1995 PGA Tour

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1995 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1995 (1995-01-05) – October 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (3)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (3)
Money list Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
PGA Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin
1994
1996

The 1995 PGA Tour was the 80th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 27th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 8 Mercedes Championships California1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (5)46Winners-only event
Jan 15 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Morse (1)42
Jan 22 Northern Telecom Open Arizona1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (5)46
Jan 29 Phoenix Open Arizona1,300,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (2)52
Feb 5 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (5)52Pro-Am
Feb 12 Buick Invitational of California California1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (6)46
Feb 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (3)40Pro-Am
Feb 26 Nissan Open California1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (12)46
Mar 5 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,500,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (7)60
Mar 12 Honda Classic Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (9)52
Mar 19 Nestle Invitational Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (2)74Invitational
Mar 26 The Players Championship Florida3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (5)80Flagship event
Apr 2 Freeport-McMoRan Classic Louisiana1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (9)40
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (19)100 Major championship
Apr 16 MCI Classic South Carolina1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway (7)64Invitational
Apr 23 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. (4)46
Apr 30 Shell Houston Open Texas1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart (9)44
May 7 BellSouth Classic Georgia1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia (8)44
May 14 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,300,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (2)52
May 21 Buick Classic New York1,200,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (3)44
May 28 Colonial National Invitation Texas1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman (2)62Invitational
Jun 4 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (15)70Invitational
Jun 11 Kemper Open Maryland1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (6)56
Jun 18 U.S. Open New York2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (13)100 Major championship
Jun 25 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (16)44
Jul 2 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. (5)44
Jul 9 Motorola Western Open Illinois2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair (2)58
Jul 16 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Tryba (1)28
Jul 23 The Open Championship Scotland£1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (4)100 Major championship
Jul 23 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty (1)20Alternate event
Jul 30 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk (2)32
Aug 6 Buick Open Michigan1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin (1)48
Aug 13 PGA Championship California2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (6)100 Major championship
Aug 20 Sprint International Colorado1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (7)54
Aug 27 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (17)60Limited-field event
Sep 3 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (6)40
Sep 10 Bell Canadian Open Canada1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (10)44
Sep 17 B.C. Open New York1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton (8)30
Sep 24 Quad City Classic Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring (4)44
Oct 1 Buick Challenge Georgia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk (3)40
Oct 8 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant (1)30
Oct 15 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (1)44
Oct 22 LaCantera Texas Open Texas1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf (1)40
Oct 29 The Tour Championship Oklahoma3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair (3)58Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Sep 24 Ryder Cup New Yorkn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
Nov 5 Sarazen World Open Georgia1,900,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo 32
Nov 5 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 34
Nov 8 MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw n/aLimited-field event
Nov 12 World Cup of Golf China1,300,000 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 200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III n/a
Nov 19 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington
n/aTeam event
Nov 26 Skins Game California540,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples n/aLimited-field event
Dec 3 JCPenney Classic Florida1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel and
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
Dec 10 Diners Club Matches California890,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman and
Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf
n/aTeam event
Dec 31 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf Arizona3,650,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 48New tournament
Limited-field event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 1,654,959
2 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair 1,543,192
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen 1,378,966
4 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 1,340,079
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington 1,254,352
6 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 1,111,999
7 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen 1,075,057
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. 1,057,241
9 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 1,018,713
10 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 914,129

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [5]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [6]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington [6] [8]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway [9]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

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References

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