The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington shot a final round 64 (−7) and won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff. Elkington sank a birdie putt on the first playoff hole (par 4, 18th) to defeat Colin Montgomerie. Ernie Els, the third round leader, shot 72 (+1) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for third with Jeff Maggert. His 197 after 54 holes was the lowest-ever for a major championship.

A new 72-hole scoring record for the PGA Championship was set at 267, the second straight year for a new low. Bobby Nichols' 271 in 1964 stood for thirty years, until Nick Price had 269 in 1994. The record was lowered by two strokes in 2001.

Elkington became the fourth Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947, David Graham in 1979, and Wayne Grady in 1990. The next was Jason Day in 2015.

Brad Faxon shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team. His record was 1–2–0 in his first Ryder Cup, as the U.S. team narrowly lost at home.

This was the third major championship at Riviera, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983. It was the fourth PGA Championship in California (1929, 1977, 1983), and the last until 2020.

Round summaries

First round Thursday, August 10, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Michael Bradley63−8T2 Jim Gallagher Jr.64−7 Mark O'Meara4 John Adams65−6T5 Chip Beck66−5 Ernie Els Lee Janzen Jeff Maggert Gil Morgan Greg Norman

Second round Friday, August 11, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Ernie Els66-65=131−11 Mark O'Meara64-67=1313 Justin Leonard68-66=134−8T4 Brian Claar68-67=135−7 Steve Elkington68-67=135 Jeff Maggert66-69=135 Colin Montgomerie68-67=135 Greg Norman66-69=135T9 Michael Bradley63-73=136−6 Michael Campbell71-65=136 Jim Gallagher Jr.64-72=136 Peter Jacobsen69-67=136 Lee Janzen66-70=136 Billy Mayfair68-68=136 Jeff Sluman69-67=136

Third round Saturday, August 12, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ernie Els66-65-66=197−16T2 Jeff Maggert66-69-65=200−13 Mark O'Meara64-67-69=2004 Colin Montgomerie68-67-67=202−11T5 Steve Elkington68-67-68=203−10 Craig Stadler71-66-66=203T7 Jay Haas69-71-64=204−9 Justin Leonard68-66-70=204 Jeff Sluman69-67-68=204T10 Bob Estes69-68-68=205−8 Miguel Ángel Jiménez69-69-67=205 Steve Lowery69-68-68=205 Greg Norman66-69-70=205 Duffy Waldorf69-69-67=205

Final round Sunday, August 13, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 Steve Elkington 68-67-68-64=267 −17 Playoff Colin Montgomerie 68-67-67-65=267T3 Ernie Els 66-65-66-72=269 −15 116,000 Jeff Maggert 66-69-65-69=2695 Brad Faxon 70-67-71-63=271 −13 80,000T6 Bob Estes 69-68-68-68=273 −11 68,500 Mark O'Meara 64-67-69-73=273T8 Jay Haas 69-71-64-70=274 −10 50,000 Justin Leonard 68-66-70-70=274 Steve Lowery 69-68-68-69=274 Jeff Sluman 69-67-68-70=274 Craig Stadler 71-66-66-71=274 Source:

Playoff The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where both drove into the fairway and reached the green in regulation. Elkington was away and birdied from . Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Steve Elkington 3−1360,0002 Colin Montgomerie 4 E 216,000

References

External links Yahoo! Sports: 1995 PGA Championship leaderboard PGA.com – 1995 PGA Championship