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[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 8Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,000,000Australia Steve Elkington (5)46Winners-only event
Jan 15United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000United States John Morse (1)42
Jan 22Northern Telecom OpenArizona1,250,000United States Phil Mickelson (5)46
Jan 29Phoenix OpenArizona1,300,000Fiji Vijay Singh (2)52
Feb 5AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,400,000United States Peter Jacobsen (5)52Pro-Am
Feb 12Buick Invitational of CaliforniaCalifornia1,200,000United States Peter Jacobsen (6)46
Feb 19Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,200,000United States Kenny Perry (3)40Pro-Am
Feb 26Nissan OpenCalifornia1,200,000United States Corey Pavin (12)46
Mar 5Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,500,000England Nick Faldo (7)60
Mar 12Honda ClassicFlorida1,200,000United States Mark O'Meara (9)52
Mar 19Nestle InvitationalFlorida1,200,000United States Loren Roberts (2)74Invitational
Mar 26The Players ChampionshipFlorida3,000,000United States Lee Janzen (5)80Flagship event
Apr 2Freeport-McMoRan ClassicLouisiana1,200,000United States Davis Love III (9)40
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia2,200,000United States Ben Crenshaw (19)100Major championship
Apr 16MCI ClassicSouth Carolina1,300,000United States Bob Tway (7)64Invitational
Apr 23KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Jim Gallagher Jr. (4)46
Apr 30Shell Houston OpenTexas1,400,000United States Payne Stewart (9)44
May 7BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,300,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (8)44
May 14GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,300,000South Africa Ernie Els (2)52
May 21Buick ClassicNew York1,200,000Fiji Vijay Singh (3)44
May 28Colonial National InvitationTexas1,400,000United States Tom Lehman (2)62Invitational
Jun 4Memorial TournamentOhio1,700,000Australia Greg Norman (15)70Invitational
Jun 11Kemper OpenMaryland1,400,000United States Lee Janzen (6)56
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew York2,000,000United States Corey Pavin (13)100Major championship
Jun 25Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,200,000Australia Greg Norman (16)44
Jul 2FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,250,000United States Jim Gallagher Jr. (5)44
Jul 9Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,000,000United States Billy Mayfair (2)58
Jul 16Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,100,000United States Ted Tryba (1)28
Jul 23The Open ChampionshipScotland£1,250,000United States John Daly (4)100Major championship
Jul 23Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi700,000United States Ed Dougherty (1)20Alternate event
Jul 30Ideon Classic at Pleasant ValleyMassachusetts1,000,000United States Fred Funk (2)32
Aug 6Buick OpenMichigan1,200,000United States Woody Austin (1)48
Aug 13PGA ChampionshipCalifornia2,000,000Australia Steve Elkington (6)100Major championship
Aug 20Sprint InternationalColorado1,500,000United States Lee Janzen (7)54
Aug 27NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,000,000Australia Greg Norman (17)60Limited-field event
Sep 3Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,000,000United States Scott Hoch (6)40
Sep 10Bell Canadian OpenCanada1,300,000United States Mark O'Meara (10)44
Sep 17B.C. OpenNew York1,000,000United States Hal Sutton (8)30
Sep 24Quad City ClassicIllinois1,000,000United States D. A. Weibring (4)44
Oct 1Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,000,000United States Fred Funk (3)40
Oct 8Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,200,000United States Brad Bryant (1)30
Oct 15Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,500,000United States Jim Furyk (1)44
Oct 22LaCantera Texas OpenTexas1,100,000United States Duffy Waldorf (1)40
Oct 29The Tour ChampionshipOklahoma3,000,000United States 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.

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Australia Greg Norman1,654,959
2United States Billy Mayfair1,543,192
3United States Lee Janzen1,378,966
4United States Corey Pavin1,340,079
5Australia Steve Elkington1,254,352
6United States Davis Love III1,111,999
7United States Peter Jacobsen1,075,057
8United States Jim Gallagher Jr.1,057,241
9Fiji Vijay Singh1,018,713
10United States Mark O'Meara914,129

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Australia Greg Norman[5]
PGA Player of the YearAustralia Greg Norman[6]
Rookie of the YearUnited 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 YearUnited 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. 1 2 "Golf". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. January 5, 1996. p. 35 (E3 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "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.
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