1995 Nike Tour

The 1995 Nike Tour was the sixth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

1995 Nike Tour season

Duration	February 23, 1995 (1995-02-23) – October 22, 1995 (1995-10-22)
Number of official events	30
Most wins	Allen Doyle (3)
Money list	Jerry Kelly
Player of the Year	Jerry Kelly
← 1994 1996 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	Notes
Feb 26	Nike San Jose Open	California	200,000	John Maginnes (1)	New tournament
Mar 5	Nike Inland Empire Open	California	200,000	Jeff Brehaut (1)
Mar 19	Nike Monterrey Open	Mexico	225,000	Stuart Appleby (1)
Mar 26	Nike Louisiana Open	Louisiana	200,000	Stan Utley (2)
Apr 2	Nike Pensacola Classic	Florida	200,000	Clarence Rose (1)
Apr 9	Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic	Mississippi	200,000	Allen Doyle (1)
Apr 17	Nike Tallahassee Open	Florida	200,000	Bill Murchison (1)	New tournament
Apr 23	Nike Shreveport Open	Louisiana	200,000	Brad Fabel (2)
Apr 30	Nike Alabama Classic	Alabama	200,000	Jerry Kelly (1)
May 7	Nike South Carolina Classic	South Carolina	200,000	Jerry Foltz (1)
May 14	Nike Central Georgia Open	Georgia	200,000	Matt Peterson (1)
May 21	Nike Knoxville Open	Tennessee	200,000	Tom Scherrer (1)
May 28	Nike Greater Greenville Classic	South Carolina	200,000	David Toms (1)
Jun 4	Nike Dominion Open	Virginia	200,000	Hugh Royer III (3)
Jun 11	Nike Miami Valley Open	Ohio	200,000	Stan Utley (3)
Jun 18	Nike Cleveland Open	Ohio	200,000	Karl Zoller (1)
Jun 25	Nike Carolina Classic	North Carolina	200,000	Michael Christie (1)
Jul 2	Nike Philadelphia Classic	North Carolina	200,000	Sean Murphy (6)	New tournament
Jul 16	Nike Buffalo Open	New York	200,000	Jerry Kelly (2)
Jul 23	Nike Gateway Classic	Missouri	200,000	Chris Smith (1)
Jul 30	Nike Wichita Open	Kansas	200,000	David Toms (2)
Aug 6	Nike Dakota Dunes Open	South Dakota	200,000	Chris Smith (2)
Aug 13	Nike Ozarks Open	Missouri	200,000	Mike Schuchart (3)
Aug 20	Nike Permian Basin Open	Texas	200,000	Hugh Royer III (4)
Aug 27	Nike Texarkana Open	Arkansas	200,000	Allen Doyle (2)
Sep 10	Nike Utah Classic	Utah	200,000	Glen Hnatiuk (2)
Sep 17	Nike Tri-Cities Open	Washington	200,000	Jeff Gove (1)
Sep 24	Nike Boise Open	Idaho	250,000	Frank Lickliter (1)
Oct 1	Nike Sonoma County Open	California	200,000	Stuart Appleby (2)
Oct 22	Nike Tour Championship	Georgia	250,000	Allen Doyle (3)	Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 1995 Nike Tour graduates.

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 ($)
1	Jerry Kelly	188,878
2	Allen Doyle	176,652
3	David Toms	174,892
4	Franklin Langham	158,990
5	Stuart Appleby	144,419

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year	Jerry Kelly	[6]

Notes

1. 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

1. "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "1996 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
3. "1995 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
4. "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.
5. "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
6. "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