rummells (2) | |
Jun 15 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | Trevor Dodds (2) | |
Jun 22 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | Mike Small (2) | |
Jul 6 | Nike Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | Barry Cheesman (2) | New tournament |
Jul 13 | Nike Laurel Creek Classic | New Jersey | 200,000 | Matt Gogel (2) | |
Jul 20 | Nike St. Louis Golf Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | Todd Gleaton (1) | |
Jul 27 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | Ben Bates (1) | |
Aug 3 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 200,000 | Chris Smith (4) | |
Aug 10 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 200,000 | Chris Smith (5) [b] | |
Aug 17 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | Chris DiMarco (1) | |
Aug 24 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | Paul Gow (1) | |
Sep 7 | Nike Colorado Classic | Colorado | 200,000 | Pat Bates (2) | |
Sep 14 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 200,000 | R. W. Eaks (3) | |
Sep 21 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 275,000 | Iain Steel (1) | |
Sep 28 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 | Todd Gleaton (2) | |
Oct 5 | Nike Puget Sound Open | Washington | 200,000 | Kevin Johnson (1) | |
Oct 12 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | Mark Wurtz (1) | |
Oct 19 | Nike Tour Championship | Alabama | 300,000 | Steve Flesch (1) | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 1997 Nike Tour graduates.
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 | Chris Smith | 225,201 |
2 | Mark Carnevale | 184,997 |
3 | Chris DiMarco | 135,513 |
4 | Steve Flesch | 133,190 |
5 | Trevor Dodds | 130,983 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | Chris Smith | [7] |
Chris Smith completed a record-breaking performance in the Omaha Classic to earn the Nike Tour's first "Battlefield promotion" to the PGA Tour.
Chris Smith, a three-time winner this year who topped the money list with $225,201...
That year he was first on the Nike money list and Nike player of the year.