She also led the money list with earnings of $1,236,789, setting the LPGA Tour record.

[1] Karrie Webb won the Vare Trophy for having the lowest scoring average.

[2] There were four first-time winners in 1997: Cindy Figg-Currier, Pat Hurst, Michele Redman, and Wendy Ward.

Nancy Lopez won the last of her 48 LPGA career victories in 1997.

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1997 season.