The 1995 European Tour, titled as the 1995 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 19 January 1995 – 29 October 1995 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 36[a] |
| Most wins |  Alex Čejka (3) Bernhard Langer (3) Sam Torrance (3) |
| Order of Merit | Colin Montgomerie |
| Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Jarmo Sandelin |
← 1994 1996 → | |
It was the eighth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.[1]
Changes for 1995 edit
The 1995 season marked the start of co-sanctioning arrangements with other tours, with the addition of the Southern Africa Tour's Lexington South African PGA Championship to the European Tour schedule. The season was ultimately made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3]
There were a few other 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]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
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 | 250,000 |  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 | ||
| Extremadura Open | Spain | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$2,200,000 | Ben Crenshaw (n/a)
|
100 | Major championship[d] | |
| 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[d] | |
| 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[d] | |
| 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 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events edit
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 |
| 13 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | Richard Boxall Paul Broadhurst
|
n/a | Pro-Am Title shared |
| 24 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a |  Team Europe
|
n/a | Team event |
| 15 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 650,000 | Ernie Els
|
42 | Limited-field event |
| 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 | Limited-field event |
| 31 Dec | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | United States | US$3,650,000 | Barry Lane
|
48 | New tournament Limited-field event |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie |
835,051 |
| 2 | Sam Torrance |
755,706 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer |
655,854 |
| 4 |  Costantino Rocca |
516,320 |
| 5 | Michael Campbell |
400,977 |
| 6 | Alex Čejka |
308,115 |
| 7 | Mark James |
297,378 |
| 8 | Barry Lane |
284,406 |
| 9 | Anders Forsbrand |
281,726 |
| 10 | Peter O'Malley |
260,727 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie |
[7] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jarmo Sandelin |
[8] |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members 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.
- ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References edit
- ^ White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf". Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Times calendar of sport 1995 | Golf". The Times. 30 December 1994. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Glen Dimplex sponsor golf". Drogheda Independent. Drogheda, Ireland. 4 August 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Laidlaw, Renton (20 December 1995). "Monty's simply the best". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 49. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sandelin's rookie award". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 8 November 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.