1995 European Tour

1995 European Tour season

Duration	19 January 1995 (1995-01-19) – 29 October 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events	36 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Alex Čejka (3) Bernhard Langer (3) Sam Torrance (3)
Order of Merit	Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year	Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jarmo Sandelin
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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.

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]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 3]	Notes
22 Jan	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$700,000	Fred Couples (n/a)	46
29 Jan	Johnnie Walker Classic	Philippines	600,000	Fred Couples (n/a)	48
5 Feb	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	250,000	Santiago Luna (1)	20
12 Feb	Turespaña Open De Canaria	Spain	250,000	Jarmo Sandelin (1)	22
19 Feb	Lexington South African PGA Championship	South Africa	250,000	Ernie Els (3)	30	AFR	New to European Tour
26 Feb	Turespaña Open Mediterrania	Spain	300,000	Robert Karlsson (1)	26
5 Mar	Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía	Spain	300,000	Alex Čejka (1)	28
12 Mar	Moroccan Open	Morocco	350,000	Mark James (17)	24
19 Mar	Portuguese Open	Portugal	300,000	Adam Hunter (1)	26
26 Mar	Turespaña Open de Baleares	Spain	250,000	Greg Turner (3)	20
2 Apr	Extremadura Open	Spain	–	Cancelled	–
9 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$2,200,000	Ben Crenshaw (n/a)	100		Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
17 Apr	Open Catalonia	Spain	300,000	Philip Walton (2)	22
23 Apr	Air France Cannes Open	France	225,000	André Bossert (1)	20
7 May	Italian Open	Italy	375,000	Sam Torrance (18)	22
14 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	650,000	Peter O'Malley (2)	42
21 May	Peugeot Spanish Open	Spain	550,000	Seve Ballesteros (50)	42
29 May	Volvo PGA Championship	England	900,000	Bernhard Langer (33)	64		Flagship event
4 Jun	Murphy's English Open	England	650,000	Philip Walton (3)	36
11 Jun	Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe	Germany	650,000	Bernhard Langer (34)	34
18 Jun	DHL Jersey Open	Jersey	300,000	Andrew Oldcorn (2)	20
18 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$2,000,000	Corey Pavin (2)	100		Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
25 Jun	Peugeot Open de France	France	550,000	Paul Broadhurst (4)	28
2 Jul	BMW International Open	Germany	550,000	Frank Nobilo (4)	30
9 Jul	Murphy's Irish Open	Ireland	675,000	Sam Torrance (19)	44
15 Jul	Scottish Open	Scotland	650,000	Wayne Riley (1)	48
23 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	1,250,000	John Daly (2)	100		Major championship
30 Jul	Heineken Dutch Open	Netherlands	650,000	Scott Hoch (n/a)	42
6 Aug	Volvo Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	650,000	Jesper Parnevik (2)	36
13 Aug	Hohe Brücke Open	Austria	250,000	Alex Čejka (2)	20
13 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$2,000,000	Steve Elkington (n/a)	100		Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
20 Aug	Chemapol Trophy Czech Open	Czech Republic	750,000	Peter Teravainen (1)	24
27 Aug	Volvo German Open	Germany	650,000	Colin Montgomerie (8)	38
3 Sep	Canon European Masters	Switzerland	700,000	Mathias Grönberg (1)	40
10 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	600,000	Colin Montgomerie (9)	44
17 Sep	Collingtree British Masters	England	650,000	Sam Torrance (20)	38
1 Oct	Smurfit European Open	Ireland	650,000	Bernhard Langer (35)	40
8 Oct	Mercedes German Masters	Germany	650,000	Anders Forsbrand (6)	40
29 Oct	Volvo Masters	Spain	750,000	Alex Čejka (3)	40		Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner(s)	OWGR points	Notes
30 Apr	Tournoi Perrier de Paris	France	n/a	Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábal	n/a	Team event
13 Jul	J. P. McManus Pro-Am	Ireland	n/a	Richard Boxall Paul Broadhurst	n/a	Pro-Am Title shared
24 Sep	Ryder Cup	United States	n/a	Team Europe	n/a	Team event
15 Oct	Toyota World Match Play Championship	England	650,000	Ernie Els	42	Limited-field event
15 Oct	Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship	Ireland	n/a	Des Smyth	n/a
22 Oct	Dunhill Cup	Scotland	US$1,500,000	Team Scotland	n/a	Team event
5 Nov	Sarazen World Open	United States	US$1,900,000	Frank Nobilo	32
12 Nov	World Cup of Golf	China	US$1,300,000	Fred Couples and Davis Love III	n/a	Team event
	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy		US$200,000	Davis Love III	n/a
17 Dec	Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship	Jamaica	US$2,300,000	Fred Couples	46	Limited-field event
31 Dec	Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf	United States	US$3,650,000	Barry Lane	48	New 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]

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Colin Montgomerie	835,051
2	Sam Torrance	755,706
3	Bernhard Langer	655,854
4	Costantino Rocca	516,320
5	Michael Campbell	400,977
6	Alex Čejka	308,115
7	Mark James	297,378
8	Barry Lane	284,406
9	Anders Forsbrand	281,726
10	Peter O'Malley	260,727

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Colin Montgomerie	[7]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jarmo Sandelin	[8]

See also

• 1995 Challenge Tour
• 1995 European Seniors Tour

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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf" . Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "The Times calendar of sport 1995 | Golf" . The Times. 30 December 1994. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 2 May 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
3. "Glen Dimplex sponsor golf" . Drogheda Independent. Drogheda, Ireland. 4 August 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Clarke leads way" . Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
6. Hopkins, John (30 October 1995). "Montgomerie gets title on merit to deprive Torrance" . The Times. p. 24. Retrieved 2 May 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
7. Laidlaw, Renton (20 December 1995). "Monty's simply the best" . Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 49. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sandelin's rookie award" . The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 8 November 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website