1995 Senior PGA Tour
Appearance
Duration | January 13, 1995 | – November 12, 1995
---|---|
Number of official events | 39 |
Most wins | Jim Colbert (4) Bob Murphy (4) |
Money list | Jim Colbert |
Player of the Year | Jim Colbert |
Rookie of the Year | Hale Irwin |
← 1994 → |
The 1995 Senior PGA Tour was the 16th season of the
professional golf tour
in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 15 | Senior Tournament of Champions |
Puerto Rico | 750,000 | Jim Colbert (10) | |
Feb 5 | Royal Caribbean Classic |
Florida | 850,000 | J. C. Snead (2) | |
Feb 12 | IntelliNet Challenge |
Florida | 600,000 | Bob Murphy (5) | |
Feb 19 | GTE Suncoast Classic |
Florida | 750,000 | Dave Stockton (10) | |
Mar 5 | FHP Health Care Classic | California | 750,000 | Bruce Devlin (1) | |
Mar 12 | The Dominion Seniors |
Texas | 650,000 | Jim Albus (5) | |
Mar 19 | Toshiba Senior Classic |
California | 800,000 | George Archer (16) | New tournament |
Apr 2 | The Tradition | Arizona | 1,000,000 | Jack Nicklaus (8) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
Apr 16 | PGA Seniors' Championship |
Florida | 1,000,000 | Raymond Floyd (10) | Senior major championship |
Apr 30 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,000,000 | Jim Colbert (11) | |
May 7 | PaineWebber Invitational |
North Carolina | 800,000 | Bob Murphy (6) | |
May 14 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic |
New Jersey | 950,000 | George Archer (17) | |
May 21 | Bell Atlantic Classic |
Pennsylvania | 900,000 | Jim Colbert (12) | |
May 28 | Quicksilver Classic |
Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | Dave Stockton (11) | |
Jun 4 | Bruno's Memorial Classic |
Alabama | 1,050,000 | Graham Marsh (1) | |
Jun 11 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,100,000 | Jim Dent (9) | |
Jun 18 | Dallas Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 550,000 | Tom Wargo (4) | Pro-Am |
Jun 25 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,200,000 | Bob Murphy (7) | |
Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Maryland | 1,000,000 | Tom Weiskopf (2) | Senior major championship |
Jul 9 | Kroger Senior Classic |
Ohio | 900,000 | Mike Hill (17) | |
Jul 16 | Ford Senior Players Championship |
Michigan | 1,500,000 | J. C. Snead (3) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
Jul 23 | First of America Classic |
Michigan | 700,000 | Jimmy Powell (3) | |
Jul 30 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £350,000 | Brian Barnes (1) | Senior major championship[b] |
Jul 30 | Ameritech Senior Open |
Illinois | 850,000 | Hale Irwin (1) | |
Aug 6 | VFW Senior Championship |
Missouri | 900,000 | Bob Murphy (8) | |
Aug 13 | Burnet Senior Classic |
Minnesota | 1,100,000 | Raymond Floyd (11) | |
Aug 20 | Northville Long Island Classic |
New York | 800,000 | Lee Trevino (25) | |
Aug 27 | Bank of Boston Senior Classic |
Massachusetts | 800,000 | Isao Aoki (4) | |
Sep 3 | Franklin Quest Championship |
Utah | 600,000 | Tony Jacklin (2) | |
Sep 10 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 600,000 | Walter Morgan (1) | |
Sep 17 | Brickyard Crossing Championship |
Indiana | 750,000 | Simon Hobday (5) | |
Sep 24 | Bank One Classic | Kentucky | 600,000 | Gary Player (20) | |
Oct 1 | Vantage Championship |
North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (2) | |
Oct 8 | The Transamerica |
California | 650,000 | Lee Trevino (26) | |
Oct 15 | Raley's Senior Gold Rush |
California | 700,000 | Don Bies (7) | |
Oct 22 | Ralphs Senior Classic |
California | 800,000 | John Bland (1) | |
Oct 29 | Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic |
Hawaii | 600,000 | Bob Charles (24) | |
Nov 5 | Emerald Coast Classic |
Florida | 1,000,000 | Raymond Floyd (12) | New tournament |
Nov 12 | Energizer Senior Tour Championship |
South Carolina | 1,500,000 | Jim Colbert (13) | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winners | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 3 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge |
Florida | 860,000 | Raymond Floyd and son Raymond Floyd Jr. |
Team event |
Money list
The
money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | Jim Colbert | 1,444,386 |
2 | Raymond Floyd | 1,419,545 |
3 | Dave Stockton | 1,415,847 |
4 | Bob Murphy | 1,241,524 |
5 | Isao Aoki | 1,041,766 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |
Jim Colbert | [4] |
Rookie of the Year |
Hale Irwin | [4] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |
Raymond Floyd | [5][4] |
Comeback Player of the Year |
Walter Morgan | [4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "1996 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "1995 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Pro golf hands out its 1995 awards". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. January 5, 1996. p. 13 (3B in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1995 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.