The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington shot a final round 64 (−7) and won his only major championship 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. 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.

A new 72-hole scoring record for the PGA Championship was set at 267, the second straight year for a new low. Bobby Nichols' 271 in 1964 stood for thirty years, until Nick Price had 269 in 1994. The record was lowered by two strokes in 2001.

Elkington became the fourth Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947, David Graham in 1979, and Wayne Grady in 1990. The next was Jason Day in 2015.

Brad Faxon shot a final round 63 to climb to fifth place and earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team. His record was 1–2–0 in his first 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 in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983. It was the fourth PGA Championship in California (1929, 1977, 1983), and the last until 2020.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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