1995 Volvo PGA Championship

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1995 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 1995
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field150 players, 67 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund902,698
Winner's share€210,000
Champion
Germany Bernhard Langer
279 (−9)
Location Map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
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The 1995 Volvo PGA Championship was the 41st edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Bernhard Langer won his third Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Nick Faldo and Paul Lawrie.[1]

Past champions in the field[]

Twelve former champions entered the tournament.[2]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Bernhard Langer  Germany 1987, 1993 67 73 68 71 279 −9 1
Nick Faldo  England 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989 67 72 71 74 284 −4 T12
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994 69 72 72 73 286 −2 T25
Mike Harwood  Australia 1990 75 70 75 67 287 −1 T32
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1983, 1991 72 73 69 64 288 E T37
Rodger Davis  Australia 1986 70 73 71 75 289 +1 T44
Vicente Fernández  Argentina 1986 72 72 72 73 289 +1 T44

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Manuel Piñero  Spain 1977 76 70 146 +2
Tony Johnstone  Zimbabwe 1992 76 72 148 +4
Paul Way  England 1985 75 75 150 +6
Howard Clark  England 1984 77 74 151 +7
Ian Woosnam  Wales 1988 78 75 153 +9

Nationalities in the field[]

North America (3) South America (4) Europe (122) Oceania (14) Asia (1) Africa (6)
 Trinidad and Tobago (1)  Argentina (4)  England (51)  Australia (10)  China (1)  South Africa (5)
 United States (2)  Northern Ireland (6)  Fiji (1)  Zimbabwe (1)
 Scotland (16)  New Zealand (3)
 Wales (5)
 Ireland (7)
 Denmark (1)
 France (4)
 Germany (3)
 Italy (3)
 Spain (12)
 Sweden (13)
  Switzerland (1)

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, 26 May 1995

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Peter Senior  Australia 66 −6
T2 Nick Faldo  England 67 −5
Bernhard Langer  Germany
T4 Frank Nobilo  New Zealand 68 −4
Jesper Parnevik  Sweden
Andrew Sherborne  England
T7 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 69 −3
José María Cañizares  Spain
Peter Mitchell  England
José María Olazábal  Spain
Wayne Riley  Australia
Sven Strüver  Germany

Second round[]

Friday, 27 May 1995

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Frank Nobilo  New Zealand 68-68=136 −8
T2 Gary Orr  Scotland 70-67=137 −7
Andrew Sherborne  England 68-69=137
T4 Sven Strüver  Germany 69-69=138 −6
Philip Walton  Ireland 70-68=138
T6 José María Cañizares  Spain 69-70=139 −5
Nick Faldo  England 67-72=139
Retief Goosen  South Africa 72-67=139
Peter Senior  Australia 66-73=139
T10 Per-Ulrik Johansson  Sweden 71-69=150 −4
Bernhard Langer  Germany 67-73=140
Thomas Levet  France 72-68=140
José Rivero  Spain 74-66=140

Third round[]

Saturday, 28 May 1995

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Bernhard Langer  Germany 67-73-68=208 −8
Mark Mouland  Wales 72-71-65=208
T3 Per-Ulrik Johansson  Sweden 71-69-69=209 −7
Andrew Sherborne  England 68-69-72=209
T5 José María Cañizares  Spain 69-70-71=210 −6
Nick Faldo  England 67-72-71=210
T7 Thomas Levet  France 72-68-71=211 −5
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 70-72-69=211
Jesper Parnevik  Sweden 68-73-70=211
T10  France 70-71-71=212 −4
Silvio Grappasonni  Italy 72-69-71=212
Mark James  England 73-72-67=212
Gary Orr  Scotland 70-67-75=212
Peter Senior  Australia 66-73-73=212
Sven Strüver  Germany 69-69-74=212
Philip Walton  Ireland 70-68-74=212

Final round[]

Sunday, 29 May 1995

Place Player Country Score To par Money ()
1 Bernhard Langer  Germany 67-73-68-71=279 −9 210,000
T2 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 69-73-71-67=280 −8 109,431
Per-Ulrik Johansson  Sweden 71-69-69-71=280
T4 Thomas Levet  France 72-68-71-71=282 −6 45,959
Peter O'Malley  Australia 74-71-70-67=282
Jesper Parnevik  Sweden 68-73-70-71=282
Peter Senior  Australia 66-73-73-70=282
Andrew Sherborne  England 68-69-72-73=282
T9 Silvio Grappasonni  Italy 72-69-71-71=283 −5 25,485
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 70-72-69-72=283
Mark Mouland  Wales 72-71-65-75=283

References[]

  1. ^ "Langer triumphs for third time". European Tour. 29 May 1995. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "1995 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". European Tour. 29 May 1995. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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