Played as the SBC Senior Classic (March 9-11). Second-placed José Maria Cañizares (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA), who recorded the last of his 20 Senior PGA Tour wins. [Valencia CC, nr Santa Clarita, California].

Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (Mar 30-Apr 1; unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA) & David Graham (Aus) finished 3 shots behind defending champions Jim Colbert (USA) & Andy North (USA). Reduced to 36 holes due to rain. [King & Bear course, World Golf Village, St Augustine, FL].

Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (March 17-19; unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed team of David Graham (Aus) & Bruce Fleisher (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jim Colbert (USA) & Andy North (USA). [Slammer & Squire course, World Golf Village, St Augustine, FL].

Played as the (last) Lexus Challenge hosted by Raymond Floyd (Dec 18/19; unofficial Snr PGA Tour pro-celebrity post-season two-person team event). Second-placed Hubert Green (USA) & Matt Lauer (USA; newscaster) finished 1 shot behind Jim Colbert (USA) & Kevin Costner (USA; actor). [Citrus course, La Quinta Resort, La Quinta, Calif; now called the Citrus Club at La Quinta].

Played as The Transamerica (Oct 9-11). Second-placed David Lundstrom (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [South course, Silverado Resort, Napa, California].

Played as the inaugural Gillette Tour Challenge (Oct 7; unofficial money best-ball event involving teams that comprised a PGA Tr, LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). The second-placed teams of Lee Janzen (USA), Barb Mucha (USA) & Bob Murphy (USA) and Payne Stewart (USA), Karrie Webb (Aus) & Walter Morgan (USA) finished 2 shots behind winning team of Nick Price (Zim), Kelly Robbins (USA) and Jim Colbert (USA). [Mid Ocean Club, Tucker's Town, Bermuda].

Played as the Diners Club Matches (Dec 13-15; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Defending champions Jim Colbert (USA) & Bob Murphy (USA) beat Jay Sigel (USA) & Vicente Fernandez (Arg) 3 and 1 in the final of the Snr PGA Tour matches. [Nicklaus Tournament (resort) course, PGA West, La Quinta, CA].

Colbert (USA) won his second straight Jack Nicklaus Award as the Senior PGA Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.

Colbert (USA) won his second straight Arnold Palmer Award as the Senior PGA Tour 1996 leading money winner, with earnings of $1,627,890. Hale Irwin (USA) was second with $1,615,769; John Bland (RSA) was third with $1,357,987.

Played as the Las Vegas Senior Classic (April 26-28). Defending champion Colbert (USA) beat Dave Stockton (USA) with a par at the fourth playoff hole. Bob Charles (NZ) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada].

Played as the Vantage Championship (Sept 27-29). Second-placed Kermit Zarley (USA), Gary Player (RSA) and defending champion Hale Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [Championship course, Tanglewood Golf, Clemmons, nr Winston-Salem, NC].

Played as the Nationwide Championship (May 10-12). Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Colbert (USA). [Lakeside course, GC of Georgia, Alpharetta, nr Atlanta, Georgia].

Played as the Raley's Gold Rush Classic (Oct 18-20). Second-placed Dave Stockton (USA) finished 5 shots behind Colbert (USA). [Serrano CC, El Dorado Hills, nr Sacramento, CA].

Played as the Toshiba Senior Classic (March 15-17). Second-placed Bob Eastwood (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jim Colbert (USA). [Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, California].

Played as the Energizer Senior Tour Championship (Nov 9-12; Senior PGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed and defending champion Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jim Colbert (USA). [The Dunes G&BC, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina].

Played as the Diners Club Matches (Dec 8-10; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Jim Colbert (USA) & Bob Murphy (USA) beat Dave Stockton (USA) & Hale Irwin (USA) by 1 hole in the final of the Snr PGA Tour matches. [Nicklaus Tournament (resort) course, PGA West, La Quinta, CA].

Played as the Bell Atlantic Classic (May 19-21). Second-placed J.C. Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [Chester Valley GC, Malvern, nr Philadelphia, PA].

Played as the Las Vegas Senior Classic (April 28-30). Second-placed Jim Dent (USA), Raymond Floyd (USA) and Rocky Thompson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Colbert (USA). [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada].

Colbert (USA) won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Senior PGA Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.

Colbert (USA) won the Arnold Palmer Award as the Senior PGA Tour 1995 leading money winner, with earnings of $1,444,386 on the Tour. Raymond Floyd (USA) was second with $1,419,545; Dave Stockton (USA) was third with $1,415,847.

Played as the Senior Tournament of Champions (Jan 12-15; Senior PGA Tour season-opener; first time as a 54-hole event rather than 72). Jim Colbert (USA) beat Jim Albus (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record his tenth win on the Tour. [East course, TPC Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico; at the time known as Dorado Beach Resort].

Played as the Southwestern Bell Classic. Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) and Larry Gilbert (USA) finished 2 shots behind Colbert (USA). [Loch Lloyd CC, nr Kansas City, Missouri].

Played as the Kroger Senior Classic (July 8-10). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 2 shots behind Colbert (USA). [Golf Ctr at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio].

Played as the Ford Senior Players Championship (June 24-27). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA), who claimed his first win in a major championship. [TPC Michigan, Dearborn, Detroit, Mich.].

Played as the Royal Caribbean Classic. Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) and Al Geiberger (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as the Links at Key Biscayne].

Played as the Vantage Championship. Second-placed Jim Dent (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Colbert (USA). [Championship course, Tanglewood Golf, Clemmons, nr Winston-Salem, NC].

Played as the GTE Suncoast Classic. Colbert (USA) beat George Archer (USA) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole. [TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, nr Tampa, FL].

Colbert (USA) won the Senior PGA Tour 1991 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. He finished third on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $880,749.

Played as the Vantage Championship. Second-placed George Archer (USA), Jim Dent (USA) and Gibby Gilbert (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [Championship course, Tanglewood Golf, Clemmons, nr Winston-Salem, NC].

Played as the Southwestern Bell Classic. Second-placed Al Geiberger (USA) and Larry Laoretti (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time US Snr Tr winner Colbert (USA). [Loch Lloyd CC, nr Kansas City, Missouri].

Played as the First Development Kaanapali Classic. Second-placed Dale Douglass (USA) finished 2 shots behind Colbert (USA). [Royal Ka'anapali course, Ka'anapali Resort, Maui, Hawaii; at the time known as the North course].

Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 12-15). Jim Colbert (USA) beat Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) with a par at the sixth playoff hole. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].

Played as the Texas Open (Sep 29-Oct 2). Second-placed Mark Pfeil (USA) finished 5 shots behind Jim Colbert (USA), who recorded the last of his eight PGA Tour wins. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].

Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Feb 14-19). Second-placed Dan Halldorson (Can) finished 4 shots behind Jim Colbert (USA). Tuesday finish required due to earlier bad weather. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].

Played as the Walt Disney World National Team Championship (Oct 23-26; two-man team event). Second-placed Victor Regalado (Mex) & Charlie Sifford (USA) and Bobby Cole (RSA) & John Schlee (USA) finished 3 shots behind Jim Colbert (USA) & Dean Refram (USA). This was Colbert's fifth PGA Tour win. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].

Played as the American Golf Classic (June 20-23). Jim Colbert (USA) beat Raymond Floyd (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-5 16th ... "the 615 yd monster"). Gay Brewer (USA) and Forrest Fezler (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].

Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 15-18). Second-placed Johnny Miller (USA), Lou Graham (USA), Jim Wiechers (USA) and Dan Sikes (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].

Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (July 13-16). Second-placed Bud Allin (USA), Chuck Courtney (USA), George Johnson (USA) and Grier Jones (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jim Colbert (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Tripoli CC, Brown Deer, nr Milwaukee, Wisconsin; from 2016 called the University Club of Milwaukee].

Played as the Monsanto Open (March 15-18; formerly the Pensacola Open). Second-placed Deane Beman (USA) finished 2 shots behind Colbert (USA), who recorded the first of his eight PGA Tour wins. [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].