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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 8 Mercedes Championships California 1,000,000 Steve Elkington (5) 46 Winners-only event Jan 15 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 John Morse (1) 42 Jan 22 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,250,000 Phil Mickelson (5) 46 Jan 29 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,300,000 Vijay Singh (2) 52 Feb 5 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,400,000 Peter Jacobsen (5) 52 Pro-Am Feb 12 Buick Invitational of California California 1,200,000 Peter Jacobsen (6) 46 Feb 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,200,000 Kenny Perry (3) 40 Pro-Am Feb 26 Nissan Open California 1,200,000 Corey Pavin (12) 46 Mar 5 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,500,000 Nick Faldo (7) 60 Mar 12 Honda Classic Florida 1,200,000 Mark O'Meara (9) 52 Mar 19 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,200,000 Loren Roberts (2) 74 Invitational Mar 26 The Players Championship Florida 3,000,000 Lee Janzen (5) 80 Flagship event Apr 2 Freeport-McMoRan Classic 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 MCI Classic South Carolina 1,300,000 Bob Tway (7) 64 Invitational Apr 23 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,500,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (4) 46 Apr 30 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,400,000 Payne Stewart (9) 44 May 7 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,300,000 Mark Calcavecchia (8) 44 May 14 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,300,000 Ernie Els (2) 52 May 21 Buick Classic New York 1,200,000 Vijay Singh (3) 44 May 28 Colonial National Invitation Texas 1,400,000 Tom Lehman (2) 62 Invitational Jun 4 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,700,000 Greg Norman (15) 70 Invitational Jun 11 Kemper Open 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 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,200,000 Greg Norman (16) 44 Jul 2 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,250,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (5) 44 Jul 9 Motorola Western Open Illinois 2,000,000 Billy Mayfair (2) 58 Jul 16 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic 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 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 700,000 Ed Dougherty (1) 20 Alternate event Jul 30 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley Massachusetts 1,000,000 Fred Funk (2) 32 Aug 6 Buick Open Michigan 1,200,000 Woody Austin (1) 48 Aug 13 PGA Championship California 2,000,000 Steve Elkington (6) 100 Major championship Aug 20 Sprint International Colorado 1,500,000 Lee Janzen (7) 54 Aug 27 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,000,000 Greg Norman (17) 60 Limited-field event Sep 3 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 Scott Hoch (6) 40 Sep 10 Bell Canadian Open Canada 1,300,000 Mark O'Meara (10) 44 Sep 17 B.C. Open New York 1,000,000 Hal Sutton (8) 30 Sep 24 Quad City Classic Illinois 1,000,000 D. A. Weibring (4) 44 Oct 1 Buick Challenge Georgia 1,000,000 Fred Funk (3) 40 Oct 8 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,200,000 Brad Bryant (1) 30 Oct 15 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,500,000 Jim Furyk (1) 44 Oct 22 LaCantera Texas Open Texas 1,100,000 Duffy Waldorf (1) 40 Oct 29 The Tour Championship 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)OWGRpointsNotesSep 24Ryder CupNew Yorkn/a Team Europen/aTeam eventNov 5Sarazen World OpenGeorgia1,900,000 Frank Nobilo32Nov 5Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua InternationalHawaii1,000,000 Jim Furyk34Nov 8MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000 Ben Crenshawn/aLimited-field eventNov 12World Cup of GolfChina1,300,000 Fred Couples and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual Trophy200,000 Davis Love IIIn/aNov 19Franklin Templeton Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,100,000 Mark Calcavecchia and Steve Elkingtonn/aTeam eventNov 26Skins GameCalifornia540,000 Fred Couplesn/aLimited-field eventDec 3JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,300,000 Beth Daniel and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventDec 10Diners Club MatchesCalifornia890,000 Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorfn/aTeam eventDec 31Andersen Consulting World Championship of GolfArizona3,650,000 Barry Lane48New tournamentLimited-field event

Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

Position Player Prize money ($)1 Greg Norman 1,654,9592 Billy Mayfair 1,543,1923 Lee Janzen 1,378,9664 Corey Pavin 1,340,0795 Steve Elkington 1,254,3526 Davis Love III 1,111,9997 Peter Jacobsen 1,075,0578 Jim Gallagher Jr. 1,057,2419 Vijay Singh 1,018,71310 Mark O'Meara 914,129

Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Greg Norman PGA Player of the Year Greg Norman Rookie of the Year Woody Austin Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Steve Elkington Comeback Player of the Year Bob Tway

See also 1995 Nike Tour 1995 Senior PGA Tour

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