1997 PGA Championship: Davis Love III wins at Winged Foot Golf Club (West)
Davis Love III won the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club (West) in Mamaroneck, New York with 269 (−11), by 5 strokes over Justin Leonard.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1997 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 14, 1997 to August 17, 1997
- Course
- Winged Foot Golf Club (West), Mamaroneck, New York
- Edition
- 79th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 6,987 yards
- Field
- 150
- Made the cut
- 77 (cut at 146)
- Purse
- $2,600,000 · winner's share $470,000
- Champion
- Davis Love III · age 33 · United States · born Charlotte, North Carolina
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 17
- Winning score
- 66-71-66-66 = 269 (−11) · won by 5 strokes
- Runner-up
- Justin Leonard
- 54-hole leaders
- Davis Love III, Justin Leonard (203)
- Caddie
- Mark Love
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 66 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | 68 | 70 | 65 | 71 | 274 | −6 |
What happened at the 1997 PGA Championship
Davis Love III won by five and became the sixth son of a PGA Professional to win the PGA Championship.
Love led the field in driving distance at 307 yards and finished third in putting at Winged Foot.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).