1995 European Seniors Tour

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1995 European Seniors Tour season
Duration30 March 1995 (1995-03-30) – 7 October 1995 (1995-10-07)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes
1994
1996

The 1995 European Seniors Tour was the fourth season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. [1] [2] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
1 Apr Windsor Senior Masters Kenya54,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett (6)New tournament
16 Jul International German PGA Seniors Championship Germany80,000 Flag of Italy.svg Renato Campagnoli (1)New tournament
30 Jul Senior British Open Northern Ireland350,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes (1) Senior major championship
4 Aug Lawrence Batley Seniors England70,000 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Croce (1)
13 Aug Forte PGA Seniors Championship England90,000 Flag of England.svg John Morgan (4)
20 Aug Northern Electric Seniors England60,000 Flag of England.svg Brian Waites (2)
26 Aug Collingtree Seniors England52,000 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles (3)
3 Sep Shell Scottish Seniors Open Scotland100,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett (7)
10 Sep De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic England60,000 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton (7)New tournament
1 Oct London Masters England80,000 Flag of South Africa.svg John Bland (1)New tournament
7 Oct Senior Zurich Lexus Trophy Switzerland60,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Higgins (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes 63,620
2 Flag of England.svg John Morgan 57,984
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 50,011
4 Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 44,886
5 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles 41,902

Notes

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

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References

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  2. "Senior Past Champions Former Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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  4. "Barnes number one" . Evening Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. 10 October 1995. p. 27. Retrieved 21 November 2023 via Newspapers.com.