1997 Canadian Tour

The 1997 Canadian Tour was the 12th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (C$)	Winner^[a]
Jun 1	Payless Open	British Columbia	125,000	Rick Todd (3)
Jun 8	BC TEL Pacific Open	British Columbia	125,000	Mike Weir (2)
Jun 22	Henry Singer Alberta Open	Alberta	150,000	Ray Freeman (3)
Jun 29	Telus Calgary Open	Alberta	150,000	Ian Hutchings (3)
Jul 6	Telus Edmonton Open	Alberta	150,000	Manny Zerman (1)
Jul 13	Xerox Manitoba Open	Manitoba	125,000	Mark Wurtz (2)
Jul 20	Infiniti Championship	Ontario	125,000	Scott Petersen (1)
Jul 27	Canadian Masters	Ontario	250,000	Mike Weir (3)
Aug 10	CPGA Championship	Quebec	125,000	Guy Hill (3)
Aug 31	Montclair PEI Classic	Prince Edward Island	125,000	Mike Grob (1)

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.^[2]

^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

^ "Canadian Tour 1997". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 22, 1997. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Canadian Tour | Final statistics". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. September 4, 1997. p. 17 (B5 in paper). Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.