Duration | 19 January 1995 | – 29 October 1995
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Number of official events | 36[a] |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 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.[1]
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".[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
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 | ![]() |
46 | ||
29 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Philippines | 600,000 | ![]() |
48 | ||
5 Feb | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 250,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
12 Feb | Turespaña Open De Canaria | Spain | 250,000 | ![]() |
22 | ||
19 Feb | Lexington South African PGA Championship | South Africa | 250,000 | ![]() |
30 | AFR | New to European Tour |
26 Feb | Turespaña Open Mediterrania | Spain | 300,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
5 Mar | Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía | Spain | 300,000 | ![]() |
28 | ||
12 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 350,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
19 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 300,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
26 Mar | Turespaña Open de Baleares | Spain | 250,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
Extremadura Open | Spain | – | Cancelled | – | |||
9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$2,200,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship[d] | |
17 Apr | Open Catalonia | Spain | 300,000 | ![]() |
22 | ||
23 Apr | Air France Cannes Open | France | 225,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
7 May | Italian Open | Italy | 375,000 | ![]() |
22 | ||
14 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 650,000 | ![]() |
42 | ||
21 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 550,000 | ![]() |
42 | ||
29 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | 900,000 | ![]() |
64 | Flagship event | |
4 Jun | Murphy's English Open | England | 650,000 | ![]() |
36 | ||
11 Jun | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe | Germany | 650,000 | ![]() |
34 | ||
18 Jun | DHL Jersey Open | Jersey | 300,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$2,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship[d] | |
25 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 550,000 | ![]() |
28 | ||
2 Jul | BMW International Open | Germany | 550,000 | ![]() |
30 | ||
9 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | 675,000 | ![]() |
44 | ||
15 Jul | Scottish Open | Scotland | 650,000 | ![]() |
48 | ||
23 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
30 Jul | Heineken Dutch Open | Netherlands | 650,000 | ![]() |
42 | ||
6 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 650,000 | ![]() |
36 | ||
13 Aug | Hohe Brücke Open | Austria | 250,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
13 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship[d] | |
20 Aug | Chemapol Trophy Czech Open | Czech Republic | 750,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
27 Aug | Volvo German Open | Germany | 650,000 | ![]() |
38 | ||
3 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 700,000 | ![]() |
40 | ||
10 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 600,000 | ![]() |
44 | ||
17 Sep | Collingtree British Masters | England | 650,000 | ![]() |
38 | ||
1 Oct | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | 650,000 | ![]() |
40 | ||
8 Oct | Mercedes German Masters | Germany | 650,000 | ![]() |
40 | ||
29 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | 750,000 | ![]() |
40 | Tour Championship |
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 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
13 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Pro-Am Title shared |
24 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
15 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 650,000 | ![]() |
42 | Limited-field event |
15 Oct | Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship | Ireland | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | |
22 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,500,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
5 Nov | Sarazen World Open | United States | US$1,900,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
12 Nov | World Cup of Golf | China | US$1,300,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | US$200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | |||
17 Dec | Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship | Jamaica | US$2,300,000 | ![]() |
46 | Limited-field event |
31 Dec | Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf | United States | US$3,650,000 | ![]() |
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.[6]
Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
835,051 |
2 | ![]() |
755,706 |
3 | ![]() |
655,854 |
4 | ![]() |
516,320 |
5 | ![]() |
400,977 |
6 | ![]() |
308,115 |
7 | ![]() |
297,378 |
8 | ![]() |
284,406 |
9 | ![]() |
281,726 |
10 | ![]() |
260,727 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
[7] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[8] |
See also
Notes
- ^ One further 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.
- ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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, Ireland. 4 August 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Clarke leads way". Irish Independent. 29 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1995 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Laidlaw, Renton (20 December 1995). "Monty's simply the best". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 49. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sandelin's rookie award". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 8 November 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.