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1995 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1995 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | USA Lee Janzen (3) |
| AUS Greg Norman (3) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | AUS Greg Norman |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | AUS Greg Norman |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | AUS Greg Norman |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Woody Austin |
| prevseason | [1994](1994-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1996](1996-pga-tour) |
AUS Greg Norman (3) The 1995 PGA Tour was the 80th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 27th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 8 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,000,000 | AUS Steve Elkington (5) | 46 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | USA John Morse (1) | 42 | |
| Jan 22 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,250,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (5) | 46 | |
| Jan 29 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,300,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (2) | 52 | |
| Feb 5 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,400,000 | USA Peter Jacobsen (5) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 12 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,200,000 | USA Peter Jacobsen (6) | 46 | |
| Feb 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,200,000 | USA Kenny Perry (3) | 40 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 26 | Nissan Open | California | 1,200,000 | USA Corey Pavin (12) | 46 | |
| Mar 5 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,500,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (7) | 60 | |
| Mar 12 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (9) | 52 | |
| Mar 19 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Loren Roberts (2) | 74 | Invitational |
| Mar 26 | [The Players Championship](1995-players-championship) | Florida | 3,000,000 | USA Lee Janzen (5) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 2 | Freeport-McMoRan Classic | Louisiana | 1,200,000 | USA Davis Love III (9) | 40 | |
| Apr 9 | **[Masters Tournament](1995-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 2,200,000 | USA **Ben Crenshaw** (19) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 1,300,000 | USA Bob Tway (7) | 64 | Invitational |
| Apr 23 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. (4) | 46 | |
| Apr 30 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,400,000 | USA Payne Stewart (9) | 44 | |
| May 7 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,300,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia (8) | 44 | |
| May 14 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,300,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (2) | 52 | |
| May 21 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,200,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (3) | 44 | |
| May 28 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 1,400,000 | USA Tom Lehman (2) | 62 | Invitational |
| Jun 4 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,700,000 | AUS Greg Norman (15) | 70 | Invitational |
| Jun 11 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,400,000 | USA Lee Janzen (6) | 56 | |
| Jun 18 | **[U.S. Open](1995-u-s-open-golf)** | New York | 2,000,000 | USA **Corey Pavin** (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 25 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,200,000 | AUS Greg Norman (16) | 44 | |
| Jul 2 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,250,000 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. (5) | 44 | |
| Jul 9 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,000,000 | USA Billy Mayfair (2) | 58 | |
| Jul 16 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | USA Ted Tryba (1) | 28 | |
| Jul 23 | **[The Open Championship](1995-open-championship)** | Scotland | £1,250,000 | USA **John Daly** (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 23 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 700,000 | USA Ed Dougherty (1) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 30 | Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Funk (2) | 32 | |
| Aug 6 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,200,000 | USA Woody Austin (1) | 48 | |
| Aug 13 | **[PGA Championship](1995-pga-championship)** | California | 2,000,000 | AUS **Steve Elkington** (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 20 | Sprint International | Colorado | 1,500,000 | USA Lee Janzen (7) | 54 | |
| Aug 27 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,000,000 | AUS Greg Norman (17) | 60 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 3 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | USA Scott Hoch (6) | 40 | |
| Sep 10 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 1,300,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (10) | 44 | |
| Sep 17 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,000,000 | USA Hal Sutton (8) | 30 | |
| Sep 24 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | USA D. A. Weibring (4) | 44 | |
| Oct 1 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Funk (3) | 40 | |
| Oct 8 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Brad Bryant (1) | 30 | |
| Oct 15 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,500,000 | USA Jim Furyk (1) | 44 | |
| Oct 22 | LaCantera Texas Open | Texas | 1,100,000 | USA Duffy Waldorf (1) | 40 | |
| Oct 29 | The Tour Championship | Oklahoma | 3,000,000 | USA Billy Mayfair (3) | 58 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Sep 24 | [Ryder Cup](1995-ryder-cup) | New York | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 5 | Sarazen World Open | Georgia | 1,900,000 | NZL Frank Nobilo | 32 | |
| Nov 5 | Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Jim Furyk | 34 | |
| Nov 8 | MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 12 | [World Cup of Golf](1995-world-cup-of-golf) | China | 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) | 200,000 | USA Davis Love III | n/a | |||
| Nov 19 | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia and | ||
| AUS Steve Elkington | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Nov 26 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | USA Fred Couples | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 3 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,300,000 | USA Beth Daniel and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 10 | Diners Club Matches | California | 890,000 | USA Tom Lehman and | ||
| USA Duffy Waldorf | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 31 | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | Arizona | 3,650,000 | ENG Barry Lane | 48 | New tournament |
| Limited-field event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Greg Norman | 1,654,959 |
| 2 | USA Billy Mayfair | 1,543,192 |
| 3 | USA Lee Janzen | 1,378,966 |
| 4 | USA Corey Pavin | 1,340,079 |
| 5 | AUS Steve Elkington | 1,254,352 |
| 6 | USA Davis Love III | 1,111,999 |
| 7 | USA Peter Jacobsen | 1,075,057 |
| 8 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. | 1,057,241 |
| 9 | FIJ Vijay Singh | 1,018,713 |
| 10 | USA Mark O'Meara | 914,129 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | AUS Greg Norman | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110173738/ | title=Golf | newspaper=The Courier-Journal | location=Louisville, Kentucky | date=5 January 1996 | access-date=3 November 2023 | page=35 (E3 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | AUS Greg Norman | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/155427230/ | title=Golf Tours at a glance | newspaper=The Los Angeles Times | location=Los Angeles, California | date=1 November 1995 | access-date=3 November 2023 | page=51 (C11 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Woody Austin | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | AUS Greg Norman | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | AUS Steve Elkington | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/288776791/ | title=Elkington wins Vardon Trophy | newspaper=The Daily News Leader | location=Staunton, Virginia | date=30 October 1995 | access-date=3 November 2023 | page=7 | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Bob Tway |
Notes
References
References
- "1995 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1996 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1995 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (14 January 1996). "Potpourri". Arizona Republic.
- (5 January 1996). "Golf". The Courier-Journal.
- (1 November 1995). "Golf Tours at a glance". The Los Angeles Times.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (30 October 1995). "Elkington wins Vardon Trophy". The Daily News Leader.
- (25 January 1996). "Langham learned Nike Tour lessons well". Arizona Republic.
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