1995 Senior PGA Tour

1995 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 13, 1995 (1995-01-13) – November 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)
Number of official events	39
Most wins	Jim Colbert (4) Bob Murphy (4)
Money list	Jim Colbert
Player of the Year	Jim Colbert
Rookie of the Year	Hale Irwin
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The 1995 Senior PGA Tour was the 16th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 15	Senior Tournament of Champions	Puerto Rico	750,000	Jim Colbert (10)
Feb 5	Royal Caribbean Classic	Florida	850,000	J. C. Snead (2)
Feb 12	IntelliNet Challenge	Florida	600,000	Bob Murphy (5)
Feb 19	GTE Suncoast Classic	Florida	750,000	Dave Stockton (10)
Mar 5	FHP Health Care Classic	California	750,000	Bruce Devlin (1)
Mar 12	The Dominion Seniors	Texas	650,000	Jim Albus (5)
Mar 19	Toshiba Senior Classic	California	800,000	George Archer (16)	New tournament
Apr 2	The Tradition	Arizona	1,000,000	Jack Nicklaus (8)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 16	PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	1,000,000	Raymond Floyd (10)	Senior major championship
Apr 30	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	1,000,000	Jim Colbert (11)
May 7	PaineWebber Invitational	North Carolina	800,000	Bob Murphy (6)
May 14	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	New Jersey	950,000	George Archer (17)
May 21	Bell Atlantic Classic	Pennsylvania	900,000	Jim Colbert (12)
May 28	Quicksilver Classic	Pennsylvania	1,100,000	Dave Stockton (11)
Jun 4	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Alabama	1,050,000	Graham Marsh (1)
Jun 11	BellSouth Senior Classic	Tennessee	1,100,000	Jim Dent (9)
Jun 18	Dallas Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	550,000	Tom Wargo (4)	Pro-Am
Jun 25	Nationwide Championship	Georgia	1,200,000	Bob Murphy (7)
Jul 2	U.S. Senior Open	Maryland	1,000,000	Tom Weiskopf (2)	Senior major championship
Jul 9	Kroger Senior Classic	Ohio	900,000	Mike Hill (17)
Jul 16	Ford Senior Players Championship	Michigan	1,500,000	J. C. Snead (3)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 23	First of America Classic	Michigan	700,000	Jimmy Powell (3)
Jul 30	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	£350,000	Brian Barnes (1)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 30	Ameritech Senior Open	Illinois	850,000	Hale Irwin (1)
Aug 6	VFW Senior Championship	Missouri	900,000	Bob Murphy (8)
Aug 13	Burnet Senior Classic	Minnesota	1,100,000	Raymond Floyd (11)
Aug 20	Northville Long Island Classic	New York	800,000	Lee Trevino (25)
Aug 27	Bank of Boston Senior Classic	Massachusetts	800,000	Isao Aoki (4)
Sep 3	Franklin Quest Championship	Utah	600,000	Tony Jacklin (2)
Sep 10	GTE Northwest Classic	Washington	600,000	Walter Morgan (1)
Sep 17	Brickyard Crossing Championship	Indiana	750,000	Simon Hobday (5)
Sep 24	Bank One Classic	Kentucky	600,000	Gary Player (20)
Oct 1	Vantage Championship	North Carolina	1,500,000	Hale Irwin (2)
Oct 8	The Transamerica	California	650,000	Lee Trevino (26)
Oct 15	Raley's Senior Gold Rush	California	700,000	Don Bies (7)
Oct 22	Ralphs Senior Classic	California	800,000	John Bland (1)
Oct 29	Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic	Hawaii	600,000	Bob Charles (24)
Nov 5	Emerald Coast Classic	Florida	1,000,000	Raymond Floyd (12)	New tournament
Nov 12	Energizer Senior Tour Championship	South Carolina	1,500,000	Jim Colbert (13)	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 3	Office Depot Father/Son Challenge	Florida	860,000	Raymond Floyd and son Raymond Floyd Jr.	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Jim Colbert	1,444,386
2	Raymond Floyd	1,419,545
3	Dave Stockton	1,415,847
4	Bob Murphy	1,241,524
5	Isao Aoki	1,041,766

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Jim Colbert	[4]
Rookie of the Year	Hale Irwin	[4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Raymond Floyd	[5] [4]
Comeback Player of the Year	Walter Morgan	[4]

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1996 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
3. "1995 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
4. "Pro golf hands out its 1995 awards" . The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. January 5, 1996. p. 13 (3B in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "1995 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

External links

• Official website