{{short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 1997 | tour = PGA of Japan Tour | image = | pixels = | caption = | regular_season = {{start date|1997|3|13|df=y}} – {{end date|1997|12|14|df=y}} | no_of_events = 36 | most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (5) | honor1 = Money list | honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = [[1996 PGA of Japan Tour|1996]] | nextseason = [[1998 PGA of Japan Tour|1998]] }} The '''1997 PGA of Japan Tour''' was the 25th season of the [[PGA of Japan Tour]], the main [[professional golf tour]] in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=1&year=1997 |title=1997 Tour Tournaments |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse<br>([[Japanese yen|¥]]) !! Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.}} !! [[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points !! Other<br>tours{{efn|name=tour|AGC − [[Asia Golf Circuit]].}} !! Notes |- |16 Mar |[[Token Corporation Cup]] |Kagoshima |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (83) |align=center|22 | | |- |23 Mar |[[Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open]] |Shizuoka |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hisayuki Sasaki]] (3) |align=center|18 | | |- |30 Mar |[[Just System KSB Open]] |Okayama |align=right|70,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Keiichiro Fukabori]] (1) |align=center|16 | | |- |6 Apr |[[Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup]] |Ibaraki |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Teravainen]] (2) |align=center|16 | | |- |20 Apr |[[Tsuruya Open]] |Hyōgo |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Mitsuo Harada]] (1) |align=center|16 | | |- |27 Apr |[[Kirin Open]] |Ibaraki |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Kim Jong-duck]] (1) |align=center|22 |[[1996–97 Asia Golf Circuit|AGC]] | |- |4 May |[[The Crowns]] |Aichi |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (84) |align=center|36 | | |- |11 May |[[Fujisankei Classic]] |Shizuoka |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kenichi Kuboya]] (1) |align=center|22 | | |- |18 May |[[Japan PGA Championship]] |Ibaraki |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] (4) |align=center|22 | | |- |25 May |[[Ube Kosan Open]] |Yamaguchi |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigenori Mori]] (2) |align=center|16 | | |- |1 Jun |[[Mitsubishi Galant Tournament]] |Hyōgo |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (85) |align=center|18 | | |- |8 Jun |[[JCB Classic Sendai]] |Miyagi |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Nobuhito Sato]] (1) |align=center|18 | | |- |15 Jun |[[Sapporo Tokyu Open]] |Hokkaidō |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hirofumi Miyase]] (1) |align=center|16 | | |- |22 Jun |[[Yomiuri Open]] |Hyōgo |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] (5) |align=center|18 | | |- |29 Jun |[[Mizuno Open]] |Ishikawa |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]] (9) |align=center|22 | | |- |6 Jul |[[PGA Philanthropy Tournament]] |Yamanashi |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] (24) |align=center|16 | | |- |13 Jul |[[Yonex Open Hiroshima]] |Hiroshima |align=right|80,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] (25) |align=center|16 | | |- |27 Jul |[[Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial]] |Ibaraki |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Yeh Chang-ting]] (1) |align=center|20 | | |- |3 Aug |[[NST Niigata Open Golf Championship]] |Niigata |align=right|60,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kazuhiko Hosokawa]] (4) |align=center|16 | | |- |10 Aug |[[Sanko Grand Summer Championship]] |Gunma |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shoichi Kuwabara]] (1) |align=center|16 | | |- |17 Aug |[[Acom International]] |Fukushima |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kazuo Kanayama]] (1) |align=center|16 | | |- |31 Aug |[[Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta]] |Fukuoka |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (86) |align=center|18 | | |- |7 Sep |[[Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup]] |Hokkaidō |align=right|80,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] (6) |align=center|18 | | |- |14 Sep |[[Suntory Open]] |Chiba |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] (1) |align=center|26 | | |- |21 Sep |[[ANA Open]] |Hokkaidō |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shinichi Yokota]] (1) |align=center|28 | | |- |28 Sep |[[Gene Sarazen Jun Classic]] |Tochigi |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|COL}} [[Eduardo Herrera (golfer)|Eduardo Herrera]] (3) |align=center|22 | | |-style="background:#f2ecce;" |5 Oct |[[Japan Open Golf Championship]] |Fukuoka |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Parry]] (n/a) |align=center|32 | |Flagship event |- |12 Oct |[[Tokai Classic]] |Aichi |align=right|110,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandt Jobe]] (2) |align=center|24 | | |- |19 Oct |[[Golf Digest Tournament]] |Shizuoka |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandt Jobe]] (3) |align=center|16 | | |- |26 Oct |[[Bridgestone Open]] |Chiba |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] (87) |align=center|28 | | |- |2 Nov |[[Philip Morris Championship]] |Hyōgo |align=right|200,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]] (10) |align=center|26 | | |- |16 Nov |[[Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters]] |Shizuoka |align=right|150,000,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Westwood]] (n/a) |align=center|36 | | |- |23 Nov |[[Dunlop Phoenix Tournament]] |Miyazaki |align=right|200,000,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] (n/a) |align=center|38 | | |- |30 Nov |[[Casio World Open]] |Kagoshima |align=right|150,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Mitsutaka Kusakabe]] (2) |align=center|28 | | |- |7 Dec |[[Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup]] |Tokyo |align=right|100,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] (7) |align=center|22 | | |- |14 Dec |[[Daikyo Open]] |Okinawa |align=right|120,000,000 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kenichi Kuboya]] (2) |align=center|16 | | |}

==Money list== The [[Japan Golf Tour#Money list winners|money list]] was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in [[Japanese yen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/stats/tour/money_ranking_all?year=1997 |title=1997 Money Rankings |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ([[Japanese yen|¥]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] || align=center|170,847,633 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]] || align=center|152,774,420 |- | align=center|3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]] || align=center|111,153,198 |- | align=center|4 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] || align=center|96,994,361 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tateo Ozaki]] || align=center|77,555,311 |}

==Japan Challenge Tour== {{Infobox golf season | year = 1997 | tour = Japan Challenge Tour | image = | pixels = | caption = | regular_season = {{start date|1997|3|27|df=y}} – {{end date|1997|11|20|df=y}} | no_of_events = 14 | most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] (2)<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shoichi Yamamoto]] (2) | honor1 = Money list | honoree1 = | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = [[1996 Japan Challenge Tour|1996]] | nextseason = [[1998 Japan Challenge Tour|1998]] }} The '''1997 Japan Challenge Tour''' was the 13th season of the [[Japan Challenge Tour]], the official development tour to the [[PGA of Japan Tour]].

===Schedule=== The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/en/tournament?&tourna_kbn_id=2&year=1997 |title=1997 Challenge Schedule |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse<br>([[Japanese yen|¥]])!!Winner{{efn|name=totals2|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Japan Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Japan Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the [[PGA of Japan Tour]].}} |- | 28 Mar || Sanko 72 Open || Gunma || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroshi Tominaga]] (1) |- | 17 Apr || Korakuen Cup (1st) || Ibaraki || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shoichi Yamamoto]] (1) |- | 25 Apr || Nishino Cup in Central || Ibaraki || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Toshiaki Odate]] (1) |- | 8 May || Kabaya Ohayo Cup || Shizuoka || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Minoru Kawahara]] (1) |- | 30 May || Daiwa Cup Kochi Open || Kochi || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Go Higaki]] (1) |- | 5 Jun || Mito Green Open || Ibaraki || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] (1) |- | 26 Jun || Korakuen Cup (2nd) || Hokkaido || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yoshikatsu Saito]] (2) |- | 26 Jul || Twin Fields Cup || Ishikawa || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] (2) |- | 30 Jul || Komatsu Country Cup || Ishikawa || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Backwell]] (1) |- | 12 Sep || World Wood Golf Club Cup || Aichi || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kunihiko Masuda]] (1) |- | 2 Oct || Matsugamine Open || Niigata || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shoichi Yamamoto]] (2) |- | 9 Oct || Korakuen Cup (3rd) || Oita || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yukio Noguchi]] (3) |- | 23 Oct || Daiwa Cup Yamanashi Open || Yamanashi || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shuichi Sano]] (1) |- | 20 Nov || Korakuen Cup (4th) || Tochigi || align=right|10,000,000 || {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Takanori Hano]] (1) |}

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official|https://www.jgto.org/en}}

{{Japan Golf Tour seasons}}

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