1995 European Tour

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1995 European Tour season
Duration19 January 1995 (1995-01-19) – 29 October 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events36 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka (3)
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (3)
Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin
1994
1996

The 1995 European Tour, titled as the 1995 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Contents

It was the eighth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987. [1]

Changes for 1995

The 1995 season marked the start of co-sanctioning arrangements with other tours, with the addition of the Southern Africa Tour's Lexington South African PGA Championship to the European Tour schedule. The season was ultimately made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". [2] [3]

There were a few other changes from the previous season, with the addition of the South African PGA Championship and the loss of the Open V33 Grand Lyon and the Belgian Open. In addition, the Extremadura Open was originally scheduled but later cancelled. [4]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. [5]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
22 Jan Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (n/a)46
29 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Philippines600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (n/a)48
5 Feb Madeira Island Open Portugal250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna (1)20
12 Feb Turespaña Open De Canaria Spain250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin (1)22
19 Feb Lexington South African PGA Championship South Africa250,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (3)30 AFR New to European Tour
26 Feb Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson (1)26
5 Mar Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain300,000 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka (1)28
12 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco350,000 Flag of England.svg Mark James (17)24
19 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal300,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hunter (1)26
26 Mar Turespaña Open de Baleares Spain250,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner (3)20
2 Apr Extremadura Open SpainCancelled
9 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
17 Apr Open Catalonia Spain300,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Philip Walton (2)22
23 Apr Air France Cannes Open France225,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg André Bossert (1)20
7 May Italian Open Italy375,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (18)22
14 May Benson & Hedges International Open England650,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley (2)42
21 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain550,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (50)42
29 May Volvo PGA Championship England900,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (33)64Flagship event
4 Jun Murphy's English Open England650,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Philip Walton (3)36
11 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany650,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (34)34
18 Jun DHL Jersey Open Jersey300,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn (2)20
18 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (2)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
25 Jun Peugeot Open de France France550,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (4)28
2 Jul BMW International Open Germany550,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (4)30
9 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Ireland675,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (19)44
15 Jul Scottish Open Scotland650,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley (1)48
23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (2)100 Major championship
30 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands650,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (n/a)42
6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden650,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Parnevik (2)36
13 Aug Hohe Brücke Open Austria250,000 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka (2)20
13 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
20 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Teravainen (1)24
27 Aug Volvo German Open Germany650,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (8)38
3 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland700,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mathias Grönberg (1)40
10 Sep Trophée Lancôme France600,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (9)44
17 Sep Collingtree British Masters England650,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (20)38
1 Oct Smurfit European Open Ireland650,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (35)40
8 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany650,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand (6)40
29 Oct Volvo Masters Spain750,000 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka (3)40Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
30 Apr Tournoi Perrier de Paris Francen/a Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros and
Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal
n/aTeam event
13 Jul J. P. McManus Pro-Am Irelandn/a Flag of England.svg Richard Boxall
Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst
n/aPro-Am
Title shared
24 Sep Ryder Cup United Statesn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
15 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England650,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 42Limited-field event
15 Oct Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship Irelandn/a Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth n/a
22 Oct Dunhill Cup ScotlandUS$1,500,000Flag of Scotland.svg Team Scotlandn/aTeam event
5 Nov Sarazen World Open United StatesUS$1,900,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo 32
12 Nov World Cup of Golf ChinaUS$1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy US$200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III n/a
17 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship JamaicaUS$2,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 46Limited-field event
31 Dec Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United StatesUS$3,650,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 48New tournament
Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. [6]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 835,051
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 755,706
3 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 655,854
4 Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca 516,320
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell 400,977
6 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka 308,115
7 Flag of England.svg Mark James 297,378
8 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 284,406
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand 281,726
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley 260,727

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie [7]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin [8]

See also

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  3. AFR − Southern Africa Tour.
  4. 1 2 3 Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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