{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1995 PGA Championship | image = 1995PGALogo.jpg | dates = August 10–13, 1995 | location = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] | course = [[Riviera Country Club]] | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|6956|yd}} | field = 150 players, 72 after cut<ref name=pgamedia95>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2|publisher=PGA.com|title=Tournament Info for: 1995 PGA Championship|access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717152845/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2|archive-date=July 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | cut = 142 (E) | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]2.0 million | winners_share = $360,000 | champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Elkington]] | score = 267 (−17), playoff | previous = [[1994 PGA Championship|1994]] | next = [[1996 PGA Championship|1996]] }} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Riviera CC</small> |lat = 34.050 |long = -118.501 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background= |width = 240 }} 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 [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] in a sudden-death playoff. Elkington sank a {{convert|20|ft|0|adj=on}} birdie putt on the first playoff hole (par 4, 18th) to defeat [[Colin Montgomerie]].<ref name=ppg95pgard4>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6076%2C8633839|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|last=Parascenzo|first=Marino|title=Elkington wins PGA in playoff|date=August 14, 1996|page=C1 }}</ref><ref name=ekclp>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0UZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1557%2C3360300|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=''(Los Angeles Times)'' |last=Bonk |first=Thomas |title=Elkington claims PGA for first major title |date=August 14, 1995 |page=1C }}</ref> [[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.<ref name=ryrels>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0EZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2978%2C3265193|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|last=Bonk |first=Thomas |agency=''(Los Angeles Times)''|title=Riviera yields to a PGA record assault by Els |date=August 13, 1995 |page=1F}}</ref>
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 PGA Championship|1964]] stood for thirty years, until [[Nick Price]] had 269 in [[1994 PGA Championship|1994]].<ref name=hlctg>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4988%2C8640349|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=How low can they go?|date=August 14, 1995|page=C-3}}</ref> The record was lowered by two strokes in [[2001 PGA Championship|2001]].
Elkington became the fourth [[Australia]]n-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by [[Jim Ferrier]] in [[1947 PGA Championship|1947]], [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]] in [[1979 PGA Championship|1979]], and [[Wayne Grady]] in [[1990 PGA Championship|1990]]. The next was [[Jason Day]] in [[2015 PGA Championship|2015]].
[[Brad Faxon]] shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the [[1995 Ryder Cup|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 (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1948 U.S. Open (golf)|1948]] and the PGA Championship in [[1983 PGA Championship|1983]].<ref name=ntsnsa>{{Cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/08/21/nothing-to-sneeze-at-steve-elkington-overcame-allergies-and-made-hay-on-the-greens-to-win-the-pga-championship<!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006958/index.htm-->|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Reilly |first=Rick |title=Nothing to sneeze at |date=August 21, 1995 |page=34 }}</ref> It was the fourth PGA Championship in California ([[1929 PGA Championship|1929]], [[1977 PGA Championship|1977]], 1983), and the last until [[2020 PGA Championship|2020]].
== Round summaries == [[File:RivieraCountryClub18th.jpg|thumb|240px|Finishing hole at [[Riviera Country Club]]]]
===First round=== ''Thursday, August 10, 1995''
{| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- |align=center|1|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Bradley (golfer)|Michael Bradley]]||align=center|63||align=center|−8 |- |rowspan="2" align=center|T2|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Gallagher Jr.]]||rowspan="2" align=center|64||rowspan="2" align=center|−7 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] |- |align=center|4|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Adams (golfer)|John Adams]]||align=center|65||align=center|−6 |- |rowspan="6" align=center|T5|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Beck]]||rowspan="6" align=center|66||rowspan="6" align=center|−5 |- | {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Janzen]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Maggert]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gil Morgan]] |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] |}
===Second round=== ''Friday, August 11, 1995'' {| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- |rowspan="2" align=center|T1|| {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]]||align=center|66-65=131||rowspan="2" align=center|−11 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]]|| align=center|64-67=131 |- |align=center|3|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]]||align=center|68-66=134||align=center|−8 |- |rowspan="5" align=center|T4|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Claar]]||align=center|68-67=135||rowspan="5" align=center|−7 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Elkington]]|| align=center|68-67=135 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Maggert]]|| align=center|66-69=135 |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]|| align=center|68-67=135 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]|| align=center|66-69=135 |- |rowspan="7" align=center|T9|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Bradley (golfer)|Michael Bradley]]||align=center|63-73=136||rowspan="7" align=center|−6 |- | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Michael Campbell]]|| align=center|71-65=136 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Gallagher Jr.]]|| align=center|64-72=136 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Jacobsen]]|| align=center|69-67=136 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Janzen]]|| align=center|66-70=136 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Mayfair]]|| align=center|68-68=136 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]]|| align=center|69-67=136 |}
===Third round=== ''Saturday, August 12, 1995''
{| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- |align=center|1|| {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]]||66-65-66=197||align=center|−16 |- |rowspan="2" align=center|T2|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Maggert]]|| align=center|66-69-65=200|| rowspan="2" align=center|−13 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]]|| align=center|64-67-69=200 |- |align=center|4|| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]||68-67-67=202||align=center|−11 |- |rowspan="2" align=center|T5|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Elkington]]|| align=center |68-67-68=203||rowspan="2" align=center|−10 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]]|| align=center|71-66-66=203 |- |rowspan="3" align=center|T7|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]]|| align=center |69-71-64=204||rowspan="3" align=center|−9 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]]|| align=center|68-66-70=204 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]]|| align=center|69-67-68=204 |- |rowspan="5" align=center|T10|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Estes]]|| align=center |69-68-68=205||rowspan="5" align=center|−8 |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]]|| align=center|69-69-67=205 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Lowery]]|| align=center|69-68-68=205 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]|| align=center|66-69-70=205 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Duffy Waldorf]]|| align=center|69-69-67=205 |}
===Final round=== ''Sunday, August 13, 1995'' {| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T1 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Elkington]] || 68-67-68-64=267 || rowspan=2 align=center|−17 || rowspan=2 align=center|Playoff |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] || 68-67-67-65=267 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T3 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]] || 66-65-66-72=269 || rowspan=2 align=center|−15 || rowspan=2 align=center|116,000 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Maggert]] || 66-69-65-69=269 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Faxon]] || 70-67-71-63=271 || align=center|−13 || align=center|80,000 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T6 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Estes]] || 69-68-68-68=273 || rowspan=2 align=center|−11 || rowspan=2 align=center|68,500 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] || 64-67-69-73=273 |- | rowspan=5 align=center|T8 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]] || 69-71-64-70=274 || rowspan=5 align=center|−10 || rowspan=5 align=center|50,000 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]] || 68-66-70-70=274 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Lowery]] || 69-68-68-69=274 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]] || 69-67-68-70=274 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]] || 71-66-66-71=274 |} Source:<ref name=ekclp/><ref name="dbg95pga">{{cite web|title=1995 PGA Championship|url=http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1995&tid=22|access-date=August 17, 2013|publisher=databasegolf.com}}</ref>
===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 {{convert|20|ft|0|spell=in}}. Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff.<ref name=ppg95pgard4/><ref name=ekclp/> {| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($) |- | align=center |1|| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Steve Elkington]]''' || align=center|3|| align=center |−1|| align=center |360,000 |- | align=center |2|| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] ||align=center|4|| align=center | E || align=center |216,000 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522161527/https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/leaderboard/1995/33?sort=strokes_display Yahoo! Sports: 1995 PGA Championship leaderboard] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040904003810/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1995.html PGA.com] – 1995 PGA Championship
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