1995 PGA Championship

August 2023 1995 PGA Championship 1995PGALogo.jpg August 10–13, 1995 Los Angeles, California Riviera Country Club PGA of America PGA Tour 71 6956 yd 150 players, 72 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1995 PGA Championship July 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717152845/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2 July 17, 2015 dead 142 (E) $2.0 million $360,000 AUS Steve Elkington 267 (−17), playoff 1994 1996 USA 1 Riviera CC 34.050 -118.501 Location in the United States 5 240 The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington shot a final round 64 (−7) and won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff. Elkington sank a 20 ft 0 on birdie putt on the first playoff hole (par 4, 18th) to defeat Colin Montgomerie.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6076%2C8633839 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino Elkington wins PGA in playoff August 14, 1996 C1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0UZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1557%2C3360300 Eugene Register-Guard (Los Angeles Times) Bonk Thomas Elkington claims PGA for first major title August 14, 1995 1C Ernie Els, the third round leader, shot 72 (+1) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for third with Jeff Maggert. His 197 after 54 holes was the lowest-ever for a major championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0EZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2978%2C3265193 Eugene Register-Guard Bonk Thomas (Los Angeles Times) Riviera yields to a PGA record assault by Els August 13, 1995 1F A new 72-hole scoring record for the PGA Championship was set at 267, the second straight year for a new low. Bobby Nichols' 271 in 1964 stood for thirty years, until Nick Price had 269 in 1994.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4988%2C8640349 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette How low can they go? August 14, 1995 C-3 The record was lowered by two strokes in 2001. Elkington became the fourth Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947, David Graham in 1979, and Wayne Grady in 1990. The next was Jason Day in 2015. Brad Faxon shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team. His record was 1–2–0 in his first Ryder Cup, as the U.S. team narrowly lost at home. This was the third major championship at Riviera, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983.https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/08/21/nothing-to-sneeze-at-steve-elkington-overcame-allergies-and-made-hay-on-the-greens-to-win-the-pga-championship https://web.archive.org/web/20200831140138/https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/08/21/nothing-to-sneeze-at-steve-elkington-overcame-allergies-and-made-hay-on-the-greens-to-win-the-pga-championship dead August 31, 2020 Sports Illustrated Reilly Rick Nothing to sneeze at August 21, 1995 34 It was the fourth PGA Championship in California (1929, 1977, 1983), and the last until 2020. Round summaries thumb|240px|Finishing hole at Riviera Country Club First round Thursday, August 10, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Michael Bradley63−8T2 USA Jim Gallagher Jr.64−7 USA Mark O'Meara4 USA John Adams65−6T5 USA Chip Beck66−5 ZAF Ernie Els USA Lee Janzen USA Jeff Maggert USA Gil Morgan AUS Greg Norman Second round Friday, August 11, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ZAF Ernie Els66-65=131−11 USA Mark O'Meara64-67=1313 USA Justin Leonard68-66=134−8T4 USA Brian Claar68-67=135−7 AUS Steve Elkington68-67=135 USA Jeff Maggert66-69=135 SCO Colin Montgomerie68-67=135 AUS Greg Norman66-69=135T9 USA Michael Bradley63-73=136−6 NZL Michael Campbell71-65=136 USA Jim Gallagher Jr.64-72=136 USA Peter Jacobsen69-67=136 USA Lee Janzen66-70=136 USA Billy Mayfair68-68=136 USA Jeff Sluman69-67=136 Third round Saturday, August 12, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF Ernie Els66-65-66=197−16T2 USA Jeff Maggert66-69-65=200−13 USA Mark O'Meara64-67-69=2004 SCO Colin Montgomerie68-67-67=202−11T5 AUS Steve Elkington68-67-68=203−10 USA Craig Stadler71-66-66=203T7 USA Jay Haas69-71-64=204−9 USA Justin Leonard68-66-70=204 USA Jeff Sluman69-67-68=204T10 USA Bob Estes69-68-68=205−8 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez69-69-67=205 USA Steve Lowery69-68-68=205 AUS Greg Norman66-69-70=205 USA Duffy Waldorf69-69-67=205 Final round Sunday, August 13, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 AUS Steve Elkington 68-67-68-64=267 −17 Playoff SCO Colin Montgomerie 68-67-67-65=267T3 ZAF Ernie Els 66-65-66-72=269 −15 116,000 USA Jeff Maggert 66-69-65-69=2695 USA Brad Faxon 70-67-71-63=271 −13 80,000T6 USA Bob Estes 69-68-68-68=273 −11 68,500 USA Mark O'Meara 64-67-69-73=273T8 USA Jay Haas 69-71-64-70=274 −10 50,000 USA Justin Leonard 68-66-70-70=274 USA Steve Lowery 69-68-68-69=274 USA Jeff Sluman 69-67-68-70=274 USA Craig Stadler 71-66-66-71=274 Source:1995 PGA Championship http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1995&tid=22 August 17, 2013 databasegolf.com Playoff The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where both drove into the fairway and reached the green in regulation. Elkington was away and birdied from 20 ft 0 in. Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 AUS Steve Elkington 3−1360,0002 SCO Colin Montgomerie 4 E 216,000 References External links Yahoo! Sports: 1995 PGA Championship leaderboard PGA.com – 1995 PGA Championship 1995 34.050 -118.501 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Golf in Los Angeles PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship