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1995 PGA Tour of Australasia

1995 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration12 January 1995 (1995-01-12) – 17 December 1995 (1995-12-17)
Number of official events13[a]
Most winsAustralia Tim Elliott (2)
Australia Craig Parry (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Craig Parry
Rookie of the YearAustralia Greg Chalmers
← 1994

The 1995 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 24th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Notes
8 Jan Canberra Trophy Australian Capital Territory – Cancelled – New tournament
15 Jan AMP Air New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$150,000 Australia Lucas Parsons (3) 16
22 Jan Optus Players Championship Victoria 350,000 Australia Tim Elliott (1) 16
5 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia 300,000 Australia Robert Allenby (5) 18
12 Feb Ford South Australian Open South Australia 150,000 Australia Tim Elliott (2) 16
19 Feb Australian Masters Victoria 562,500 Australia Peter Senior (14) 20
26 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales 350,000 Australia Craig Parry (5) 16
15 Oct China PGA Championship China – Cancelled – New tournament
5 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters Indonesia US$400,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (2) 20
12 Nov Epson Singapore Open Singapore US$400,000 Australia Steven Conran (1) 16
19 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South Wales – Cancelled –
19 Nov Victorian Open Victoria 150,000 Australia Stephen Leaney (1) 16
26 Nov Heineken Australian Open Victoria 637,500 Australia Greg Norman (30) 36 Flagship event
3 Dec Greg Norman's Holden Classic New South Wales 525,000 Australia Craig Parry (6) 34
10 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$325,000 Australia Peter O'Malley (1) 24
17 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland 200,000 Australia Shane Robinson (2) 16

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Craig Parry 334,804
2 New Zealand Michael Campbell 207,404
3 Australia Peter Senior 180,403
4 Australia Steven Conran 150,448
5 Australia Peter O'Malley 133,851

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Australia Greg Chalmers [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ A further three tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.

References

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  1. ^ "Etherington pays up for tour card". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 30 December 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 12 June 2022 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Additional event increases Tour prizemoney by 40pc". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 8 June 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 12 June 2022 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1996). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1996. Macmillan. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0333653319. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "PGA Tour of Australasia OoM 1995". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 21 January 1996. p. 48. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2007. p. 2-71. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Greg Chalmers | Australasian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1995 after three top-10s.
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