1995 European Tour

The 1995 European Tour, titled as the 1995 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, 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) – 29 October 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events36[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins3:
Alex Čejka
Bernhard Langer
Sam Torrance
Volvo Order of Merit Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jarmo 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]

Changes for 1995

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.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. The season was made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[4][5]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		 Notes
22 Jan Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$700,000 Fred Couples (n/a) 46
29 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Philippines 600,000 Fred Couples (n/a) 48
5 Feb Madeira Island Open Portugal 250,000 Santiago Luna (1) 20
12 Feb Turespaña Open De Canaria Spain 250,000 Jarmo Sandelin (1) 22
19 Feb Lexington South African PGA Championship South Africa R1,400,000 Ernie Els (3) 30 AFR New to European Tour
26 Feb Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain 300,000 Robert Karlsson (1) 26
5 Mar Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain 300,000 Alex Čejka (1) 28
12 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco 350,000 Mark James (17) 24
19 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal 300,000 Adam Hunter (1) 26
26 Mar Turespaña Open de Baleares Spain 250,000 Greg Turner (3) 20
2 Apr Extremadura Open Spain – Cancelled –
9 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$2,200,000 Ben Crenshaw (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 4]
17 Apr Open Catalonia Spain 300,000 Philip Walton (2) 22
23 Apr Air France Cannes Open France 225,000 André Bossert (1) 20
7 May Italian Open Italy 375,000 Sam Torrance (18) 22
14 May Benson & Hedges International Open England 650,000 Peter O'Malley (2) 42
21 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain 550,000 Seve Ballesteros (50) 42
29 May Volvo PGA Championship England 900,000 Bernhard Langer (33) 64 Flagship event
4 Jun Murphy's English Open England 650,000 Philip Walton (3) 36
11 Jun Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe Germany 650,000 Bernhard Langer (34) 34
18 Jun DHL Jersey Open Jersey 300,000 Andrew Oldcorn (2) 20
18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$2,000,000 Corey Pavin (2) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 4]
25 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 550,000 Paul Broadhurst (4) 28
2 Jul BMW International Open Germany 550,000 Frank Nobilo (4) 30
9 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Ireland 675,000 Sam Torrance (19) 44
15 Jul Scottish Open Scotland 650,000 Wayne Riley (1) 48
23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 1,250,000 John Daly (2) 100 Major championship
30 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands 650,000 Scott Hoch (n/a) 42
6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden 650,000 Jesper Parnevik (2) 36
13 Aug Hohe Brücke Open Austria 250,000 Alex Čejka (2) 20
13 Aug PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Steve Elkington (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 4]
20 Aug Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic 750,000 Peter Teravainen (1) 24
27 Aug Volvo German Open Germany 650,000 Colin Montgomerie (8) 38
3 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland 700,000 Mathias Grönberg (1) 40
10 Sep Trophée Lancôme France 600,000 Colin Montgomerie (9) 44
17 Sep Collingtree British Masters England 650,000 Sam Torrance (20) 38
1 Oct Smurfit European Open Ireland 650,000 Bernhard Langer (35) 40
8 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany 650,000 Anders Forsbrand (6) 40
29 Oct Volvo Masters Spain 750,000 Alex Čejka (3) 40

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Notes
30 Apr Tournoi Perrier de Paris France n/a Seve Ballesteros and
José María Olazábal		 n/a Team event
24 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team Europe n/a Two 12-man teams
15 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England 650,000 Ernie Els 42 12-player field
15 Oct Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship Ireland n/a Des Smyth n/a
22 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland US$1,500,000 Team Scotland n/a Team event
5 Nov Sarazen World Open United States US$1,900,000 Frank Nobilo 32
12 Nov World Cup of Golf China US$1,300,000 Fred Couples and
Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy US$200,000 Davis Love III n/a
17 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica US$2,300,000 Fred Couples 46 20-player field
31 Dec Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf United States US$3,650,000 Barry Lane 48 New tournament
32-player field

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money
(£)
1 Colin Montgomerie835,051
2 Sam Torrance755,706
3 Bernhard Langer655,854
4 Costantino Rocca516,320
5 Michael Campbell400,977
6 Alex Čejka308,115
7 Mark James297,378
8 Barry Lane284,406
9 Anders Forsbrand281,726
10 Peter O'Malley260,727

Awards
AwardWinner
European Tour Golfer of the Year Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jarmo Sandelin

See also

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. 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 which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  3. AFR − Southern Africa Tour.
  4. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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. "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "The Times calendar of sport 1995 | Golf". The Times. 30 December 1994. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "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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