1995 PGA Tour of Australasia

Golf tour season

1995 PGA Tour of Australasia seasonDuration| 12 January 1995 (1995-01-12) – 17 December 1995 (1995-12-17)

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Number of official events| 13[a]
Most wins|  Tim Elliott (2)
Craig Parry (2)
Order of Merit|  Craig Parry
Rookie of the Year|  Greg Chalmers

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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

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

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1 |  Craig Parry | 334,804
2 |  Michael Campbell | 207,404
3 |  Peter Senior | 180,403
4 |  Steven Conran | 150,448
5 |  Peter O'Malley | 133,851

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Rookie of the Year |  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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