The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship, held August 14–17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Davis Love III won his only major championship, five strokes ahead of runner-up Justin Leonard, winner of the 1997 Open Championship. The last few holes on Sunday were played in a steady rain. However, when Love reached the final green with the tournament wrapped up, the sun peaked through the clouds and a rainbow appeared in the sky. Many took it as a symbol of Love finally winning his first major after several close calls and of his late father, a PGA professional, approvingly looking down from above. Love's performance is remembered as one of the best in modern major championship history. Only two players finished within 10 shots of him. The sports analytics expert Bill Barnwell statistically identified the victory as the second most dominant win of the modern era (1960–2011), only behind Tiger Woods' 15-shot triumph at the 2000 U.S. Open. This was the first PGA Championship at the West Course and the fifth major; it previously hosted four U.S. Opens (1929, 1959, 1974, and 1984), which returned in 2006. The tournament was televised by TBS Sports and CBS Sports. Course layout West Course Lengths of the course for previous majors: 1984 U.S. Open: , par 70 1974 U.S. Open: , par 70 1959 U.S. Open: , par 70 1929 U.S. Open: , par 72 Round summaries First round Thursday, August 14, 1997 Second round Friday, August 15, 1997 Third round Saturday, August 16, 1997 Final round Sunday, August 17, 1997 Source: References External links Full results PGA.com – 1997 PGA Championship PGA Championship Golf in New York (state) Mamaroneck, New York PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship