| Year: | 1997 |
| Tour: | Korean Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 11 |
| Most Wins: |  K. J. Choi (3) |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | K. J. Choi |
| Honor2: | Player of the Year |
| Honoree2: | K. J. Choi |
| Honor3: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree3: | Mo Joong-kyung |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 Korean Tour was the 20th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | Gyeonggi | 200,000,000 | Park Nam-sin (13) | n/a | ||||
| 4 May | Gyeonggi | US$400,000 | Shin Yong-jin (3) | 12 | ||||
| 25 May | South Gyeongsang | 150,000,000 | K. J. Choi (3) | n/a | ||||
| 1 Jun | Gyeonggi | US$500,000 | Ian Woosnam (n/a) | n/a | New tournament | |||
| 8 Jun | South Gyeongsang | 350,000,000 | Park No-seok (1) | n/a | New tournament | |||
| 22 Jun | Gyeonggi | 150,000,000 | K. J. Choi (4) | n/a | ||||
| 28 Jun | Gyeonggi | 200,000,000 | K. J. Choi (5) | n/a | ||||
| 30 Aug | Gyeonggi | 200,000,000 | Park No-seok (2) | n/a | ||||
| 7 Sep | Gyeonggi | 360,000,000 | Ed Fryatt (n/a) | n/a | ||||
| 14 Sep | Gyeonggi | 140,000,000 | Park Nam-sin (14) | n/a | ||||
| 28 Sep | Gyeonggi | US$400,000 | Kim Jong-duck (5) | n/a |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (₩) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 159,063,640 | ||
| 2 | 149,334,320 | ||
| 3 | 139,863,958 | ||
| 4 | 126,256,288 | ||
| 5 | 125,146,380 |
| Award | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| [4] [5] | |||
| [6] |