COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA·Aug 9-10, 1997
Director: WILLIAM MACQUARRIE
| Main Tournament (58 players) | ||||
| Rank | Player | City/State | Points | |
| 1 | Dennis McNurlen | Grinnell, IA | 105 | |
| 2 | Myron Schmidt | Wykoff, MN | 70 | |
| 3 | Todd Reistroffer | Sioux Falls, SD | 42 | |
| 3 | Bill Hutchinson | Denver, CO | 42 | |
| 5 | Buzz Railsback | Syracuse, NE | 21 | |
| 5 | Shad Breeling | Omaha, NE | 21 | |
| 5 | William W. Shirland | Denver, CO | 21 | |
| 5 | Ruth M. Capps | Omaha, NE | 21 | |
| 9 | Dana Rodgers | Des Moines, IA | 7 | |
| 9 | Hilmar Krueger | Kearney, NE | 7 | |
| 9 | Herman L. Jacobs | Omaha, NE | 7 | |
| 9 | Jerry Mittelstaedt | Gold Canyon, AZ | 7 | |
| 9 | Unknown Unknown | Unknown, DC | 7 | |
| 9 | Clay Collier | Beatrice, NE | 7 | |
| 9 | Richard D. Smith | Fairmont, NE | 7 | |
| Main Qualifying (22 games) | ||||
| Rank | Player | City/State | Game Pts | Points |
| 1 | Shad Breeling | Omaha, NE | 33 | 35 |
| 2 | Dana Rodgers | Des Moines, IA | 33 | 35 |
| 3 | Hilmar Krueger | Kearney, NE | 33 | 35 |
| 4 | Herman L. Jacobs | Omaha, NE | 33 | 35 |
| 5 | Richard D. Smith | Fairmont, NE | 32 | 30 |
| 6 | Dennis McNurlen | Grinnell, IA | 32 | 30 |
| 7 | Ruth M. Capps | Omaha, NE | 31 | 25 |
| 8 | William W. Shirland | Denver, CO | 31 | 25 |
| Consolation Tournament (28 players) | ||||
| Rank | Player | City/State | Points | |
| 1 | Clay Collier | Beatrice, NE | 30 | |
| 2 | Pink Pinkerton | Cheyenne, WY | 18 | |
| 3 | Herman L. Jacobs | Omaha, NE | 9 | |
| 3 | Mark Habighorst | Oshkosh, WI | 9 | |
| 5 | Jerry Mittelstaedt | Gold Canyon, AZ | 3 | |
| 5 | Larry C. Loupee | Newton, IA | 3 | |
| 5 | Steve Leech | Beatrice, NE | 3 | |
| Consolation Qualifying (9 games) | ||||
| Rank | Player | City/State | Game Pts | Points |
| 1 | Mark Habighorst | Oshkosh, WI | 18 | 21 |
| 2 | Jerry Mittelstaedt | Gold Canyon, AZ | 16 | 15 |
| 3 | Larry C. Loupee | Newton, IA | 15 | 12 |
| 4 | Steve Leech | Beatrice, NE | 13 | 6 |