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]
| Duration | 19 January 1995 – 29 October 1995 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 36[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins | 3: Alex Čejka Bernhard Langer Sam Torrance |
| 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 season was ultimately made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.
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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 |
| 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
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.[1][4]
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter O'Malley | 260,727 |
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Colin Montgomerie |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jarmo Sandelin |
Notes
- 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- AFR − Southern Africa Tour.
- Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- "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, Leinster, Republic of Ireland. 4 August 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 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.
- "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.