1995 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1995 European Tour 1995 1 19 y – 1995 10 29 y 36One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. GER Alex Čejka (3)GER Bernhard Langer (3)SCO Sam Torrance (3) Order of Merit SCO Colin Montgomerie Golfer of the Year SCO Colin Montgomerie Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SWE Jarmo Sandelin 1994 1996 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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/808502767/ Volvo boost for Euro golf Black Country Evening Mail Graeme White West Bromwich, United Kingdom 33 26 May 1987 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com 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".The Times calendar of sport 1995 Golf The Times 30 December 1994 32–33 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502106392/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=0a8f21d9 limited 2 May 2020Glen Dimplex sponsor golf Drogheda Independent Drogheda, Ireland 4 August 1995 25 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002320/19950804/314/0025 British Newspaper Archive 2 June 2020 subscription 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.Clarke leads way Irish Independent 29 March 1995 17 British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19950329/228/0017 subscription 2 May 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.1995 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1995/ European Tour 19 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Southern Africa Tour.Notes22 JanDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$700,000USA Fred Couples (n/a)4629 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicPhilippines600,000USA Fred Couples (n/a)485 FebMadeira Island OpenPortugal250,000ESP Santiago Luna (1)2012 FebTurespaña Open De CanariaSpain250,000SWE Jarmo Sandelin (1)2219 FebLexington South African PGA ChampionshipSouth Africa250,000ZAF Ernie Els (3)30AFRNew to European Tour26 FebTurespaña Open MediterraniaSpain300,000SWE Robert Karlsson (1)265 MarTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain300,000DEU Alex Čejka (1)2812 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000ENG Mark James (17)2419 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal300,000SCO Adam Hunter (1)2626 MarTurespaña Open de BalearesSpain250,000NZL Greg Turner (3)202 AprExtremadura OpenSpain–Cancelled–9 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$2,200,000USA Ben Crenshaw (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.17 AprOpen CataloniaSpain300,000IRL Philip Walton (2)2223 AprAir France Cannes OpenFrance225,000SUI André Bossert (1)207 MayItalian OpenItaly375,000SCO Sam Torrance (18)2214 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland650,000AUS Peter O'Malley (2)4221 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain550,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (50)4229 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland900,000DEU Bernhard Langer (33)64Flagship event4 JunMurphy's English OpenEngland650,000IRL Philip Walton (3)3611 JunDeutsche Bank Open TPC of EuropeGermany650,000DEU Bernhard Langer (34)3418 JunDHL Jersey OpenJersey300,000SCO Andrew Oldcorn (2)2018 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$2,000,000USA Corey Pavin (2)100Major championshipunofficial25 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance550,000ENG Paul Broadhurst (4)282 JulBMW International OpenGermany550,000NZL Frank Nobilo (4)309 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland675,000SCO Sam Torrance (19)4415 JulScottish OpenScotland650,000AUS Wayne Riley (1)4823 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,250,000USA John Daly (2)100Major championship30 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands650,000USA Scott Hoch (n/a)426 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden650,000SWE Jesper Parnevik (2)3613 AugHohe Brücke OpenAustria250,000DEU Alex Čejka (2)2013 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000AUS Steve Elkington (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial20 AugChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic750,000USA Peter Teravainen (1)2427 AugVolvo German OpenGermany650,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (8)383 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland700,000SWE Mathias Grönberg (1)4010 SepTrophée LancômeFrance600,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (9)4417 SepCollingtree British MastersEngland650,000SCO Sam Torrance (20)381 OctSmurfit European OpenIreland650,000DEU Bernhard Langer (35)408 OctMercedes German MastersGermany650,000SWE Anders Forsbrand (6)4029 OctVolvo MastersSpain750,000DEU 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/aESP Seve Ballesteros andESP José María Olazábaln/aTeam event13 JulJ. P. McManus Pro-AmIrelandn/aENG Richard BoxallENG Paul Broadhurstn/aPro-AmTitle shared24 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/aEUR Team Europen/aTeam event15 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland650,000ZAF Ernie Els42Limited-field event15 OctGlen Dimplex Irish International Match Play ChampionshipIrelandn/aIRL Des Smythn/a22 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,500,000SCO Team Scotlandn/aTeam event5 NovSarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$1,900,000NZL Frank Nobilo3212 NovWorld Cup of GolfChinaUS$1,300,000USA Fred Couples andUSA Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUS$200,000USA Davis Love IIIn/a17 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,300,000USA Fred Couples46Limited-field event31 DecAndersen Consulting World Championship of GolfUnited StatesUS$3,650,000ENG 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.Montgomerie gets title on merit to deprive Torrance John Hopkins The Times 30 October 1995 24 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500746587/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=e43bf255 limited 2 May 2020 Position Player Prize money (£)1 SCO Colin Montgomerie 835,0512 SCO Sam Torrance 755,7063 GER Bernhard Langer 655,8544 ITA Costantino Rocca 516,3205 NZL Michael Campbell 400,9776 GER Alex Čejka 308,1157 ENG Mark James 297,3788 ENG Barry Lane 284,4069 SWE Anders Forsbrand 281,72610 AUS Peter O'Malley 260,727 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year SCO Colin Montgomerie https://www.newspapers.com/image/725129634/ Monty's simply the best Evening Standard Renton Laidlaw London, United Kingdom 49 20 December 1995 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SWE Jarmo Sandelin https://www.newspapers.com/image/824944998/ Sandelin's rookie award The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 18 8 November 1995 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com See also 1995 Challenge Tour 1995 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour