1997 Volvo PGA Championship
# 1997 Volvo PGA Championship

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.

## Round summaries

### First round

Friday, 23 May 1997

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| T1 | Darren Clarke | 66 | −6 |
| T1 | Eamonn Darcy | 66 | −6 |
| T3 | David Gilford | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Bernhard Langer | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Gary Orr | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Andrew Sherborne | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Ian Woosnam | 67 | −5 |
| T9 | Thomas Bjørn | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | David Carter | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Marc Farry | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Frank Nobilo | 68 | −4 |

### Second round

Saturday, 24 May 1997

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T2 | David Gilford | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Stephen Ames | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Frank Nobilo | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Ángel Cabrera | 73-67=140 | −4 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke | 66-74=140 | −4 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| T10 | Eamonn Darcy | 66-75=141 | −3 |
| T10 | Gary Emerson | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T10 | Klas Eriksson | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T10 | Barry Lane | 69-72=141 | −3 |
| T10 | Eduardo Romero | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T10 | Philip Walton | 69-72=141 | −3 |

### Third round

Sunday, 25 May 1997

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

### Final round

Monday, 26 May 1997

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