| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 - 20 July 1997 |
| Location | Troon, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Royal Troon Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,079 |
| Field | 149 players, 69 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+5) |
| Prize fund | £1,600,000 $2,680,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 $418,875 |
| Champion | |
| Justin Leonard | |
| 272 (-12) | |
The 1997 Open Championship was the 126th Open Championship held from 17-20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his first major championship by three strokes over Jesper Parnevik and Darren Clarke.
Contents |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 67 | -4 |
| Jim Furyk | United States | |||
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 69 | -2 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | |||
| Greg Norman | Australia | |||
| T6 | Angel Cabrera | Argentina | 70 | -1 |
| Barclay Howard (a) | Scotland | |||
| Davis Love III | United States | |||
| Andrew Magee | United States | |||
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 67-66=133 | -9 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | United States | 69-66=135 | -7 |
| 3 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 70-66=136 | -6 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | United States | 69-68=137 | -5 |
| David Tapping | England | 71-66=137 | ||
| T6 | Jim Furyk | United States | 67-72=139 | -3 |
| Tom Kite | United States | 72-67=139 | ||
| 8 | Angel Cabrera | Argentina | 70-70=140 | -2 |
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 74-67=141 | -1 |
| Jay Haas | United States | 71-70=141 | ||
| Davis Love III | United States | 70-71=141 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States | 71-70=141 |
Amateurs: Howard (+2), Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 70-66-66=202 | -11 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 67-66-71=204 | -9 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 69-68-70=207 | -6 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | 69-66-72=207 | ||
| T5 | Stephen Ames | Trinidad and Tobago | 74-69-66=209 | -4 |
| Jim Furyk | United States | 67-72-70=209 | ||
| Eduardo Romero | Argentina | 74-68-67=209 | ||
| T8 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 76-68-66=210 | -3 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 73-70-67=210 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 72-74-64=210 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Leonard | United States | 69-66-72-65=272 | -12 | £250,000 |
| T2 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 70-66-66-73=275 | -9 | £150,000 |
| Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 67-66-71-71=275 | |||
| 4 | Jim Furyk | United States | 67-72-70-70=279 | -5 | £90,000 |
| T5 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 75-69-69-67=280 | -4 | £62,500 |
| Stephen Ames | Trinidad and Tobago | 74-69-66-71=280 | |||
| T7 | Peter O'Malley | Australia | 73-70-70-68=281 | -3 | £40,667 |
| Eduardo Romero | Argentina | 74-68-67-72=281 | |||
| Fred Couples | United States | 69-68-70-74=281 | |||
| T10 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 76-68-66-72=282 | -2 | £24,300 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 73-70-67-72=282 | |||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa | 75-69-70-68=282 | |||
| Tom Kite | United States | 72-67-74-69=282 | |||
| Frank Nobilo | New Zealand | 74-72-68-68=282 | |||
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 74-67-72-69=282 | |||
| Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | 74-69-70-69=282 | |||
| Davis Love III | United States | 70-71-74-67=282 | |||
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 75-69-69-69=282 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States | 71-70-70-71=282 |
Amateurs: Howard (+9).
| Preceded by 1997 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1997 PGA Championship |
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