1995 PGA Tour

1995 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1995 (1995-01-05) – October 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Lee Janzen (3)
Australia Greg Norman (3)
Money listAustralia Greg Norman
PGA Tour Player of the YearAustralia Greg Norman
PGA Player of the YearAustralia Greg Norman
Rookie of the YearUnited States 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.

Schedule

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

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

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
Sep 24 Ryder Cup New York n/a Team Europe n/a Team event
Nov 5 Sarazen World Open Georgia 1,900,000 New Zealand Frank Nobilo 32
Nov 5 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Jim Furyk 34
Nov 8 MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Ben Crenshaw n/a Limited-field event
Nov 12 World Cup of Golf China 1,300,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Davis Love III 		n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 United States Davis Love III n/a
Nov 19 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia and
Australia Steve Elkington 		n/a Team event
Nov 26 Skins Game California 540,000 United States Fred Couples n/a Limited-field event
Dec 3 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,300,000 United States Beth Daniel and
United States Davis Love III 		n/a Team event
Dec 10 Diners Club Matches California 890,000 United States Tom Lehman and
United States Duffy Waldorf 		n/a Team event
Dec 31 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf Arizona 3,650,000 England Barry Lane 48 New 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]

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

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "1996 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "1995 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Potpourri". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 14, 1996. p. 16 (C2 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Golf". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. January 5, 1996. p. 35 (E3 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Golf Tours at a glance". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1995. p. 51 (C11 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Elkington wins Vardon Trophy". The Daily News Leader. Staunton, Virginia. October 30, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Langham learned Nike Tour lessons well". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. January 25, 1996. p. 20 (D11 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.