1995 PGA Tour of Australasia

1995 PGA Tour of Australasia season

Duration	12 January 1995 (1995-01-12) – 17 December 1995 (1995-12-17)
Number of official events	13 [a]
Most wins	Tim Elliott (2) Craig Parry (2)
Order of Merit	Craig Parry
Rookie of the Year	Greg Chalmers
← 1994 1996–97 →

The 1995 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 24th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner [b]	OWGR points	Notes
8 Jan	Canberra Trophy	Australian Capital Territory	–	Cancelled	–	New tournament
15 Jan	AMP Air New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$150,000	Lucas Parsons (3)	16
22 Jan	Optus Players Championship	Victoria	350,000	Tim Elliott (1)	16
5 Feb	Heineken Classic	Western Australia	300,000	Robert Allenby (5)	18
12 Feb	Ford South Australian Open	South Australia	150,000	Tim Elliott (2)	16
19 Feb	Australian Masters	Victoria	562,500	Peter Senior (14)	20
26 Feb	Canon Challenge	New South Wales	350,000	Craig Parry (5)	16
15 Oct	China PGA Championship	China	–	Cancelled	–	New tournament
5 Nov	Alfred Dunhill Masters	Indonesia	US$400,000	Michael Campbell (2)	20
12 Nov	Epson Singapore Open	Singapore	US$400,000	Steven Conran (1)	16
19 Nov	Australian PGA Championship	New South Wales	–	Cancelled	–
19 Nov	Victorian Open	Victoria	150,000	Stephen Leaney (1)	16
26 Nov	Heineken Australian Open	Victoria	637,500	Greg Norman (30)	36	Flagship event
3 Dec	Greg Norman's Holden Classic	New South Wales	525,000	Craig Parry (6)	34
10 Dec	AMP Air New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$325,000	Peter O'Malley (1)	24
17 Dec	Schweppes Coolum Classic	Queensland	200,000	Shane Robinson (2)	16

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Craig Parry	334,804
2	Michael Campbell	207,404
3	Peter Senior	180,403
4	Steven Conran	150,448
5	Peter O'Malley	133,851

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Greg Chalmers	[5]

Notes

1. A further three tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.

References

1. "Etherington pays up for tour card". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 30 December 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 12 June 2022– via Trove.
2. "Additional event increases Tour prizemoney by 40pc". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 8 June 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 12 June 2022– via Trove.
3. Williams, Michael (1996). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1996 . Macmillan. pp. 106–107. ISBN   0333653319 . Retrieved 23 December 2023– via Archive.org.
4. "PGA Tour of Australasia OoM 1995" . The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 21 January 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 13 June 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2007. p. 2-71. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Greg Chalmers | Australasian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1995 after three top-10s.

External links

• Official website