1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 38 players who earned 1998 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1997.[1]

#PlayerPGA Tour
starts
Cuts
made
Notes
1 Scott Verplank2551312 PGA Tour wins
2 Blaine McCallister4052345 PGA Tour wins
T3 Lee Porter5716
T3 Stephen Ames332 European Tour wins; 1 Nike Tour win
T5 Spike McRoy287
T5 Franklin Langham36151 Nike Tour win
T7 Sonny Skinner83322 Nike Tour wins
T7 Jim McGovern2271251 PGA Tour win
T9 Bob Gilder6033986 PGA Tour wins
T9 John Riegger5517
T9 Bruce Fleisher4342671 PGA Tour win
T9 Richie Coughlan00
T9 Vance Veazey00
T9 Guy Hill31
T9 Hugh Royer III66254 Nike Tour wins
T9 Kent Jones21
T17 Niclas Fasth003 Challenge Tour wins
T17 Kevin Wentworth10
T17 J. P. Hayes88421 Nike Tour win
T20 Tim Conley26102 Nike Tour wins
T20 Jim Estes601 Nike Tour win
T20 Esteban Toledo3312
T20 Steve Jurgensen38201 Nike Tour win
T20 Keith Nolan00
T20 Tom Pernice Jr.16362
T26 John Morse114601 PGA Tour win
T26 Clark Dennis146631 Nike Tour win
T26 Craig Barlow10
T26 Bradley Hughes48224 PGA Tour of Australasia wins
T26 Dicky Pride118451 PGA Tour win
T26 Mike Weir164
T26 Jeff Gallagher35121 Nike Tour win
T33 Bob Friend47221 Nike Tour win
T33 Iain Steel101 Nike Tour win
T33 Mark Wurtz58281 Nike Tour win
T33 Bobby Gage20
T33 Tim Loustalot2462 Nike Tour wins
T33 Lan Gooch30

  PGA Tour rookie in 1998

1998 Results

PlayerStartsCuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings ($)
Scott Verplank27222181,223,436
Blaine McCallister3022T11125228,304
Lee Porter3017395325,415
Stephen Ames*1610383357,859
Spike McRoy3212T6145179,770
Franklin Langham3018T2117248,412
Sonny Skinner3114T20179109,418
Jim McGovern2818T25180106,726
Bob Gilder3112T9143186,913
John Riegger2916T20162150,874
Bruce Fleisher25134134201,086
Richie Coughlan*3118T9151174,035
Vance Veazey*296T3321241,145
Guy Hill*2711T2419971,495
Hugh Royer III3111T5166143,963
Kent Jones*2917T12171133,339
Niclas Fasth*153T3024520,360
Kevin Wentworth*2812T9119245,174
J. P. Hayes2212Win51555,272
Tim Conley26105169140,355
Jim Estes*268T1619773,438
Esteban Toledo3018T393327,244
Steve Jurgensen2920T618788,783
Keith Nolan*254T4725117,203
Tom Pernice Jr.2715255520,400
John Morse237T1721043,140
Clark Dennis2614T375401,440
Craig Barlow*2913T1418398,111
Bradley Hughes2310T280370,767
Dicky Pride264T2723427,680
Mike Weir*2713T5131218,967
Jeff Gallagher2918T6113259,769
Bob Friend3014257491,189
Iain Steel*247T4023229,143
Mark Wurtz234T1721340,215
Bobby Gage*235T2222533,881
Tim Loustalot2411T2152172,918
Lan Gooch*221T483403,173

*PGA Tour rookie in 1998
T = Tied
  The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished inside the top 125)
  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150)
  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished outside the top 150)

Winners on the PGA Tour in 1998

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 Jun 14 J. P. Hayes Buick Classic –12 (66-67-68=201) Playoff Jim Furyk

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1998

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 Apr 26 Scott Verplank
Lost in playoff
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic Trevor Dodds –12 (68-69-70-69=276) –12 (67-71-66-72=276)
2–3 Jul 19 Franklin Langham Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Fred Funk –18 (69-64-69-68=270) –16 (67-67-70-68=272)
Tim Loustalot –16 (69-69-68-66=272)
4 Jul 26 Bradley Hughes CVS Charity Classic Steve Pate –15 (70-65-67-67=269) –14 (68-69-67-66=270)
5 Aug 9 Scott Verplank (2) Buick Open Billy Mayfair –17 (70-69-65-67=271) –15 (71-67-71-64=273)
6 Aug 17 Tom Pernice Jr. AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Phil Mickelson –14 (65-70-67=202) –13 (67-69-67=203)
7 Sep 13 Bob Friend
Lost in playoff
Bell Canadian Open Billy Andrade –11 (68-69-69-69=275) –11 (69-67-68-71=275)

See also

References

  1. "PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament results". The Oklahoman. December 9, 1997. p. 26.
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