1995 PGA Tour explained

Year:1995
Tour:PGA Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:44
Most Wins: Lee Janzen (3)
Greg Norman (3)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Greg Norman
Honor2:PGA Tour Player of the Year
Honoree2: Greg Norman
Honor3:PGA Player of the Year
Honoree3: Greg Norman
Honor4:Rookie of the Year
Honoree4: Woody Austin
Prevseason:1994
Nextseason: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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
Jan 8 California 1,000,000 Steve Elkington (5) 46 Winners-only event
Jan 15 Hawaii 1,200,000 John Morse (1) 42
Jan 22 Arizona 1,250,000 Phil Mickelson (5) 46
Jan 29 Arizona 1,300,000 Vijay Singh (2) 52
Feb 5 California 1,400,000 Peter Jacobsen (5) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 12 California 1,200,000 Peter Jacobsen (6) 46
Feb 19 California 1,200,000 Kenny Perry (3) 40 Pro-Am
Feb 26 California 1,200,000 Corey Pavin (12) 46
Mar 5 Florida 1,500,000 Nick Faldo (7) 60
Mar 12 Florida 1,200,000 Mark O'Meara (9) 52
Mar 19 Florida 1,200,000 Loren Roberts (2) 74 Invitational
Mar 26 Florida 3,000,000 Lee Janzen (5) 80 Flagship event
Apr 2 Louisiana 1,200,000 Davis Love III (9) 40
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 2,200,000 Ben Crenshaw (19) 100 Major championship
Apr 16 South Carolina 1,300,000 Bob Tway (7) 64 Invitational
Apr 23 North Carolina 1,500,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (4) 46
Apr 30 Texas 1,400,000 Payne Stewart (9) 44
May 7 Georgia 1,300,000 Mark Calcavecchia (8) 44
May 14 Texas 1,300,000 Ernie Els (2) 52
May 21 New York 1,200,000 Vijay Singh (3) 44
May 28 Texas 1,400,000 Tom Lehman (2) 62 Invitational
Jun 4 Ohio 1,700,000 Greg Norman (15) 70 Invitational
Jun 11 Maryland 1,400,000 Lee Janzen (6) 56
Jun 18 U.S. Open New York 2,000,000 Corey Pavin (13) 100 Major championship
Jun 25 Connecticut 1,200,000 Greg Norman (16) 44
Jul 2 Tennessee 1,250,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (5) 44
Jul 9 Illinois 2,000,000 Billy Mayfair (2) 58
Jul 16 Virginia 1,100,000 Ted Tryba (1) 28
Jul 23 The Open Championship Scotland £1,250,000 John Daly (4) 100 Major championship
Jul 23 Mississippi 700,000 Ed Dougherty (1) 20 Alternate event
Jul 30 Massachusetts 1,000,000 Fred Funk (2) 32
Aug 6 Michigan 1,200,000 Woody Austin (1) 48
Aug 13 PGA Championship California 2,000,000 Steve Elkington (6) 100 Major championship
Aug 20 Colorado 1,500,000 Lee Janzen (7) 54
Aug 27 Ohio 2,000,000 Greg Norman (17) 60 Limited-field event
Sep 3 Wisconsin 1,000,000 Scott Hoch (6) 40
Sep 10 Canada 1,300,000 Mark O'Meara (10) 44
Sep 17 New York 1,000,000 Hal Sutton (8) 30
Sep 24 Illinois 1,000,000 D. A. Weibring (4) 44
Oct 1 Georgia 1,000,000 Fred Funk (3) 40
Oct 8 Florida 1,200,000 Brad Bryant (1) 30
Oct 15 Nevada 1,500,000 Jim Furyk (1) 44
Oct 22 Texas 1,100,000 Duffy Waldorf (1) 40
Oct 29 Oklahoma 3,000,000 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Notes
Sep 24Ryder CupNew Yorkn/a Team Europen/aTeam event
Nov 5Sarazen World OpenGeorgia1,900,000 Frank Nobilo32
Nov 5Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua InternationalHawaii1,000,000 Jim Furyk34
Nov 8MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000 Ben Crenshawn/aLimited-field event
Nov 12World Cup of GolfChina1,300,000 Fred Couples and
Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy200,000 Davis Love IIIn/a
Nov 19Franklin Templeton Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,100,000 Mark Calcavecchia and
Steve Elkington
n/aTeam event
Nov 26Skins GameCalifornia540,000 Fred Couplesn/aLimited-field event
Dec 3JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,300,000 Beth Daniel and
Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
Dec 10Diners Club MatchesCalifornia890,000 Tom Lehman and
Duffy Waldorf
n/aTeam event
Dec 31Andersen Consulting World Championship of GolfArizona3,650,000 Barry Lane48New 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 1,654,959
2 1,543,192
3 1,378,966
4 1,340,079
5 1,254,352
6 1,111,999
7 1,075,057
8 1,057,241
9 1,018,713
10 914,129

Awards

AwardWinner
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 3 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907085457/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1995.html . 7 September 2018.
  2. Web site: 1996 PGA Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 3 November 2023.
  3. Web site: 1995 Official money . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20160619203208/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1995.html . 19 June 2016 . 3 November 2023.
  4. News: Potpourri . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona . 14 January 1996 . 3 November 2023 . 16 (C2 in paper) . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  5. News: Golf . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . 5 January 1996 . 3 November 2023 . 35 (E3 in paper) . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  6. News: Golf Tours at a glance . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California . 1 November 1995 . 3 November 2023 . 51 (C11 in paper) . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  7. Web site: 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards . PGA Tour . 22 October 2023.
  8. News: Elkington wins Vardon Trophy . The Daily News Leader . Staunton, Virginia . 30 October 1995 . 3 November 2023 . 7 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  9. News: Langham learned Nike Tour lessons well . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona . 25 January 1996 . 3 November 2023 . 20 (D11 in paper) . Newspapers.com . subscription.