1995 PGA Tour

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.

1995 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1995 (1995-01-05) – October 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events44
Most wins Lee Janzen (3)
Greg Norman (3)
Money list Greg Norman
PGA Tour Player of the Year Greg Norman
PGA Player of the Year Greg Norman
Rookie of the Year Woody Austin
1994
1996

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 8Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,000,000 Steve Elkington (5)46Winners-only event
Jan 15United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000 John Morse (1)42
Jan 22Northern Telecom OpenArizona1,250,000 Phil Mickelson (5)46
Jan 29Phoenix OpenArizona1,300,000 Vijay Singh (2)52
Feb 5AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,400,000 Peter Jacobsen (5)52Pro-Am
Feb 12Buick Invitational of CaliforniaCalifornia1,200,000 Peter Jacobsen (6)46
Feb 19Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,200,000 Kenny Perry (3)40Pro-Am
Feb 26Nissan OpenCalifornia1,200,000 Corey Pavin (12)46
Mar 5Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,500,000 Nick Faldo (7)60
Mar 12Honda ClassicFlorida1,200,000 Mark O'Meara (9)52
Mar 19Nestle InvitationalFlorida1,200,000 Loren Roberts (2)74Invitational
Mar 26The Players ChampionshipFlorida3,000,000 Lee Janzen (5)80Flagship event
Apr 2Freeport-McMoRan ClassicLouisiana1,200,000 Davis Love III (9)40
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia2,200,000 Ben Crenshaw (19)100Major championship
Apr 16MCI ClassicSouth Carolina1,300,000 Bob Tway (7)64Invitational
Apr 23KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,500,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (4)46
Apr 30Shell Houston OpenTexas1,400,000 Payne Stewart (9)44
May 7BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,300,000 Mark Calcavecchia (8)44
May 14GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,300,000 Ernie Els (2)52
May 21Buick ClassicNew York1,200,000 Vijay Singh (3)44
May 28Colonial National InvitationTexas1,400,000 Tom Lehman (2)62Invitational
Jun 4Memorial TournamentOhio1,700,000 Greg Norman (15)70Invitational
Jun 11Kemper OpenMaryland1,400,000 Lee Janzen (6)56
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew York2,000,000 Corey Pavin (13)100Major championship
Jun 25Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,200,000 Greg Norman (16)44
Jul 2FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,250,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (5)44
Jul 9Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,000,000 Billy Mayfair (2)58
Jul 16Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,100,000 Ted Tryba (1)28
Jul 23The Open ChampionshipScotland£1,250,000 John Daly (4)100Major championship
Jul 23Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi700,000 Ed Dougherty (1)20Alternate event
Jul 30Ideon Classic at Pleasant ValleyMassachusetts1,000,000 Fred Funk (2)32
Aug 6Buick OpenMichigan1,200,000 Woody Austin (1)48
Aug 13PGA ChampionshipCalifornia2,000,000 Steve Elkington (6)100Major championship
Aug 20Sprint InternationalColorado1,500,000 Lee Janzen (7)54
Aug 27NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,000,000 Greg Norman (17)60Limited-field event
Sep 3Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,000,000 Scott Hoch (6)40
Sep 10Bell Canadian OpenCanada1,300,000 Mark O'Meara (10)44
Sep 17B.C. OpenNew York1,000,000 Hal Sutton (8)30
Sep 24Quad City ClassicIllinois1,000,000 D. A. Weibring (4)44
Oct 1Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,000,000 Fred Funk (3)40
Oct 8Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,200,000 Brad Bryant (1)30
Oct 15Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,500,000 Jim Furyk (1)44
Oct 22LaCantera Texas OpenTexas1,100,000 Duffy Waldorf (1)40
Oct 29The Tour ChampionshipOklahoma3,000,000 Billy Mayfair (3)58Tour 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 New York n/a Team Europe n/a Team event
Nov 5 Sarazen World Open Georgia 1,900,000 Frank Nobilo 32
Nov 5 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,000,000 Jim Furyk 34
Nov 8 MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Ben Crenshaw n/a Limited-field event
Nov 12 World Cup of Golf China 1,300,000 Fred Couples and
Davis Love III
n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 Davis Love III n/a
Nov 19 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 Mark Calcavecchia and
Steve Elkington
n/a Team event
Nov 26 Skins Game California 540,000 Fred Couples n/a Limited-field event
Dec 3 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,300,000 Beth Daniel and
Davis Love III
n/a Team event
Dec 10 Diners Club Matches California 890,000 Tom Lehman and
Duffy Waldorf
n/a Team event
Dec 31 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf Arizona 3,650,000 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.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Greg Norman1,654,959
2 Billy Mayfair1,543,192
3 Lee Janzen1,378,966
4 Corey Pavin1,340,079
5 Steve Elkington1,254,352
6 Davis Love III1,111,999
7 Peter Jacobsen1,075,057
8 Jim Gallagher Jr.1,057,241
9 Vijay Singh1,018,713
10 Mark O'Meara914,129

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Greg Norman[5]
PGA Player of the Year Greg Norman[6]
Rookie of the Year Woody Austin[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman[7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Steve Elkington[6][8]
Comeback Player of the Year Bob Tway[9]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

  1. "1995 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. "1996 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. "1995 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. "Potpourri". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 14, 1996. p. 16 (C2 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Golf". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. January 5, 1996. p. 35 (E3 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Golf Tours at a glance". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1995. p. 51 (C11 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. "Elkington wins Vardon Trophy". The Daily News Leader. Staunton, Virginia. October 30, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Langham learned Nike Tour lessons well". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 25, 1996. p. 20 (D11 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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