The 1995 European Tour, titled as the 1995 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th official season of

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tournaments known as the

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. The 1995 season marked the start of co-sanctioning arrangements with other

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, with the addition of the Southern Africa Tour's

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to the European Tour schedule. The season was ultimately made up of 36 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's

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, who completed a

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of titles having also topped the money list in 1993 and 1994.

Changes for 1995

There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the

, and the loss of the

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and the Belgian Open. In addition, the

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was originally scheduled but later cancelled.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in

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Awards

Notes

References

External links

1995 season results on the PGA European Tour website
{{European Tour Seasons European Tour seasons

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