• 1997 Angler of the Year Last Updated: 6.28.1997
    FLW Tour Majors
    Place First Name | Last Name City / State Points Pounds Winnings
    1 CLARK WENDLANDT  LEANDER, TX 172 124-01 $32,000

    1997 Walmart FLW Tour Angler of the Year


      Tournament Wins: 3     Top-10 tournament finishes: 35     Event fished: 149  
    2 MARTY STONE  FAYETTEVILLE, NC 139 140-14 $16,750
    3 SHAW GRIGSBY  GAINESVILLE, FL 170 121-09 $46,900
    4 RANDY HOWELL  SPRINGVILLE, AL 137 140-06 $21,650
    5 BERNIE SCHULTZ  GAINESVILLE, FL 154 128-07 $77,770
    6 DAVID DUDLEY  LYNCHBURG, VA 91 128-09 $11,650
    7 RICKY GREEN  ARKADELPHIA, AR 154 121-14 $64,150
    8 MARK DAVIS  MOUNT IDA, AR 151 124-05 $50,000
    9 DON HOGUE JR  CROPWELL, AL 128 128-06 $22,500
    10 CHRIS DANIELS  GARNER, NC 81 126-00 $107,750
    11 DAVID FRITTS  LEXINGTON, NC 135 114-15 $305,500
    12 DARREL ROBERTSON  JAY, OK 90 123-05 $13,150
    13 DION HIBDON  SUNRISE BEACH, MO 120 114-01 $37,000
    14 JACK WADE  KNOXVILLE, TN 105 122-15 $13,150
    15 ROBERT BEATTY  CLERMONT, FL 119 100-13 $27,650
    16 RICK CLUNN  AVA, MO 115 119-04 $164,500
    17 RANDY BLAUKAT  JOPLIN, MO 114 110-05 $51,000
    18 TOMMY BIFFLE  WAGONER, OK 108 121-00 $42,495
    19 TERRY BOLTON  PADUCAH, KY 112 97-07 $20,500
    20 ANDY MORGAN  DAYTON, TN 104 120-05 $11,250
    21 CARL MAXFIELD  , 96 120-05 $9,900
    22 DWAYNE HORTON  KNOXVILLE, TN 107 108-08 $108,750
    23 PETE THLIVEROS  SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 107 112-02 $15,750
    24 ALVIN SHAW  ROARING GAP, NC 95 118-04 $10,032
    25 ROBERT GRAHAM  MOORESVILLE, NC 107 102-07 $20,900
    26 JIM BITTER  FRUITLAND PARK, FL 91 116-14 $13,900
    27 JACK BELL  KANE, PA 74 116-13 $13,400
    28 DAN MOREHEAD  PADUCAH, KY 53 116-01 $13,730
    29 MARK BOZEMAN  SILVER SPRINGS, FL 102 115-04 $10,000
    30 DAVID WALKER  SEVIERVILLE, TN 98 104-12 $29,535
    31 DAVY HITE  PROSPERITY, SC 96 76-15 $12,400
    32 GARY KLEIN  WEATHERFORD, TX 72 113-14 $22,250
    33 ROBERT WALSER  LEXINGTON, NC 82 113-11 $10,400
    34 JERRY RHYNE  OAK ISLAND, NC 93 100-08 $35,450
    35 GUIDO HIBDON  SUNRISE BEACH, MO 61 112-15 $11,650
    36 LARRY (L.D.) FRASIER  OWENSBORO, KY 92 89-13 $7,400
    37 TAKAHIRO OMORI  EMORY, TX 78 112-02 $12,900
    38 MIKE WATSON  BLOUNTVILLE, TN 64 111-11 $8,900
    39 KEN ELLIS  BOWMAN, SC 90 89-02 $24,150
    40 ALLEN ARMOUR  CUMMING, GA 61 109-07 $7,650
    41 PAUL ELIAS  LAUREL, MS 89 108-00 $21,880
    42 ROB KILBY  HOT SPRINGS, AR 77 109-06 $23,150
    43 JIM MOYNAGH  CARVER, MN 88 48-13 $203,900
    44 SHAWN PENN  EDDYVILLE, KY 71 108-14 $8,900
    45 JAY YELAS  CORVALLIS, OR 82 76-13 $30,500
    46 CRAIG DANIEL  CULLMAN, AL 81 103-14 $30,025
    47 MARTY FOURKILLER  FARMERS BRANCH, TX 77 107-12 $55,425
    48 CHARLIE REED  BROKEN BOW, OK 42 107-09 $18,000
    49 KEN COOK  MEERS, OK 79 106-00 $21,400
    50 ZELL ROWLAND  MONTGOMERY, TX 69 107-02 $10,250