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.
It was the eighth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1995 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".
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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes22 JanDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$700,000 Fred Couples (n/a)4629 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicPhilippines600,000 Fred Couples (n/a)485 FebMadeira Island OpenPortugal250,000 Santiago Luna (1)2012 FebTurespaña Open De CanariaSpain250,000 Jarmo Sandelin (1)2219 FebLexington South African PGA ChampionshipSouth Africa250,000 Ernie Els (3)30AFRNew to European Tour26 FebTurespaña Open MediterraniaSpain300,000 Robert Karlsson (1)265 MarTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain300,000 Alex Čejka (1)2812 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000 Mark James (17)2419 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal300,000 Adam Hunter (1)2626 MarTurespaña Open de BalearesSpain250,000 Greg Turner (3)202 AprExtremadura OpenSpain–Cancelled–9 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$2,200,000 Ben Crenshaw (n/a)100Major championship17 AprOpen CataloniaSpain300,000 Philip Walton (2)2223 AprAir France Cannes OpenFrance225,000 André Bossert (1)207 MayItalian OpenItaly375,000 Sam Torrance (18)2214 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland650,000 Peter O'Malley (2)4221 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain550,000 Seve Ballesteros (50)4229 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland900,000 Bernhard Langer (33)64Flagship event4 JunMurphy's English OpenEngland650,000 Philip Walton (3)3611 JunDeutsche Bank Open TPC of EuropeGermany650,000 Bernhard Langer (34)3418 JunDHL Jersey OpenJersey300,000 Andrew Oldcorn (2)2018 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 Corey Pavin (2)100Major championship25 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance550,000 Paul Broadhurst (4)282 JulBMW International OpenGermany550,000 Frank Nobilo (4)309 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland675,000 Sam Torrance (19)4415 JulScottish OpenScotland650,000 Wayne Riley (1)4823 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,250,000 John Daly (2)100Major championship30 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands650,000 Scott Hoch (n/a)426 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden650,000 Jesper Parnevik (2)3613 AugHohe Brücke OpenAustria250,000 Alex Čejka (2)2013 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 Steve Elkington (n/a)100Major championship20 AugChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic750,000 Peter Teravainen (1)2427 AugVolvo German OpenGermany650,000 Colin Montgomerie (8)383 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland700,000 Mathias Grönberg (1)4010 SepTrophée LancômeFrance600,000 Colin Montgomerie (9)4417 SepCollingtree British MastersEngland650,000 Sam Torrance (20)381 OctSmurfit European OpenIreland650,000 Bernhard Langer (35)408 OctMercedes German MastersGermany650,000 Anders Forsbrand (6)4029 OctVolvo MastersSpain750,000 Alex Čejka (3)40Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes30 AprTournoi Perrier de ParisFrancen/a Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábaln/aTeam event13 JulJ. P. McManus Pro-AmIrelandn/a Richard Boxall Paul Broadhurstn/aPro-AmTitle shared24 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team Europen/aTeam event15 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland650,000 Ernie Els42Limited-field event15 OctGlen Dimplex Irish International Match Play ChampionshipIrelandn/a Des Smythn/a22 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,500,000 Team Scotlandn/aTeam event5 NovSarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$1,900,000 Frank Nobilo3212 NovWorld Cup of GolfChinaUS$1,300,000 Fred Couples and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUS$200,000 Davis Love IIIn/a17 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,300,000 Fred Couples46Limited-field event31 DecAndersen Consulting World Championship of GolfUnited StatesUS$3,650,000 Barry Lane48New tournamentLimited-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.
Position Player Prize money (£)1 Colin Montgomerie 835,0512 Sam Torrance 755,7063 Bernhard Langer 655,8544 Costantino Rocca 516,3205 Michael Campbell 400,9776 Alex Čejka 308,1157 Mark James 297,3788 Barry Lane 284,4069 Anders Forsbrand 281,72610 Peter O'Malley 260,727
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Colin Montgomerie Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jarmo Sandelin
See also 1995 Challenge Tour 1995 European Seniors Tour
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