Year-end world ranking
Sunshine Tour — 1997
Final published week of 1997, December 28, 1997.
Nick Price led the tour at world #3.
World ranking as at 1997-12-28, limited to players who earned ranking points on the Sunshine Tour in 1997.
- 3Nick PriceZIMZIM
- 4Ernie ElsRSARSA
- 5Davis Love IIIUSAUSA
- 6Phil MickelsonUSAUSA
- 7Colin MontgomerieSCOSCO
- 9Tom LehmanUSAUSA
- 10Mark O'MearaUSAUSA
- 11Justin LeonardUSAUSA
- 15Vijay SinghFIJFIJ
- 17Nick FaldoENGENG
- 18Jesper ParnevikSWESWE
- 21Bernhard LangerGERGER
- 23Lee WestwoodENGENG
- 25Ian WoosnamWALWAL
- 30Mark McNultyIRLIRL
- 36Darren ClarkeNIRNIR
- 51David FrostRSARSA
- 52Costantino RoccaITAITA
- 60Retief GoosenRSARSA
- 73Thomas BjornDENDEN
- 78Padraig HarringtonIRLIRL
- 80Robert KarlssonSWESWE
- 81Stephen AmesCANCAN
- 82Ignacio GarridoESPESP
- 84Andrew ColtartSCOSCO
- 86Miguel Angel MartinESPESP
- 90Mark JamesENGENG
- 102Paul McGinleyIRLIRL
- 105Paul BroadhurstENGENG
- 108Wayne WestnerRSARSA
- 110Fulton AllemRSARSA
- 133Patrik SjolandSWESWE
- 135Jamie SpenceENGENG
- 146David GilfordENGENG
- 155Paul LawrieSCOSCO
- 163Jean Van de VeldeFRAFRA
- 167Sven StruverGERGER
- 171Greg ChalmersAUSAUS
- 174Wayne RileyAUSAUS
- 179David CarterENGENG
- 186Peter BakerENGENG
- 192Clinton WhitelawRSARSA
- 196Ross McFarlaneENGENG
- 205Katsuyoshi TomoriJPNJPN
- 213David HowellENGENG
- 224Peter HedblomSWESWE
- 227Michael JonzonSWESWE
- 237Phillip PriceWALWAL
- 239Tony JohnstoneZIMZIM
- 243Niclas FasthSWESWE
- 243Mats HallbergSWESWE
- 256Iain PymanENGENG
- 258Marc FarryFRAFRA
- 260Paul EalesENGENG
- 260Gary OrrSCOSCO
- 265Jonathan LomasENGENG
- 267Warren SchutteRSARSA
- 276Carl SunesonESPESP
- 277Jon RobsonENGENG
- 280Brenden PappasRSARSA
- 282Anders ForsbrandSWESWE
- 284Eamonn DarcyIRLIRL
- 285Andrew SherborneENGENG
- 287Carl WattsENGENG
- 290Fabrice TarnaudFRAFRA
- 291Nico van RensburgRSARSA
- 297Stuart CageENGENG
- 298Daniel ChopraSWESWE
- 301Ronan RaffertyNIRNIR
- 313Brian DavisENGENG
- 317Barry LaneENGENG
- 328Malcolm MackenzieENGENG
- 331Raymond BurnsNIRNIR
- 333Ross DrummondSCOSCO
- 337Thomas GogeleGERGER
- 340Jay TownsendUSAUSA
- 343Rolf MuntzNEDNED
- 353Klas ErikssonSWESWE
- 354Van PhillipsENGENG
- 354Andre CruseRSARSA
- 363Per HaugsrudNORNOR
- 368Ronnie McCannUSAUSA
- 368Justin HobdayRSARSA
- 368Chris WilliamsRSARSA
- 380Seve BallesterosESPESP
- 381Miles TunnicliffENGENG
- 384Mark DavisENGENG
- 385David TappingENGENG
- 389Deane PappasRSARSA
- 389Richard KaplanRSARSA
- 389Trevor DoddsNAMNAM
- 400Tjaart Van Der WaltRSARSA
- 400Marco GortanaRSARSA
- 400Desvonde BotesRSARSA
- 400Warrick DruianRSARSA
- 414Robert ColesENGENG
- 418Michael CampbellNZLNZL
- 420James KingstonRSARSA
- 425Paul AffleckWALWAL
- 426Roger WesselsRSARSA
1997 by tour
How many ranked players earned points on each tour that season.