1997 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1997 edition was won by Davis Love III. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1997 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 79th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• Winged Foot Golf Club: West Course tour
  • West

    The owner’s West Course tour identifies Davis Love III’s 1997 PGA Championship victory in its eighteenth-hole description. The West tour is distinguished from the East tour on the same page; the East Course is not assigned this event.

    Verified 2026-11-13
• PGA official Championship result
  • Davis Love III

    The official detailed result and four published rounds corroborate the regulation total and relative score. Playoff status is checked against the Guide playoff table and detailed tied scores.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Justin Leonard

    Guide page 5 corroborates the finalist identity; the detailed official History supplies the explicit stroke total and relative score. No playoff flag is asserted.

    Verified 2026-10-23