1995 PGA Tour
| Duration | January 5, 1995 – October 29, 1995 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 44 |
| 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 → | |
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.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,000,000 | Steve Elkington (5) | 46 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | John Morse (1) | 42 | |
| Jan 22 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,250,000 | Phil Mickelson (5) | 46 | |
| Jan 29 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,300,000 | Vijay Singh (2) | 52 | |
| Feb 5 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,400,000 | Peter Jacobsen (5) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 12 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,200,000 | Peter Jacobsen (6) | 46 | |
| Feb 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,200,000 | Kenny Perry (3) | 40 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 26 | Nissan Open | California | 1,200,000 | Corey Pavin (12) | 46 | |
| Mar 5 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,500,000 | Nick Faldo (7) | 60 | |
| Mar 12 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | Mark O'Meara (9) | 52 | |
| Mar 19 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | Loren Roberts (2) | 74 | Invitational |
| Mar 26 | The Players Championship | Florida | 3,000,000 | Lee Janzen (5) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 2 | Freeport-McMoRan Classic | Louisiana | 1,200,000 | Davis Love III (9) | 40 | |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 2,200,000 | Ben Crenshaw (19) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 1,300,000 | Bob Tway (7) | 64 | Invitational |
| Apr 23 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Jim Gallagher Jr. (4) | 46 | |
| Apr 30 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,400,000 | Payne Stewart (9) | 44 | |
| May 7 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,300,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (8) | 44 | |
| May 14 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,300,000 | Ernie Els (2) | 52 | |
| May 21 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,200,000 | Vijay Singh (3) | 44 | |
| May 28 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 1,400,000 | Tom Lehman (2) | 62 | Invitational |
| Jun 4 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,700,000 | Greg Norman (15) | 70 | Invitational |
| Jun 11 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,400,000 | Lee Janzen (6) | 56 | |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | New York | 2,000,000 | Corey Pavin (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 25 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,200,000 | Greg Norman (16) | 44 | |
| Jul 2 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,250,000 | Jim Gallagher Jr. (5) | 44 | |
| Jul 9 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,000,000 | Billy Mayfair (2) | 58 | |
| Jul 16 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | Ted Tryba (1) | 28 | |
| Jul 23 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £1,250,000 | John Daly (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 23 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 700,000 | Ed Dougherty (1) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 30 | Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Fred Funk (2) | 32 | |
| Aug 6 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,200,000 | Woody Austin (1) | 48 | |
| Aug 13 | PGA Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Steve Elkington (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 20 | Sprint International | Colorado | 1,500,000 | Lee Janzen (7) | 54 | |
| Aug 27 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,000,000 | Greg Norman (17) | 60 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 3 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | Scott Hoch (6) | 40 | |
| Sep 10 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 1,300,000 | Mark O'Meara (10) | 44 | |
| Sep 17 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,000,000 | Hal Sutton (8) | 30 | |
| Sep 24 | Quad City Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | D. A. Weibring (4) | 44 | |
| Oct 1 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,000,000 | Fred Funk (3) | 40 | |
| Oct 8 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | Brad Bryant (1) | 30 | |
| Oct 15 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,500,000 | Jim Furyk (1) | 44 | |
| Oct 22 | LaCantera Texas Open | Texas | 1,100,000 | Duffy Waldorf (1) | 40 | |
| Oct 29 | The Tour Championship | Oklahoma | 3,000,000 | 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 | 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]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 1,654,959 |
| 2 | Billy Mayfair | 1,543,192 |
| 3 | Lee Janzen | 1,378,966 |
| 4 | Corey Pavin | 1,340,079 |
| 5 | Steve Elkington | 1,254,352 |
| 6 | Davis Love III | 1,111,999 |
| 7 | Peter Jacobsen | 1,075,057 |
| 8 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 1,057,241 |
| 9 | Vijay Singh | 1,018,713 |
| 10 | Mark O'Meara | 914,129 |
Awards
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "1996 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "1995 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Potpourri". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 14, 1996. p. 16 (C2 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Golf". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. January 5, 1996. p. 35 (E3 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Elkington wins Vardon Trophy". The Daily News Leader. Staunton, Virginia. October 30, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.