1995 European Tour

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1995 European Tour season
Duration19 January 1995 (1995-01-19) – 31 December 1995 (1995-12-31)
Number of official events36
Most wins3 – Sam Torrance
Order of MeritColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearColin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearJarmo Sandelin
← 1994
1996 →

The 1995 European Tour was the 24th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

The 1995 season marked the start of co-sanctioning arrangements with other tours, with the addition of the Southern Africa Tour's South African PGA Championship to the European Tour schedule.

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, who completed a hat-trick of titles having also topped the money list in 1993 and 1994.[2]

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1995 European Tour schedule which was made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3] There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the South African PGA Championship, and the loss of the Open V33 Grand Lyon and the Belgian Open. In addition, the Extremadura Open was originally scheduled but later cancelled.[4]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[5] 		Notes
19–22 Jan Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates United States Fred Couples (n/a) 46
26–29 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Philippines United States Fred Couples (n/a) 48
2–5 Feb Madeira Island Open Portugal Spain Santiago Luna (1) 20
9–12 Feb Turespaña Open De Canaria Spain Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (1) 22
16–19 Feb Lexington South African PGA Championship South Africa South Africa Ernie Els (3) 30 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
23–26 Feb Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain Sweden Robert Karlsson (1) 26
2–5 Mar Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain Germany Alex Čejka (1) 28
9–12 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco England Mark James (17) 24
16–19 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal Scotland Adam Hunter (1) 26
23–26 Mar Turespaña Open de Baleares Spain New Zealand Greg Turner (3) 20
30 Mar – 2 Apr Extremadura Open Spain Cancelled
6–9 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Ben Crenshaw (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
14–17 Apr Open Catalonia Spain Republic of Ireland Philip Walton (2) 22
21–23 Apr Air France Cannes Open France Switzerland André Bossert (1) 20
27–30 Apr Tournoi Perrier de Paris France Spain Seve Ballesteros (n/a) &
Spain José María Olazábal (n/a) 		n/a Approved special event; pairs event
4–7 May Italian Open Italy Scotland Sam Torrance (18) 22
11–14 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Australia Peter O'Malley (2) 42
18–21 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Spain Seve Ballesteros (50) 42
26–29 May Volvo PGA Championship England Germany Bernhard Langer (33) 64 Flagship event
1–4 Jun Murphy's English Open England Republic of Ireland Philip Walton (3) 36
8–11 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany Germany Bernhard Langer (34) 34
15–18 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Corey Pavin (2) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
15–18 Jun DHL Jersey Open Jersey Scotland Andrew Oldcorn (2) 20 Opposite the U.S. Open
22–25 Jun Peugeot Open de France France England Paul Broadhurst (4) 28
29 Jun – 2 Jul BMW International Open Germany New Zealand Frank Nobilo (4) 30
6–9 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Scotland Sam Torrance (19) 44
12–15 Jul Scottish Open Scotland Australia Wayne Riley (1) 48
20–23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland United States John Daly (2) 100 Major championship
27–30 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands United States Scott Hoch (n/a) 42
3–6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Sweden Jesper Parnevik (2) 36
10–13 Aug PGA Championship United States Australia Steve Elkington (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
10–13 Aug Hohe Brucke Open Austria Germany Alex Čejka (2) 20 Opposite the PGA Championship
17–20 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic United States Peter Teravainen (1) 24
24–27 Aug Volvo German Open Germany Scotland Colin Montgomerie (8) 38
31 Aug – 3 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Sweden Mathias Grönberg (1) 40
7–10 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Scotland Colin Montgomerie (9) 44
14–17 Sep Collingtree British Masters England Scotland Sam Torrance (20) 38
22–24 Sep Ryder Cup United States Europe Europe n/a Approved special event; team event
28 Sep – 1 Oct Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland Germany Bernhard Langer (35) 40
5–8 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany Sweden Anders Forsbrand (6) 40
12–15 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) 42 Approved special event
13–15 Oct Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (n/a) n/a Approved special event[6]
19–22 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland Scotland Scotland n/a Approved special event; team event
26–29 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Germany Alex Čejka (3) 40
2–5 Nov Sarazen World Open United States New Zealand Frank Nobilo (n/a) 32 Approved special event
9–12 Nov World Cup of Golf China United States United States n/a Approved special event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy United States Davis Love III (n/a) n/a Approved special event; individual prize
14–17 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica United States Fred Couples (n/a) 46 Approved special event
29–31 Dec Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United States England Barry Lane (n/a) 48 New tournament; approved special event
  1. ^ a b c d The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospectively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1][2]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 835,051
2 Sam Torrance  Scotland 755,706
3 Bernhard Langer  Germany 655,854
4 Costantino Rocca  Italy 516,320
5 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 400,977
6 Alex Čejka  Germany 308,115
7 Mark James  England 297,378
8 Barry Lane  England 284,406
9 Anders Forsbrand  Sweden 281,726
10 Peter O'Malley  Australia 260,727

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Colin Montgomerie  Scotland
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jarmo Sandelin  Sweden

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Hopkins, John (30 October 1995). "Montgomerie gets title on merit to deprive Torrance". The Times. p. 24. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "The Times calendar of sport 1995 | Golf". The Times. 30 December 1994. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1995". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Glen Dimplex sponsor golf". Drogheda Independent. Drogheda, Leinster, Republic of Ireland. 4 August 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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