![]() Champion Jean Cope (center) with Beverly McLendon (left), TWBA president, and Sylvia Broyles (right), TWBA Secretary. (Photo: courtesy of Across Texas Lanes) | 1997 Ladies Senior Classic (San Antonio - Country Lanes) Champion: Jean Cope |

The Top 8: (left to right) Pat McGhee, Martha Hudson, Jean Cope (Champion), Margie Rountree, Lou Lane, Jackie Oncken, Gloria Frazier, and Judy Enderlin.
| Position | Bowler | Association |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean Cope | Houston |
| 2nd | Lou Lane | Austin |
| 3rd | Judy Enderlin | San Antonio |
| 4th | Gloria Frazier | Beaumont |
| 5th | Martha Hudson | Houston |
| 6th | Jackie Oncken | Houston |
| 7th | Margie Rountree | Houston |
| 8th | Pat McGhee | Wichita Falls |
| Other Cashers | ||
| 9th | Jean McGaughey | Temple |
| 10th | Sandy Carr | Beaumont |
| 11th | Linda Stahl | San Antonio |
| 12th | Kay Turner | Dallas |
| 13th | Shirley Robertson | Montgomery County |
| 14th | Sherry Brown | Irving |
| 15th | Mary Louise Young | Houston |
| T-16th | Cathy Woessner | Irving |
| T-16th | Judy Potts | Houston |
| 18th | Gail McGuire | Houston |
| 19th | Frances Delling | Houston |
| 20th | Leatrice Landis | San Antonio |
| 21st | Carol Lawhead | Amarillo |
| 22nd | Judy Rector | Houston |
| 23rd | Sharlotte Rutledge | San Antonio |
| 24th | Myrtle Ellis | Dallas |