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1995 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1995 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 33 |
| most_wins | 3 SWE Annika Sörenstam |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | SWE Annika Sörenstam |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | SWE Annika Sörenstam |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Pat Hurst |
| prevseason | [1994](1994-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1996](1996-lpga-tour) |
The 1995 LPGA Tour was the 46th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, three. She also led the money list with earnings of $666,533.
The season saw the first tournament in South Korea, the Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf. There were 12 first-time winners in 1995: Nanci Bowen, Gail Graham, Becky Iverson, Tracy Kerdyk, Julie Larsen, Jenny Lidback, Kathryn Marshall, Michelle McGann, Alison Nicholas, Annika Sörenstam, Barb Thomas, and Karrie Webb. Sörenstam went on to win 72 LPGA events in her career, the third most all-time.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1995 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions | Florida | CAN Dawn Coe-Jones (3) | 281 (−7) | 700,000 | 115,000 |
| Jan 22 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida | USA Pat Bradley (31) | 211 (−5) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Feb 18 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | USA Barb Thomas (1) | 204 (−12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Mar 12 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | USA Dottie Mochrie (9) | 278 (−10) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Mar 19 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | ENG Laura Davies (10) | 280 (−12) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 26 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1995-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Nanci Bowen (1)** | 285 (−3) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Apr 16 | Pinewild Women's Championship | North Carolina | USA Rosie Jones (6) | 211 (−5) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Apr 23 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | ENG Laura Davies (11) | 201 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 30 | Sprint Championship | Florida | USA Val Skinner (6) | 273 (−15) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 7 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Michelle McGann (1) | 202 (−14) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| May 14 | **[McDonald's LPGA Championship](1995-lpga-championship)** | Delaware | USA **Kelly Robbins (3)** | 274 (−10) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 21 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Ohio | USA Christa Johnson (7) | 210 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| May 28 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | ENG Alison Nicholas (1) | 275 (−13) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 4 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | USA Dale Eggeling (2) | 274 (−14) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 11 | Edina Realty LPGA Classic | Minnesota | USA Julie Larsen (1) | 205 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 18 | Rochester International | New York | USA Patty Sheehan (33) | 278 (−10) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 25 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | USA Betsy King (30) | 204 (−9) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Jul 2 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio | USA Michelle McGann (2) | 205 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jul 9 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | SCO Kathryn Marshall (1) | 205 (−8) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 16 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1995-u-s-women-s-open)** | Colorado | SWE **Annika Sörenstam (1)** | 278 (−2) | 1,000,000 | 175,000 |
| Jul 23 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | USA Tracy Kerdyk (1) | 273 (−11) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Jul 30 | Friendly's Classic | Massachusetts | USA Becky Iverson (1) | 276 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 6 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | USA Dottie Mochrie (10) | 204 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 13 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts | USA Beth Daniel (32) | 271 (−17) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 20 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | AUS Karrie Webb (1*) | 278 (−14) | 600,000 | 92,400 |
| Aug 27 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | PER SWE **Jenny Lidback (1)** | 280 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 4 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | USA Mary Beth Zimmerman (4) | 206 (−10) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Sep 10 | Ping-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | ENG Alison Nicholas (2) | 207 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 17 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Patty Sheehan (34) | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 24 | GHP Heartland Classic | Missouri | SWE Annika Sörenstam (2) | 278 (−10) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| Oct 1 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | North Carolina | CAN Gail Graham (1) | 273 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Oct 15 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | South Korea | SWE Annika Sörenstam (3) | 282 (−6) | 475,000 | 117,500 |
| Nov 5 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan | KOR Woo-Soon Ko (2*) | 207 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
** – non-member at time of win*
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Annika Sörenstam | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam | |
| Player of the Year | Annika Sörenstam | |
| Rookie of the Year | Pat Hurst |
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