1997 Volvo PGA Championship

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.

1997 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates23–26 May 1997
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
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 fund1,122,918
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
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey

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

First round

Friday, 23 May 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Northern Ireland Darren Clarke66−6
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
T3England David Gilford67−5
Sweden Robert Karlsson
Germany Bernhard Langer
Scotland Gary Orr
England Andrew Sherborne
Wales Ian Woosnam
T9Denmark Thomas Bjørn68−4
England David Carter
France Marc Farry
New Zealand Frank Nobilo

Second round

Saturday, 24 May 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Wales Ian Woosnam67-68=135−9
T2England Nick Faldo70-67=137−7
England David Gilford67-70=137
4Scotland Colin Montgomerie69-69=138−6
T5Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames70-69=139−5
New Zealand Frank Nobilo68-71=139
T7Argentina Ángel Cabrera73-67=140−4
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke66-74=140
South Africa Ernie Els69-71=140
T10Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy66-75=141−3
England Gary Emerson71-70=141
Sweden Klas Eriksson70-71=141
England Barry Lane69-72=141
Argentina Eduardo Romero71-70=141
Republic of Ireland Philip Walton69-72=141

Third round

Sunday, 25 May 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Wales Ian Woosnam67-68-67=205−11
2Northern Ireland Darren Clarke66-74-66=206−10
T3South Africa Ernie Els69-71-67=207−9
England Nick Faldo70-67-70=207
T5Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames70-69-70=209−7
England David Gilford67-70-72=209
T7Argentina Ángel Cabrera73-67-70=210−6
Sweden Dennis Edlund70-72-68=210
England Barry Lane69-72-69=210
T10Argentina Eduardo Romero71-70-70=211−5
Republic of Ireland Philip Walton69-72-70=211

Final round

Monday, 26 May 1997

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
1Wales Ian Woosnam67-68-70-70=275−13256,676
T2Northern Ireland Darren Clarke66-74-66-71=277−11114,833
South Africa Ernie Els69-71-67-70=277
England Nick Faldo70-67-70-70=277
5Scotland Colin Montgomerie69-69-76-64=278−1065,296
T6Argentina Ángel Cabrera73-67-70-69=279−950,050
England David Gilford67-70-72-70=279
8Sweden Dennis Edlund70-72-68-70=280−838,500
9England Lee Westwood70-72-70-69=281−734,342
10England Barry Lane69-72-69-72=282−630,800

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.
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