1997 European Seniors Tour

The 1997 European Seniors Tour was the 6th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.

Tournament results

The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
10 May Beko Turkish Seniors Open Turkey England Tommy Horton (12)
18 May AIB Irish Seniors Open Republic of Ireland England Tommy Horton (13) New tournament
1 Jun Philips PFA Golf Classic Wales United States Deray Simon (1) New tournament
8 Jun Jersey Seniors Open Jersey England Tommy Horton (14)
15 Jun De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic England United States T. R. Jones (1)
22 Jun Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic England England Neil Coles (4)
28 Jun Manadens Affarer Seniors Open Sweden Australia Noel Ratcliffe (1) New tournament
5 Jul Lawrence Batley Seniors England Spain Antonio Garrido (2)
13 Jul Senior German Open Germany Australia Noel Ratcliffe (2)
27 Jul Senior British Open Northern Ireland South Africa Gary Player (2)
3 Aug Shell Wentworth Senior Masters England South Africa Gary Player (3) New tournament
10 Aug Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open Switzerland England Brian Waites (3) New tournament
25 Aug The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship England England Walter Hall (1)
31 Aug Motor Seniors Classic England England Ian Richardson (1)
7 Sep Scottish Seniors Open Scotland England Tommy Horton (15)
14 Sep Clubhaus Seniors Classic England England Tommy Horton (16) New tournament
19 Oct Senior Tournament of Champions England England Tommy Horton (17) New tournament
16 Nov Praia d'El Rey European Cup Portugal Senior European Tour Team event
New tournament

Details of the winners are available here and here.

Leading money winners

RankPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Tommy Horton England221,798
2Noel Ratcliffe Australia120,484
3Antonio Garrido Spain87,739
4Brian Waites England86,769
5Jim Rhodes England78,175
6Malcolm Gregson England70,736
7José María Cañizares Spain68,537
8David Creamer England63,883
9Maurice Bembridge England59,977
10Ian Richardson England58,055

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