1995 PGA Championship

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-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the first playoff hole (par 4, 18th) to defeat Colin Montgomerie.[2][3] 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.[4]

1995 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 10–13, 1995
LocationLos Angeles, California
Course(s)Riviera Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,956 yards (6,361 m)
Field150 players, 72 after cut[1]
Cut142 (E)
Prize fund$2.0 million
Winner's share$360,000
Champion
Steve Elkington
267 (−17), playoff
Riviera CC
Location in the United States

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.[5] 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.[6] It was the fourth PGA Championship in California (1929, 1977, 1983), and the last until 2020.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 10, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Michael Bradley63−8
T2 Jim Gallagher Jr.64−7
Mark O'Meara
4 John Adams65−6
T5 Chip Beck66−5
Ernie Els
Lee Janzen
Jeff Maggert
Gil Morgan
Greg Norman

Second round

Friday, August 11, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Ernie Els66-65=131−11
Mark O'Meara64-67=131
3 Justin Leonard68-66=134−8
T4 Brian Claar68-67=135−7
Steve Elkington68-67=135
Jeff Maggert66-69=135
Colin Montgomerie68-67=135
Greg Norman66-69=135
T9 Michael Bradley63-73=136−6
Michael Campbell71-65=136
Jim Gallagher Jr.64-72=136
Peter Jacobsen69-67=136
Lee Janzen66-70=136
Billy Mayfair68-68=136
Jeff Sluman69-67=136

Third round

Saturday, August 12, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Ernie Els66-65-66=197−16
T2 Jeff Maggert66-69-65=200−13
Mark O'Meara64-67-69=200
4 Colin Montgomerie68-67-67=202−11
T5 Steve Elkington68-67-68=203−10
Craig Stadler71-66-66=203
T7 Jay Haas69-71-64=204−9
Justin Leonard68-66-70=204
Jeff Sluman69-67-68=204
T10 Bob Estes69-68-68=205−8
Miguel Ángel Jiménez69-69-67=205
Steve Lowery69-68-68=205
Greg Norman66-69-70=205
Duffy Waldorf69-69-67=205

Final round

Sunday, August 13, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Steve Elkington68-67-68-64=267−17Playoff
Colin Montgomerie68-67-67-65=267
T3 Ernie Els66-65-66-72=269−15116,000
Jeff Maggert66-69-65-69=269
5 Brad Faxon70-67-71-63=271−1380,000
T6 Bob Estes69-68-68-68=273−1168,500
Mark O'Meara64-67-69-73=273
T8 Jay Haas69-71-64-70=274−1050,000
Justin Leonard68-66-70-70=274
Steve Lowery69-68-68-69=274
Jeff Sluman69-67-68-70=274
Craig Stadler71-66-66-71=274

Source:[3][7]

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 twenty feet (6 m). Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff.[2][3]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Steve Elkington3−1360,000
2 Colin Montgomerie4E216,000

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1995 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. Parascenzo, Marino (August 14, 1996). "Elkington wins PGA in playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
  3. Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1995). "Elkington claims PGA for first major title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  4. Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1995). "Riviera yields to a PGA record assault by Els". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1F.
  5. "How low can they go?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 14, 1995. p. C-3.
  6. Reilly, Rick (August 21, 1995). "Nothing to sneeze at". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  7. "1995 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

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