# 1995 PGA Championship

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1995 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates August 10–13, 1995 Location Los Angeles, California Course Riviera Country Club Organized by PGA of America Tour 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](/source/United_States)

The **1995 PGA Championship** was the 77th [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), held August 10–13 at [Riviera Country Club](/source/Riviera_Country_Club) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California). [Steve Elkington](/source/Steve_Elkington) shot a final round 64 (−7) and won his only [major championship](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships) 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](/source/Colin_Montgomerie).[2][3] [Ernie Els](/source/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](/source/Bobby_Nichols)' 271 in [1964](/source/1964_PGA_Championship) stood for thirty years, until [Nick Price](/source/Nick_Price) had 269 in [1994](/source/1994_PGA_Championship).[5] The record was lowered by two strokes in [2001](/source/2001_PGA_Championship).

Elkington became the fourth [Australian](/source/Australia)-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by [Jim Ferrier](/source/Jim_Ferrier) in [1947](/source/1947_PGA_Championship), [David Graham](/source/David_Graham_(golfer)) in [1979](/source/1979_PGA_Championship), and [Wayne Grady](/source/Wayne_Grady) in [1990](/source/1990_PGA_Championship). The next was [Jason Day](/source/Jason_Day) in [2015](/source/2015_PGA_Championship).

[Brad Faxon](/source/Brad_Faxon) shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the [Ryder Cup](/source/1995_Ryder_Cup) team. His record was 1–2–0 in his first [Ryder Cup](/source/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](/source/U.S._Open_(golf)) in [1948](/source/1948_U.S._Open_(golf)) and the PGA Championship in [1983](/source/1983_PGA_Championship).[6] It was the fourth PGA Championship in California ([1929](/source/1929_PGA_Championship), [1977](/source/1977_PGA_Championship), 1983), and the last until [2020](/source/2020_PGA_Championship).

## Round summaries

Finishing hole at [Riviera Country Club](/source/Riviera_Country_Club)

### First round

*Thursday, August 10, 1995*

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

### Second round

*Friday, August 11, 1995*

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

### Third round

*Saturday, August 12, 1995*

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

### Final round

*Sunday, August 13, 1995*

Place Player Score To par Money ($) T1 Steve Elkington 68-67-68-64=267 −17 Playoff Colin Montgomerie 68-67-67-65=267 T3 Ernie Els 66-65-66-72=269 −15 116,000 Jeff Maggert 66-69-65-69=269 5 Brad Faxon 70-67-71-63=271 −13 80,000 T6 Bob Estes 69-68-68-68=273 −11 68,500 Mark O'Meara 64-67-69-73=273 T8 Jay Haas 69-71-64-70=274 −10 50,000 Justin Leonard 68-66-70-70=274 Steve Lowery 69-68-68-69=274 Jeff Sluman 69-67-68-70=274 Craig Stadler 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 twenty feet (6 m). Montgomerie was slightly closer, but missed his putt to extend the playoff.[2][3]

Place Player Score To par Money ($) 1 Steve Elkington 3 −1 360,000 2 Colin Montgomerie 4 E 216,000

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pgamedia95_1-0)** ["Tournament Info for: 1995 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150717152845/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2). PGA.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2) on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ppg95pgard4_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ppg95pgard4_2-1) Parascenzo, Marino (August 14, 1996). ["Elkington wins PGA in playoff"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6076%2C8633839). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. p. C1.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ekclp_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ekclp_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ekclp_3-2) Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1995). ["Elkington claims PGA for first major title"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0UZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1557%2C3360300). *Eugene Register-Guard*. *(Los Angeles Times)*. p. 1C.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ryrels_4-0)** Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1995). ["Riviera yields to a PGA record assault by Els"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0EZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2978%2C3265193). *Eugene Register-Guard*. *(Los Angeles Times)*. p. 1F.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hlctg_5-0)** ["How low can they go?"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0aNhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4988%2C8640349). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. August 14, 1995. p. C-3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ntsnsa_6-0)** Reilly, Rick (August 21, 1995). ["Nothing to sneeze at"](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). *Sports Illustrated*. p. 34.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dbg95pga_7-0)** ["1995 PGA Championship"](http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1995&tid=22). databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

## External links

- [Yahoo! Sports: 1995 PGA Championship leaderboard](https://web.archive.org/web/20110522161527/https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/leaderboard/1995/33?sort=strokes_display)

- [PGA.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20040904003810/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1995.html) – 1995 PGA Championship

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