1995 Nike Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | February 23, 1995 (1995-02-23) – October 22, 1995 (1995-10-22) |
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
← 1994 1996 → |
The 1995 Nike Tour was the sixth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 26 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 200,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Mar 5 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 19 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 26 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 2 | Nike Pensacola Classic | Florida | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 9 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 17 | Nike Tallahassee Open | Florida | 200,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Apr 23 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 30 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 7 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 14 | Nike Central Georgia Open | Georgia | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 21 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | ![]() | |
May 28 | Nike Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 4 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 11 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 18 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 25 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 2 | Nike Philadelphia Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Jul 16 | Nike Buffalo Open | New York | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 23 | Nike Gateway Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 30 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 6 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 13 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 20 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 27 | Nike Texarkana Open | Arkansas | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 10 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 17 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 24 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 250,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 1 | Nike Sonoma County Open | California | 200,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 22 | Nike Tour Championship | Georgia | 250,000 | ![]() | Tour Championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1996 PGA Tour.[5][4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 188,878 |
2 | ![]() | 176,652 |
3 | ![]() | 174,892 |
4 | ![]() | 158,990 |
5 | ![]() | 144,419 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | [6] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
References
- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1996 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "1995 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Scotland wins Dunhill Cup". Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. October 23, 1995. p. 11 (2C in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Jerry Kelly, who finished with a 295 total, won $2,130 to finish the year with a tour record $188,878... The others to qualify for next year's PGA Tour were: David Toms, Franklin Langham, Stuart Appleby, Tom Scherrer, Chris Smith, Sean Murphy, Hugh Royer III and Brad Fabel.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Norman is '95 PGA Tour Player of the Year". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. January 5, 1996. p. 51 (19 in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
...while Jerry Kelly was named Nike Tour Player of the Year.
External links
- Official website