1995 PGA Championship

1995 PGA Championship
Tournament information

Dates	August 10–13, 1995
Location	Los Angeles, California
Course(s)	Riviera Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,956 yards (6,361 m)
Field	150 players, 72 after cut^[1]
Cut	142 (E)
Prize fund	$2.0 million
Winner's share	$360,000
Champion
Steve Elkington
267 (−17), playoff
«1994 1996»

Riviera CC

Location in the United States

The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington shot a final round 64 (−7) and won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff. Elkington sank a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the first playoff hole (par 4, 18th) to defeat Colin Montgomerie.^[2]^[3] Ernie Els, the third round leader, shot 72 (+1) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for third with Jeff Maggert. His 197 after 54 holes was the lowest-ever for a major championship.^[4]

A new 72-hole scoring record for the PGA Championship was set at 267, the second straight year for a new low. Bobby Nichols' 271 in 1964 stood for thirty years, until Nick Price had 269 in 1994.^[5] The record was lowered by two strokes in 2001.

Elkington became the fourth Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947, David Graham in 1979, and Wayne Grady in 1990.

Brad Faxon shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team. His record was 1–2–0 in his first Ryder Cup, as the U.S. team narrowly lost at home.

This was the third major championship at Riviera, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983.^[6] It was the fourth and most recent PGA Championship held in the state of California, with none scheduled through 2018.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jeff Sluman	United States	1988	69	67	68	70	274	−10	T8
Payne Stewart	United States	1989	69	70	69	67	275	−9	T13
Paul Azinger	United States	1993	70	70	72	67	279	−5	T31
Nick Price	Zimbabwe	1992, 1994	71	71	70	68	280	−4	T39
Lanny Wadkins	United States	1977	73	69	71	72	285	+1	T63
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1971, 1973 1975, 1980	69	71	71	76	287	+3	T67

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Bob Tway	United States	1986	71	72	143	+1
Hal Sutton	United States	1983	70	74	144	+2
Hubert Green	United States	1985	75	70	145	+3
Wayne Grady	Australia	1990	75	70	145	+3
Larry Nelson	United States	1981, 1987	70	75	145	+3
David Graham	Australia	1979	76	70	146	+4
John Mahaffey	United States	1978	75	72	147	+5
John Daly	United States	1991	76	73	149	+7

Source:^[7]

Round summaries

Finishing hole at Riviera Country Club

First round

Thursday, August 10, 1995

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Michael Bradley	United States	63	−8
T2	Jim Gallagher, Jr.	United States	64	−7
T2	Mark O'Meara	United States	64	−7
4	John Adams	United States	65	−6
T5	Chip Beck	United States	66	−5
	Ernie Els	South Africa
	Lee Janzen	United States
	Jeff Maggert	United States
	Gil Morgan	United States
	Greg Norman	Australia

Second round

Friday, August 11, 1995

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Ernie Els	South Africa	66-65=131	−11
T1	Mark O'Meara	United States	64-67=131	−11
3	Justin Leonard	United States	68-66=134	−8
T4	Brian Claar	United States	68-67=135	−7
	Steve Elkington	Australia	68-67=135
	Jeff Maggert	United States	66-69=135
	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	68-67=135
	Greg Norman	Australia	66-69=135
T9	Michael Bradley	United States	63-73=136	−6
	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-65=136
	Jim Gallagher, Jr.	United States	64-72=136
	Peter Jacobsen	United States	69-67=136
	Lee Janzen	United States	66-70=136
	Billy Mayfair	United States	68-68=136
	Jeff Sluman	United States	69-67=136

Third round

Saturday, August 12, 1995

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ernie Els	South Africa	66-65-66=197	−16
T2	Jeff Maggert	United States	66-69-65=200	−13
T2	Mark O'Meara	United States	64-67-69=200	−13
4	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	68-67-67=202	−11
T5	Steve Elkington	Australia	68-67-68=203	−10
T5	Craig Stadler	United States	71-66-66=203	−10
T7	Jay Haas	United States	69-71-64=204	−9
	Justin Leonard	United States	68-66-70=204
	Jeff Sluman	United States	69-67-68=204
T10	Bob Estes	United States	69-68-68=205	−8
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	69-69-67=205
	Steve Lowery	United States	69-68-68=205
	Greg Norman	Australia	66-69-70=205
	Duffy Waldorf	United States	69-69-67=205

Final round

Sunday, August 13, 1995

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Steve Elkington	Australia	68-67-68-64=267	−17	Playoff
T1	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	68-67-67-65=267	−17	Playoff
T3	Ernie Els	South Africa	66-65-66-72=269	−15	116,000
T3	Jeff Maggert	United States	66-69-65-69=269	−15	116,000
5	Brad Faxon	United States	70-67-71-63=271	−13	80,000
T6	Bob Estes	United States	69-68-68-68=273	−11	68,500
T6	Mark O'Meara	United States	64-67-69-73=273	−11	68,500
T8	Jay Haas	United States	69-71-64-70=274	−10	50,000
	Justin Leonard	United States	68-66-70-70=274
	Steve Lowery	United States	69-68-68-69=274
	Jeff Sluman	United States	69-67-68-70=274
	Craig Stadler	United States	71-66-66-71=274

Source:^[3]^[7]

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where both drove into the fairway and reached the green in regulation. Elkington was away and birdied from 20 feet (6 m). Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff.^[2]^[3]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Steve Elkington	Australia	3	−1	360,000
2	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	x	E	216,000

References

↑ "Tournament Info for: 1995 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (August 14, 1996). "Elkington wins PGA in playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
1 2 3 Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1995). "Elkington claims PGA for first major title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
↑ Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1995). "Riviera yields to a PGA record assault by Els". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1F.
↑ "How low can they go?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 14, 1995. p. C-3.
↑ Reilly, Rick (August 21, 1995). "Nothing to sneeze at". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
1 2 "1995 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

External links

Yahoo! Sports: 1995 PGA Championship leaderboard
About.com: 1995 PGA Championship
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Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 118°30′04″W / 34.050°N 118.501°W / 34.050; -118.501

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