This is a list of the 49 players who earned 1997 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1996.[1]
| Place | Player | PGA Tour starts | Cuts made | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 35 | 19 | 3 Nike Tour wins | ||
| T1 | 30 | 7 | |||
| T3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| T3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| T5 | 3 | 1 | 1 Nike Tour win | ||
| T5 | 133 | 50 | |||
| T7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T7 | 25 | 10 | 1 Nike Tour win; 1 PGA Tour of Australasia win | ||
| T9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T9 | 134 | 60 | 1 Nike Tour win | ||
| T9 | 261 | 123 | 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| T9 | 22 | 4 | |||
| T9 | 59 | 24 | 1 Nike Tour win | ||
| T9 | 184 | 101 | 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| T9 | 29 | 9 | |||
| T16 | 348 | 247 | 2 PGA Tour wins | ||
| T16 | 39 | 16 | |||
| T16 | 1 | 0 | |||
| T16 | 5 | 3 | 3 Japan Golf Tour wins | ||
| T16 | 48 | 12 | 1 Nike Tour win | ||
| T21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| T21 | 3 | 2 | |||
| T21 | 58 | 23 | 2 Nike Tour wins | ||
| T21 | 101 | 47 | |||
| T21 | 5 | 1 | |||
| T21 | 1 | 0 | 5 Challenge Tour wins | ||
| T21 | 395 | 229 | |||
| T21 | 38 | 9 | |||
| T21 | 306 | 163 | 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| T21 | 7 | 3 | |||
| T21 | 234 | 129 | 2 PGA Tour wins | ||
| T21 | 82 | 30 | |||
| T33 | 35 | 22 | |||
| T33 | 195 | 112 | 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| T33 | 1 | 1 | |||
| T33 | 30 | 15 | 1 Nike Tour win | ||
| T37 | 512 | 349 | 4 PGA Tour wins | ||
| T37 | 480 | 304 | 2 PGA Tour wins | ||
| T37 | 138 | 64 | |||
| T37 | 351 | 179 | |||
| T37 | 21 | 10 | 4 PGA Tour of Australasia wins | ||
| T37 | 30 | 18 | 2 Nike Tour wins | ||
| T37 | 1 | 0 | |||
| T37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T37 | 7 | 5 | |||
| T37 | 107 | 58 | 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| T37 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 13 | 189 | 66,555 | |||
| 31 | 12 | 132 | 163,202 | |||
 Doug Barron* | 31 | 21 | 116 | 198,051 | ||
| Chip Sullivan* | 27 | 11 | 215 | 41,019 | ||
| Jimmy Green* | 31 | 12 | 197 | 61,153 | ||
| 30 | 12 | 127 | 173,012 | |||
| Brent Geiberger* | 29 | 19 | 62 | 395,472 | ||
| 28 | 12 | 96 | 256,930 | |||
 Gabriel Hjertstedt* | 23 | 11 | 89 | 279,624 | ||
| 24 | 6 | 222 | 36,356 | |||
| 30 | 18 | 131 | 163,664 | |||
| 21 | 5 | 250 | 14,519 | |||
| 29 | 18 | 135 | 160,722 | |||
| 28 | 14 | 75 | 318,939 | |||
| 30 | 11 | 182 | 73,480 | |||
| 21 | 12 | 106 | 224,799 | |||
| 28 | 14 | 84 | 288,663 | |||
| Robert Damron* | 32 | 17 | 53 | 455,604 | ||
 Hideki Kase* | 30 | 14 | 15 | 152 | 120,478 | |
| 24 | 6 | 232 | 27,389 | |||
| Jack O'Keefe* | 27 | 10 | 175 | 85,220 | ||
| Kevin Burton* | 26 | 10 | 178 | 78,534 | ||
| 25 | 9 | 206 | 46,328 | |||
| 28 | 12 | 188 | 67,829 | |||
| Craig Kanada* | 23 | 5 | 234 | 25,125 | ||
| Adam Mednick* | 18 | 14 | 237 | 23,801 | ||
| 33 | 15 | 124 | 188,281 | |||
| 26 | 13 | 176 | 79,928 | |||
| 27 | 21 | 42 | 525,161 | |||
| Todd Demsey* | 27 | 9 | 214 | 41,774 | ||
| 24 | 11 | 91 | 268,709 | |||
| 27 | 9 | 199 | 57,355 | |||
| 27 | 17 | 52 | 455,860 | |||
| 32 | 13 | 144 | 140,756 | |||
| Tony Mollica* | 21 | 2 | 294 | 6,225 | ||
| 30 | 14 | 107 | 221,049 | |||
| 25 | 7 | 224 | 33,166 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 300 | 5,400 | |||
| 27 | 8 | 195 | 62,653 | |||
| 28 | 14 | 167 | 102,592 | |||
 Bradley Hughes* | 27 | 12 | 142 | 142,793 | ||
| 23 | 18 | 18 | 1,003,356 | |||
| Spike McRoy* | 27 | 7 | 190 | 66,274 | ||
| Paul Tesori* | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0 | ||
| Craig Bowden* | 21 | 8 | 218 | 40,118 | ||
| Brad Sutterfield* | 20 | 4 | 243 | 18,649 | ||
| Anthony Rodriguez* | 25 | 6 | 208 | 45,319 | ||
| 25 | 15 | 71 | 329,864 | |||
| Paul Claxton* | 23 | 10 | 12 | 177 | 79,118 |
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 16 | Stuart Appleby | Honda Classic | −14 (68-68-67-71=274) | 1 stroke | Michael Bradley Payne Stewart | |
| 2 | Jul 20 | Billy Ray Brown | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | −17 (69-66-69-67=271) | 1 stroke | Mike Standly | |
| 3 | Sep 28 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | B.C. Open | −13 (70-69-66-70=275) | 1 stroke | Andrew Magee Chris Perry Lee Rinker |
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 9 | Donnie Hammond | Buick Invitational | Mark O'Meara | −13 (67-66-71-71=275) | −11 (73-67-68-69=277) | |
| 2 | Mar 23 | Stuart Appleby | Bay Hill Invitational | Phil Mickelson | −16 (72-65-70-65=272) | −13 (73-63-70-69=275) | |
| 3 | May 4 | Kevin Sutherland Lost in playoff | Shell Houston Open | Phil Blackmar | −12 (68-71-67-70=276) | −12 (68-72-66-70=276) | |
| 4 | May 11 | Brian Henninger | BellSouth Classic | Scott McCarron | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | −11 (70-71-68-68=277) | |
| 5 | Jul 13 | Jimmy Johnston | Quad City Classic | David Toms | −15 (67-66-67-65=265) | −12 (70-67-69-62=268) | |
| 6 | Jul 20 | Mike Standly | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Billy Ray Brown | −17 (69-66-69-67=271) | −16 (69-67-70-66=272) | |
| 7 | Jul 27 | Tom Byrum | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Stewart Cink | −13 (69-67-65-66=267) | −12 (66-68-65-69=268) | |
| 8 | Aug 3 | Stuart Appleby (2) | Sprint International | Phil Mickelson | 48 points (14-13-12-9) | 41 points (9-10-13-9) | |
| 9 | Aug 10 | Tom Byrum (2) | Buick Open |  Vijay Singh | −15 (67-73-67-66=273) | −11 (72-68-70-67=277) | |
| 10 | Aug 31 | David Sutherland | Greater Milwaukee Open | Scott Hoch | −16 (70-66-66-66=268) | −15 (70-65-65-69=269) | |
| 11 | Sep 21 | Brent Geiberger | LaCantera Texas Open | Tim Herron | −17 (71-67-64-69=271) | −15 (67-72-69-65=273) |