1995 Senior PGA Tour

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1995 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 13, 1995 (1995-01-13) – November 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)
Number of official events39
Most winsUnited States Jim Colbert (4)
United States Bob Murphy (4)
Money listUnited States Jim Colbert
Player of the YearUnited States Jim Colbert
Rookie of the YearUnited States Hale Irwin
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The 1995 Senior PGA Tour was the 16th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main 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 15Senior Tournament of ChampionsPuerto Rico750,000United States Jim Colbert (10)
Feb 5Royal Caribbean ClassicFlorida850,000United States J. C. Snead (2)
Feb 12IntelliNet ChallengeFlorida600,000United States Bob Murphy (5)
Feb 19GTE Suncoast ClassicFlorida750,000United States Dave Stockton (10)
Mar 5FHP Health Care ClassicCalifornia750,000Australia Bruce Devlin (1)
Mar 12The Dominion SeniorsTexas650,000United States Jim Albus (5)
Mar 19Toshiba Senior ClassicCalifornia800,000United States George Archer (16)New tournament
Apr 2The TraditionArizona1,000,000United States Jack Nicklaus (8)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 16PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida1,000,000United States Raymond Floyd (10)Senior major championship
Apr 30Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada1,000,000United States Jim Colbert (11)
May 7PaineWebber InvitationalNorth Carolina800,000United States Bob Murphy (6)
May 14Cadillac NFL Golf ClassicNew Jersey950,000United States George Archer (17)
May 21Bell Atlantic ClassicPennsylvania900,000United States Jim Colbert (12)
May 28Quicksilver ClassicPennsylvania1,100,000United States Dave Stockton (11)
Jun 4Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama1,050,000Australia Graham Marsh (1)
Jun 11BellSouth Senior ClassicTennessee1,100,000United States Jim Dent (9)
Jun 18Dallas Reunion Pro-AmTexas550,000United States Tom Wargo (4)Pro-Am
Jun 25Nationwide ChampionshipGeorgia1,200,000United States Bob Murphy (7)
Jul 2U.S. Senior OpenMaryland1,000,000United States Tom Weiskopf (2)Senior major championship
Jul 9Kroger Senior ClassicOhio900,000United States Mike Hill (17)
Jul 16Ford Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan1,500,000United States J. C. Snead (3)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 23First of America ClassicMichigan700,000United States Jimmy Powell (3)
Jul 30Senior British OpenNorthern Ireland£350,000Scotland Brian Barnes (1)Senior major championship[b]
Jul 30Ameritech Senior OpenIllinois850,000United States Hale Irwin (1)
Aug 6VFW Senior ChampionshipMissouri900,000United States Bob Murphy (8)
Aug 13Burnet Senior ClassicMinnesota1,100,000United States Raymond Floyd (11)
Aug 20Northville Long Island ClassicNew York800,000United States Lee Trevino (25)
Aug 27Bank of Boston Senior ClassicMassachusetts800,000Japan Isao Aoki (4)
Sep 3Franklin Quest ChampionshipUtah600,000England Tony Jacklin (2)
Sep 10GTE Northwest ClassicWashington600,000United States Walter Morgan (1)
Sep 17Brickyard Crossing ChampionshipIndiana750,000South Africa Simon Hobday (5)
Sep 24Bank One ClassicKentucky600,000South Africa Gary Player (20)
Oct 1Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Hale Irwin (2)
Oct 8The TransamericaCalifornia650,000United States Lee Trevino (26)
Oct 15Raley's Senior Gold RushCalifornia700,000United States Don Bies (7)
Oct 22Ralphs Senior ClassicCalifornia800,000South Africa John Bland (1)
Oct 29Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali ClassicHawaii600,000New Zealand Bob Charles (24)
Nov 5Emerald Coast ClassicFlorida1,000,000United States Raymond Floyd (12)New tournament
Nov 12Energizer Senior Tour ChampionshipSouth Carolina1,500,000United States 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 3Office Depot Father/Son ChallengeFlorida860,000United States 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jim Colbert1,444,386
2United States Raymond Floyd1,419,545
3United States Dave Stockton1,415,847
4United States Bob Murphy1,241,524
5Japan Isao Aoki1,041,766

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Jim Colbert[4]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Hale Irwin[4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Raymond Floyd[5][4]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Walter Morgan[4]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. "1996 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "1995 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "1995 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.