1995 PGA Championship: Steve Elkington wins at Riviera Country Club
Steve Elkington won the 1995 PGA Championship at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California with 267 (−17), beating Colin Montgomerie in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1995 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 10, 1995 to August 13, 1995
- Course
- Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, California
- Edition
- 77th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 71 · 6,956 yards
- Field
- 150
- Made the cut
- 72 (cut at 142)
- Purse
- $2,000,000 · winner's share $360,000
- Champion
- Steve Elkington · age 32 · Australia · born Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 17
- Winning score
- 68-67-68-64 = 267 (−17)
- Runner-up
- Colin Montgomerie
- 54-hole leader
- Ernie Els (197) · Steve Elkington was 6 strokes back
- Playoff
- sudden death; beat Colin Montgomerie; Elkington 3; Montgomerie 4; 18
- Caddie
- Dave Renwick
- Low club professional
- Wayne DeFrancesco (291)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 68 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 267 | −17 |
What happened at the 1995 PGA Championship
Elkington came from six back with a closing 64 and won with a 25-foot birdie on the first playoff hole, the 18th.
Brad Faxon shot a major-record 28 on the front nine on his way to a 63, which secured his Ryder Cup spot.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).