1997 PGA Championship prize money
Davis Love III won the 1997 PGA Championship on 17 August 1997 and took $470,000. Below is every one of the 22 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $3,875 Michael Bradley collected for finishing T71.
Every cheque at the 1997 PGA Championship
17 August 1997
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | USA | -11 | 269 | $470,000 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | USA | -6 | 274 | $280,000 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | USA | 1 | 281 | $85,000 |
| T10 | Tom Lehman | USA | 3 | 283 | $60,000 |
| T13 | Tim Herron | USA | 4 | 284 | $35,100 |
| T13 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 4 | 284 | $35,100 |
| T23 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 5 | 285 | $22,500 |
| T29 | Fred Couples | USA | 6 | 286 | $13,625 |
| T29 | John Daly | USA | 6 | 286 | $13,625 |
| T29 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 6 | 286 | $13,625 |
| T29 | Paul Goydos | USA | 6 | 286 | $13,625 |
| T29 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 6 | 286 | $13,625 |
| T29 | Tiger Woods | USA | 6 | 286 | $13,625 |
| T49 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 9 | 289 | $6,375 |
| T53 | Ernie Els | RSA | 10 | 290 | $5,280 |
| T53 | Olin Browne | USA | 10 | 290 | $5,280 |
| T61 | Fred Funk | USA | 12 | 292 | $4,333 |
| T61 | Jay Haas | USA | 12 | 292 | $4,333 |
| T61 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 12 | 292 | $4,333 |
| T61 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 12 | 292 | $4,333 |
| 70 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 14 | 294 | $4,000 |
| T71 | Michael Bradley | USA | 15 | 295 | $3,875 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,081,105 between them, against $30,487 shared by the other seven players paid.
The 22 cheques above come to $1,111,592 between them. We hold 30 players for the week in all, so eight of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other PGA Championship years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1996 ladder is the edition before this one. The 1998 ladder is the one after, won by Vijay Singh. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1997 golf year
sixteen other tournaments we hold a 1997 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1997 was the $465,000 paid at the U.S. Open, won by Ernie Els.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1997 PGA Championship?
Davis Love III, on 17 August 1997. The win paid $470,000.
How much did the 1997 PGA Championship pay out?
The 22 cheques on this page come to $1,111,592 between them, from $470,000 at the top down to $3,875.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1997 PGA Championship?
$3,875, which Michael Bradley collected for finishing T71.
How many players were paid at the 1997 PGA Championship?
22. We hold 30 players for that week in all, so eight of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.