| 1997 Masters | |
The 1997 Masters was the place where the legend of Tiger Woods truly blossomed. Woods had enjoyed one of the best amateur careers ever; he turned pro late in the 1996 PGA Tour season and quickly won. At the 1997 Masters, Woods blitzed Augusta National and destroyed the field, winning his first major championship, and signalling that everyone better believe the hype.
Woods set multiple Masters records this week, including:
A second-round 66 put Woods in front by three strokes over Colin Montgomerie. Playing with Woods in the third round, Monty shot 74 to Woods' 65. Woods held a 9-stroke lead over second place. "Can he be caught in the final round?" Monty was asked in the press conference. No chance, Monty replied.
Woods closed with a 69 to finish at 18-under. The second-place finisher, Tom Kite, was all the way back at 6-under.
The 18-under score in relation to par tied the record in majors at that time, a record Woods later bettered at the 2000 British Open.
1997 Masters Scores
Results from the 1997 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Tiger Woods, $486,000 | 70-66-65-69--270 |
| Tom Kite, $291,600 | 77-69-66-70--282 |
| Tommy Tolles, $183,600 | 72-72-72-67--283 |
| Tom Watson, $129,600 | 75-68-69-72--284 |
| Paul Stankowski, $102,600 | 68-74-69-74--285 |
| Costantino Rocca, $102,600 | 71-69-70-75--285 |
| Bernhard Langer, $78,570 | 72-72-74-68--286 |
| Justin Leonard, $78,570 | 76-69-71-70--286 |
| Fred Couples, $78,570 | 72-69-73-72--286 |
| Davis Love III, $78,570 | 72-71-72-71--286 |
| Jeff Sluman, $78,570 | 74-67-72-73--286 |
| Steve Elkington, $52,920 | 76-72-72-67--287 |
| Willie Wood, $52,920 | 72-76-71-68--287 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson, $52,920 | 72-73-73-69--287 |
| Tom Lehman, $52,920 | 73-76-69-69--287 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal, $52,920 | 71-70-74-72--287 |
| Mark Calcavecchia, $39,150 | 74-73-72-69--288 |
| Vijay Singh, $39,150 | 75-74-69-70--288 |
| Fred Funk, $39,150 | 73-74-69-72--288 |
| Ernie Els, $39,150 | 73-70-71-74--288 |
| John Huston, $30,240 | 67-77-75-70--289 |
| Stuart Appleby, $30,240 | 72-76-70-71--289 |
| Jesper Parnevik, $30,240 | 73-72-71-73--289 |
| Lee Westwood, $24,820 | 77-71-73-70--291 |
| Nick Price, $24,820 | 71-71-75-74--291 |
| Craig Stadler, $21,195 | 77-72-71-72--292 |
| Lee Janzen, $21,195 | 72-73-74-73--292 |
| Jim Furyk, $19,575 | 74-75-72-72--293 |
| Paul Azinger, $19,575 | 69-73-77-74--293 |
| Larry Mize, $17,145 | 79-69-74-72--294 |
| Scott McCarron, $17,145 | 77-71-72-74--294 |
| Mark O'Meara, $17,145 | 75-74-70-75--294 |
| Colin Montgomerie, $17,145 | 72-67-74-81--294 |
| Sandy Lyle, $14,918 | 73-73-74-75--295 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller, $14,918 | 75-73-69-78--295 |
| Duffy Waldorf, $13,905 | 74-75-72-75--296 |
| David Frost, $13,230 | 74-71-73-79--297 |
| Scott Hoch, $12,690 | 79-68-73-78--298 |
| Jack Nicklaus, $11,610 | 77-70-74-78--299 |
| Sam Torrance, $11,610 | 75-73-73-78--299 |
| Ian Woosnam, $11,610 | 77-68-75-79--299 |
| Jumbo Ozaki, $10,530 | 74-74-74-78--300 |
| Corey Pavin, $9,720 | 75-74-78-74--301 |
| Clarence Rose, $9,720 | 73-75-79-74--301 |
| Ben Crenshaw, $8,910 | 75-73-74-80--302 |
| Frank Nobilo, $8,370 | 76-72-74-81--303 |
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