1995 European Tour

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

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 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[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[5]		 Notes
19–22 Jan Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Fred Couples (n/a) 46
26–29 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Philippines Fred Couples (n/a) 48
2–5 Feb Madeira Island Open Portugal Santiago Luna (1) 20
9–12 Feb Turespaña Open De Canaria Spain Jarmo Sandelin (1) 22
16–19 Feb Lexington South African PGA Championship South Africa Ernie Els (3) 30 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
23–26 Feb Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain Robert Karlsson (1) 26
2–5 Mar Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain Alex Čejka (1) 28
9–12 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco Mark James (17) 24
16–19 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal Adam Hunter (1) 26
23–26 Mar Turespaña Open de Baleares Spain Greg Turner (3) 20
30 Mar – 2 Apr Extremadura Open Spain Cancelled
6–9 Apr Masters Tournament United States Ben Crenshaw (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
14–17 Apr Open Catalonia Spain Philip Walton (2) 22
21–23 Apr Air France Cannes Open France André Bossert (1) 20
27–30 Apr Tournoi Perrier de Paris France Seve Ballesteros (n/a) &
José María Olazábal (n/a)		 n/a Approved special event; pairs event
4–7 May Italian Open Italy Sam Torrance (18) 22
11–14 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Peter O'Malley (2) 42
18–21 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Seve Ballesteros (50) 42
26–29 May Volvo PGA Championship England Bernhard Langer (33) 64 Flagship event
1–4 Jun Murphy's English Open England Philip Walton (3) 36
8–11 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany Bernhard Langer (34) 34
15–18 Jun U.S. Open United States Corey Pavin (2) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
15–18 Jun DHL Jersey Open Jersey Andrew Oldcorn (2) 20 Opposite the U.S. Open
22–25 Jun Peugeot Open de France France Paul Broadhurst (4) 28
29 Jun – 2 Jul BMW International Open Germany Frank Nobilo (4) 30
6–9 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Sam Torrance (19) 44
12–15 Jul Scottish Open Scotland Wayne Riley (1) 48
20–23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland John Daly (2) 100 Major championship
27–30 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands Scott Hoch (n/a) 42
3–6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Jesper Parnevik (2) 36
10–13 Aug PGA Championship United States Steve Elkington (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
10–13 Aug Hohe Brucke Open Austria Alex Čejka (2) 20 Opposite the PGA Championship
17–20 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic Peter Teravainen (1) 24
24–27 Aug Volvo German Open Germany Colin Montgomerie (8) 38
31 Aug – 3 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Mathias Grönberg (1) 40
7–10 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Colin Montgomerie (9) 44
14–17 Sep Collingtree British Masters England Sam Torrance (20) 38
22–24 Sep Ryder Cup United States Europe n/a Approved special event; team event
28 Sep – 1 Oct Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland Bernhard Langer (35) 40
5–8 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany Anders Forsbrand (6) 40
12–15 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England Ernie Els (n/a) 42 Approved special event
13–15 Oct Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (n/a) n/a Approved special event[6]
19–22 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland Scotland n/a Approved special event; team event
26–29 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Alex Čejka (3) 40
2–5 Nov Sarazen World Open United States Frank Nobilo (n/a) 32 Approved special event
9–12 Nov World Cup of Golf China United States n/a Approved special event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy Davis Love III (n/a) n/a Approved special event; individual prize
14–17 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica Fred Couples (n/a) 46 Approved special event
29–31 Dec Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United States Barry Lane (n/a) 48 New tournament; approved special event
  1. 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]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland835,051
2Sam Torrance Scotland755,706
3Bernhard Langer Germany655,854
4Costantino Rocca Italy516,320
5Michael Campbell New Zealand400,977
6Alex Čejka Germany308,115
7Mark James England297,378
8Barry Lane England284,406
9Anders Forsbrand Sweden281,726
10Peter O'Malley Australia260,727

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearColin Montgomerie Scotland
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearJarmo Sandelin Sweden

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. 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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