1995 PGA Tour of Australasia

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1995 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration12 January 1995 (1995-01-12) – 17 December 1995 (1995-12-17)
Number of official events13 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Elliott (2)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry
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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Notes
8 Jan Canberra Trophy Australian Capital TerritoryCancelledNew tournament
15 Jan AMP Air New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Parsons (3)16
22 Jan Optus Players Championship Victoria350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Elliott (1)16
5 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby (5)18
12 Feb Ford South Australian Open South Australia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Elliott (2)16
19 Feb Australian Masters Victoria562,500 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (14)20
26 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (5)16
15 Oct China PGA Championship ChinaCancelledNew tournament
5 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters IndonesiaUS$400,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell (2)20
12 Nov Epson Singapore Open SingaporeUS$400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Conran (1)16
19 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South WalesCancelled
19 Nov Victorian Open Victoria150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney (1)16
26 Nov Heineken Australian Open Victoria637,500 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (30)36Flagship event
3 Dec Greg Norman's Holden Classic New South Wales525,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (6)34
10 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$325,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley (1)24
17 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 334,804
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell 207,404
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 180,403
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Conran 150,448
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley 133,851

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.

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References

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