1997 PGA Championship
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1997 PGA Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | August 14 - 17, 1997 |
| Location | Mamaroneck, New York |
| Course(s) | Winged Foot Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,987 |
| Field | 150 players, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $2,600,000 |
| Winner's share | $470,000 |
| Champion | |
| Davis Love III | |
| 269 (-11) | |
The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship held from August 14-17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Davis Love III won his first major championship by five strokes over 1997 Open Championship winner, Justin Leonard.
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Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| T1 | John Daly |  United States |
66 | -4 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
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| 3 | Robert Allenby |  Australia |
67 | -3 |
| T4 | Paul Azinger | United States |
68 | -2 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
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| Justin Leonard | United States |
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| Shigeki Maruyama |  Japan |
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| Greg Norman | Australia |
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| Chris Perry | United States |
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| Paul Stankowski | United States |
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| Bob Tway | United States |
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Janzen | United States |
69-67=136 | -4 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | United States |
66-71=137 | -3 |
| T3 | Phil Blackmar | United States |
70-68=138 | -2 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
71-67=138 | ||
| Justin Leonard | United States |
68-70=138 | ||
| Jeff Maggert | United States |
69-69=138 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama | Japan |
68-70=138 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
69-69=138 | ||
| Costantino Rocca |  Italy |
69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | John Daly | United States |
66-73=139 | -1 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
68-71=139 | ||
| Chris Perry | United States |
68-71=139 | ||
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
73-66=139 | ||
| Paul Stankowski | United States |
68-71=139 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Justin Leonard | United States |
68-70-65=203 | -7 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
66-71-66=203 | ||
| T3 | Lee Janzen | United States |
69-67-74=210 | E |
| Tom Kite | United States |
68-71-71=210 | ||
| T5 | Fred Couples | United States |
71-67-73=211 | +1 |
| David Duval | United States |
70-70-71=211 | ||
| Scott Hoch | United States |
71-72-68=211 | ||
| Jeff Maggert | United States |
69-69-73=211 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
69-69-73=211 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
70-70-71=211 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
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| 1 | Davis Love III | United States |
66-71-66-66=269 | -11 | $470,000 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | United States |
68-70-65-71=274 | -6 | $280,000 |
| 3 | Jeff Maggert | United States |
69-69-73-65=276 | -4 | $175,000 |
| 4 | Lee Janzen | United States |
69-67-74-69=279 | -1 | $125,000 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | United States |
68-71-71-70=280 | E | $105,000 |
| T6 | Phil Blackmar | United States |
70-68-74-69=281 | +1 | $85,000 |
| Jim Furyk | United States |
69-72-72-68=281 | |||
| Scott Hoch | United States |
71-72-68-70=281 | |||
| 9 | Tom Byrum | United States |
69-73-70-70=282 | +2 | $70,000 |
| T10 | Tom Lehman | United States |
69-72-72-70=283 | +3 | $60,000 |
| Scott McCarron | United States |
74-71-67-71=283 | |||
| Joey Sindelar | United States |
72-71-71-69=283 |
External links
| Preceded by 1997 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1998 Masters |
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