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1995 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1995 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 36 |
| most_wins | GER Alex Čejka (3) |
| GER Bernhard Langer (3) | |
| SCO Sam Torrance (3) | |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | SCO Colin Montgomerie |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin |
| prevseason | [1994](1994-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [1996](1996-european-tour) |
GER Bernhard Langer (3) SCO Sam Torrance (3) The 1995 European Tour, titled as the 1995 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the eighth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1995
The 1995 season marked the start of co-sanctioning arrangements with other tours, with the addition of the Southern Africa Tour's Lexington South African PGA Championship to the European Tour schedule. The season was ultimately made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".
There were a few other changes from the previous season, with the addition of the South African PGA Championship and the loss of the Open V33 Grand Lyon and the Belgian Open. In addition, the Extremadura Open was originally scheduled but later cancelled.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 22 Jan | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$700,000 | USA Fred Couples (n/a) | 46 | ||
| 29 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Philippines | 600,000 | USA Fred Couples (n/a) | 48 | ||
| 5 Feb | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 250,000 | ESP Santiago Luna (1) | 20 | ||
| 12 Feb | Turespaña Open De Canaria | Spain | 250,000 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin (1) | 22 | ||
| 19 Feb | Lexington South African PGA Championship | South Africa | 250,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (3) | 30 | [AFR](1994-95-southern-africa-tour) | New to European Tour |
| 26 Feb | Turespaña Open Mediterrania | Spain | 300,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (1) | 26 | ||
| 5 Mar | Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía | Spain | 300,000 | DEU Alex Čejka (1) | 28 | ||
| 12 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 350,000 | ENG Mark James (17) | 24 | ||
| 19 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 300,000 | SCO Adam Hunter (1) | 26 | ||
| 26 Mar | Turespaña Open de Baleares | Spain | 250,000 | NZL Greg Turner (3) | 20 | ||
| 2 Apr | Extremadura Open | Spain | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 9 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](1995-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$2,200,000 | USA **Ben Crenshaw** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 17 Apr | Open Catalonia | Spain | 300,000 | IRL Philip Walton (2) | 22 | ||
| 23 Apr | Air France Cannes Open | France | 225,000 | SUI André Bossert (1) | 20 | ||
| 7 May | Italian Open | Italy | 375,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (18) | 22 | ||
| 14 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 650,000 | AUS Peter O'Malley (2) | 42 | ||
| 21 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 550,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (50) | 42 | ||
| 29 May | [Volvo PGA Championship](1995-volvo-pga-championship) | England | 900,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (33) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 4 Jun | Murphy's English Open | England | 650,000 | IRL Philip Walton (3) | 36 | ||
| 11 Jun | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe | Germany | 650,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (34) | 34 | ||
| 18 Jun | DHL Jersey Open | Jersey | 300,000 | SCO Andrew Oldcorn (2) | 20 | ||
| 18 Jun | **[U.S. Open](1995-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$2,000,000 | USA **Corey Pavin** (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 25 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 550,000 | ENG Paul Broadhurst (4) | 28 | ||
| 2 Jul | BMW International Open | Germany | 550,000 | NZL Frank Nobilo (4) | 30 | ||
| 9 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | 675,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (19) | 44 | ||
| 15 Jul | Scottish Open | Scotland | 650,000 | AUS Wayne Riley (1) | 48 | ||
| 23 Jul | **[The Open Championship](1995-open-championship)** | Scotland | 1,250,000 | USA **John Daly** (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 30 Jul | Heineken Dutch Open | Netherlands | 650,000 | USA Scott Hoch (n/a) | 42 | ||
| 6 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 650,000 | SWE Jesper Parnevik (2) | 36 | ||
| 13 Aug | Hohe Brücke Open | Austria | 250,000 | DEU Alex Čejka (2) | 20 | ||
| 13 Aug | **[PGA Championship](1995-pga-championship)** | United States | US$2,000,000 | AUS **Steve Elkington** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 20 Aug | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | Czech Republic | 750,000 | USA Peter Teravainen (1) | 24 | ||
| 27 Aug | Volvo German Open | Germany | 650,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (8) | 38 | ||
| 3 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 700,000 | SWE Mathias Grönberg (1) | 40 | ||
| 10 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 600,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (9) | 44 | ||
| 17 Sep | Collingtree British Masters | England | 650,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (20) | 38 | ||
| 1 Oct | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | 650,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (35) | 40 | ||
| 8 Oct | Mercedes German Masters | Germany | 650,000 | SWE Anders Forsbrand (6) | 40 | ||
| 29 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | 750,000 | DEU Alex Čejka (3) | 40 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner(s) | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| 30 Apr | Tournoi Perrier de Paris | France | n/a | ESP Seve Ballesteros and | ||
| ESP José María Olazábal | n/a | Team event | ||||
| 13 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | ENG Richard Boxall | ||
| ENG Paul Broadhurst | n/a | Pro-Am | ||||
| Title shared | ||||||
| 24 Sep | [Ryder Cup](1995-ryder-cup) | United States | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| 15 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 650,000 | ZAF Ernie Els | 42 | Limited-field event |
| 15 Oct | Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship | Ireland | n/a | IRL Des Smyth | n/a | |
| 22 Oct | [Dunhill Cup](1995-dunhill-cup) | Scotland | US$1,500,000 | SCO Team Scotland | n/a | Team event |
| 5 Nov | Sarazen World Open | United States | US$1,900,000 | NZL Frank Nobilo | 32 | |
| 12 Nov | [World Cup of Golf](1995-world-cup-of-golf) | China | US$1,300,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1995-world-cup-of-golf) | US$200,000 | USA Davis Love III | n/a | |||
| 17 Dec | Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship | Jamaica | US$2,300,000 | USA Fred Couples | 46 | Limited-field event |
| 31 Dec | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | United States | US$3,650,000 | ENG Barry Lane | 48 | New tournament |
| Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 835,051 |
| 2 | SCO Sam Torrance | 755,706 |
| 3 | GER Bernhard Langer | 655,854 |
| 4 | ITA Costantino Rocca | 516,320 |
| 5 | NZL Michael Campbell | 400,977 |
| 6 | GER Alex Čejka | 308,115 |
| 7 | ENG Mark James | 297,378 |
| 8 | ENG Barry Lane | 284,406 |
| 9 | SWE Anders Forsbrand | 281,726 |
| 10 | AUS Peter O'Malley | 260,727 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | SCO Colin Montgomerie | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | SWE Jarmo Sandelin |
Notes
References
References
- White, Graeme. (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf". Black Country Evening Mail.
- (30 December 1994). "The Times calendar of sport 1995 {{!}} Golf". The Times.
- (4 August 1995). "Glen Dimplex sponsor golf". Drogheda Independent.
- (29 March 1995). "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent.
- "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Hopkins, John. (30 October 1995). "Montgomerie gets title on merit to deprive Torrance". The Times.
- Laidlaw, Renton. (20 December 1995). "Monty's simply the best". Evening Standard.
- (8 November 1995). "Sandelin's rookie award". The Birmingham Post.
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