| Year: | 1997 |
| Tour: | European Seniors Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 17 |
| Most Wins: | Tommy Horton (6) |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | Tommy Horton |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 European Seniors Tour was the sixth season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Turkey | 150,000 | Tommy Horton (12) | |||
| 18 May | Ireland | 75,000 | Tommy Horton (13) | New tournament | ||
| 1 Jun | Wales | 80,000 |  Deray Simon (1) | New tournament | ||
| 8 Jun | Jersey | 95,000 | Tommy Horton (14) | |||
| 15 Jun | England | 80,000 | T. R. Jones (1) | |||
| 22 Jun | England | 90,000 | Neil Coles (4) | |||
| 28 Jun | Sweden | 75,000 |  Noel Ratcliffe (1) | New tournament | ||
| 5 Jul | England | 80,000 |  Antonio Garrido (2) | |||
| 13 Jul | Germany | 100,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (2) | |||
| 27 Jul | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | 350,000 |  Gary Player (2) | Senior major championship | |
| 3 Aug | England | 125,000 | Gary Player (3) | New tournament | ||
| 10 Aug | Switzerland | 100,000 | Brian Waites (3) | New tournament | ||
| 25 Aug | England | 150,000 | Walter Hall (1) | |||
| 31 Aug | England | 75,000 | Ian Richardson (1) | |||
| 7 Sep | Scotland | 100,000 | Tommy Horton (15) | |||
| 14 Sep | England | 75,000 | Tommy Horton (16) | New tournament | ||
| 19 Oct | England | 125,000 | Tommy Horton (17) | New tournament |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] [4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 158,427 | ||
| 2 | 86,060 | ||
| 3 | 62,671 | ||
| 4 | 61,978 | ||
| 5 | 55,839 |