This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1997. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1997 earned their PGA Tour card for 1998.
1997 Nike Tour
1998 PGA Tour
Player
Money list rank
Earnings ($)
Starts
Cuts made
Best finish
Money list rank
Earnings ($)
Chris Smith
1
225,201
31
16
T7
144
184,933
Mark Carnevale
2
184,997
32
15
T7
150
174,470
Chris DiMarco
3
135,513
31
17
T9 (twice)
111
260,334
Steve Flesch*
4
133,190
29
14
2
35
777,186
Trevor Dodds
5
130,983
29
18
Win
33
791,340
Barry Cheesman
6
120,033
32
15
3
100
310,535
J. L. Lewis
7
119,829
32
15
4
104
287,753
Brian Kamm
8
118,005
28
10
13
189
87,326
R. W. Eaks
9
117,665
34
11
T7
137
199,499
Glen Hnatiuk*
10
116,381
30
15
T14
165
148,098
Joe Daley
11
105,297
27
8
T27
211
42,092
Ben Bates*
12
105,089
31
22
T8
112
260,225
Harrison Frazar*
13
104,023
26
16
T2
63
461,633
Mike Small*
14
102,079
26
8
T9
178
112,336
Bobby Wadkins
15
101,717
32
15
T15
154
171,854
*PGA Tour rookie for 1998.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1999 (won or finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished outside the top 150).
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Chris Smith
Trevor Dodds
Glen Hnatiuk*