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.

1995 European Tour season
Duration19 January 1995 (1995-01-19) – 29 October 1995 (1995-10-29)
Number of official events36[a]
Most winsGermany Alex Čejka (3)
Germany Bernhard Langer (3)
Scotland Sam Torrance (3)
Order of MeritScotland Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearScotland Colin Montgomerie
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearSweden 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

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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

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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
2 Apr 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

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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

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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

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Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year   Colin Montgomerie [7]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Jarmo Sandelin [8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour.
  4. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The Times calendar of sport 1995 | Golf". The Times. 30 December 1994. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Glen Dimplex sponsor golf". Drogheda Independent. Drogheda, Ireland. 4 August 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Laidlaw, Renton (20 December 1995). "Monty's simply the best". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 49. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sandelin's rookie award". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 8 November 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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