1995 PGA Championship

|USA The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington shot a final round 64 (−7) and won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff. Elkington sank a 20 ft birdie putt on the first playoff hole (par 4, 18th) to defeat Colin Montgomerie. Ernie Els, the third round leader, shot 72 (+1) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for third with Jeff Maggert. His 197 after 54 holes was the lowest-ever for a major championship.

A new 72-hole scoring record for the PGA Championship was set at 267, the second straight year for a new low. Bobby Nichols' 271 in 1964 stood for thirty years, until Nick Price had 269 in 1994. The record was lowered by two strokes in 2001.

Elkington became the fourth Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947, David Graham in 1979, and Wayne Grady in 1990. The next was Jason Day in 2015.

Brad Faxon shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team. His record was 1–2–0 in his first Ryder Cup, as the U.S. team narrowly lost at home.

This was the third major championship at Riviera, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983. It was the fourth PGA Championship in California (1929, 1977, 1983), and the last until 2020.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 10, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Michael Bradley	63	−8
T2	USA Jim Gallagher Jr.	64	−7
USA Mark O'Meara
4	USA John Adams	65	−6
T5	USA Chip Beck	66	−5
ZAF Ernie Els
USA Lee Janzen
USA Jeff Maggert
USA Gil Morgan
AUS Greg Norman

Second round

Friday, August 11, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	ZAF Ernie Els	66-65=131	−11
USA Mark O'Meara	64-67=131
3	USA Justin Leonard	68-66=134	−8
T4	USA Brian Claar	68-67=135	−7
AUS Steve Elkington	68-67=135
USA Jeff Maggert	66-69=135
SCO Colin Montgomerie	68-67=135
AUS Greg Norman	66-69=135
T9	USA Michael Bradley	63-73=136	−6
NZL Michael Campbell	71-65=136
USA Jim Gallagher Jr.	64-72=136
USA Peter Jacobsen	69-67=136
USA Lee Janzen	66-70=136
USA Billy Mayfair	68-68=136
USA Jeff Sluman	69-67=136

Third round

Saturday, August 12, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	ZAF Ernie Els	66-65-66=197	−16
T2	USA Jeff Maggert	66-69-65=200	−13
USA Mark O'Meara	64-67-69=200
4	SCO Colin Montgomerie	68-67-67=202	−11
T5	AUS Steve Elkington	68-67-68=203	−10
USA Craig Stadler	71-66-66=203
T7	USA Jay Haas	69-71-64=204	−9
USA Justin Leonard	68-66-70=204
USA Jeff Sluman	69-67-68=204
T10	USA Bob Estes	69-68-68=205	−8
ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	69-69-67=205
USA Steve Lowery	69-68-68=205
AUS Greg Norman	66-69-70=205
USA Duffy Waldorf	69-69-67=205

Final round

Sunday, August 13, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	AUS Steve Elkington	68-67-68-64=267	−17	Playoff
SCO Colin Montgomerie	68-67-67-65=267
T3	ZAF Ernie Els	66-65-66-72=269	−15	116,000
USA Jeff Maggert	66-69-65-69=269
5	USA Brad Faxon	70-67-71-63=271	−13	80,000
T6	USA Bob Estes	69-68-68-68=273	−11	68,500
USA Mark O'Meara	64-67-69-73=273
T8	USA Jay Haas	69-71-64-70=274	−10	50,000
USA Justin Leonard	68-66-70-70=274
USA Steve Lowery	69-68-68-69=274
USA Jeff Sluman	69-67-68-70=274
USA Craig Stadler	71-66-66-71=274

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Playoff

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where both drove into the fairway and reached the green in regulation. Elkington was away and birdied from 20 ft. Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	AUS **Steve Elkington**	3	−1	360,000
2	SCO Colin Montgomerie	4	E	216,000