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1997 Volvo PGA Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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1997 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates23–26 May 1997
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 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
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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.

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

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First round

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Friday, 23 May 1997

Place Player Score To par
T1 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 66 −6
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
T3 England David Gilford 67 −5
Sweden Robert Karlsson
Germany Bernhard Langer
Scotland Gary Orr
England Andrew Sherborne
Wales Ian Woosnam
T9 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 68 −4
England David Carter
France Marc Farry
New Zealand Frank Nobilo

Second round

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Saturday, 24 May 1997

Place Player Score To par
1 Wales Ian Woosnam 67-68=135 −9
T2 England Nick Faldo 70-67=137 −7
England David Gilford 67-70=137
4 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 69-69=138 −6
T5 Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames 70-69=139 −5
New Zealand Frank Nobilo 68-71=139
T7 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 73-67=140 −4
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 66-74=140
South Africa Ernie Els 69-71=140
T10 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy 66-75=141 −3
England Gary Emerson 71-70=141
Sweden Klas Eriksson 70-71=141
England Barry Lane 69-72=141
Argentina Eduardo Romero 71-70=141
Republic of Ireland Philip Walton 69-72=141

Third round

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Sunday, 25 May 1997

Place Player Score To par
1 Wales Ian Woosnam 67-68-67=205 −11
2 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 66-74-66=206 −10
T3 South Africa Ernie Els 69-71-67=207 −9
England Nick Faldo 70-67-70=207
T5 Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames 70-69-70=209 −7
England David Gilford 67-70-72=209
T7 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 73-67-70=210 −6
Sweden Dennis Edlund 70-72-68=210
England Barry Lane 69-72-69=210
T10 Argentina Eduardo Romero 71-70-70=211 −5
Republic of Ireland Philip Walton 69-72-70=211

Final round

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Monday, 26 May 1997

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 Wales Ian Woosnam 67-68-70-70=275 −13 256,676
T2 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 66-74-66-71=277 −11 114,833
South Africa Ernie Els 69-71-67-70=277
England Nick Faldo 70-67-70-70=277
5 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 69-69-76-64=278 −10 65,296
T6 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 73-67-70-69=279 −9 50,050
England David Gilford 67-70-72-70=279
8 Sweden Dennis Edlund 70-72-68-70=280 −8 38,500
9 England Lee Westwood 70-72-70-69=281 −7 34,342
10 England Barry Lane 69-72-69-72=282 −6 30,800

References

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  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.