1995 Nike Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1995. The top ten players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1995 earned their PGA Tour card for 1996.
| 1995 Nike Tour | 1996 PGA Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | |
 Jerry Kelly* |
1 | 188,878 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 59 | 336,748 | |
| Allen Doyle* |
2 | 176,652 | 28 | 16 | T10 | 140 | 136,789 | |
| David Toms |
3 | 174,892 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 105 | 205,188 | |
| Franklin Langham* |
4 | 158,990 | 33 | 15 | T15 | 174 | 83,632 | |
 Stuart Appleby* |
5 | 144,419 | 30 | 18 | T10 | 130 | 164,483 | |
| Tom Scherrer* |
6 | 143,404 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 141 | 136,323 | |
| Chris Smith* |
7 | 143,200 | 28 | 12 | T29 | 206 | 41,112 | |
| Sean Murphy |
8 | 118,985 | 26 | 15 | T14 | 173 | 86,394 | |
| Hugh Royer III* |
9 | 118,804 | 31 | 16 | T5 | 114 | 183,066 | |
| Brad Fabel |
10 | 115,513 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 97 | 228,667 | |
*PGA Tour rookie for 1996.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1997 (finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1997, but retained conditional status (finished between 126 and 150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1997 (finished outside the top 150).
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1996
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1 | Jerry Kelly |
Greater Milwaukee Open | Loren Roberts (Won on first playoff hole) |
−19 (66-65-66-68=265) | −19 (67-66-68-64=265) |