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1975 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1975 Open Championship
location	Angus, Scotland
course	Carnoustie Golf Links
Championship Course
dates	9–13 July 1975
tour	European Tour
PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	7065 yd
field	153 players
86 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut
cut	149 (+5) (1st cut)
221 (+5) (2nd cut)
purse	£75,000
$165,000
winners_share	£7,500
$16,500
champion	USA Tom Watson
score	279 (−9), playoff
previous	[1974](1974-open-championship)
next	[1976](1976-open-championship)

Championship Course PGA Tour 86 after 1st cut 63 after 2nd cut 221 (+5) (2nd cut) $165,000 $16,500 |UK Scotland |Scotland Angus The 1975 Open Championship was the 104th Open Championship, played 9–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. In his first Open, Tom Watson won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over Jack Newton to win the first of his eight major titles, which included five Open Championships.

Final round

After three days of calm weather, the wind kicked up during the final round on Saturday and scores went up. Bobby Cole, the leader at 54 holes after back-to-back rounds of 66, shot a four-over 76 and missed the playoff by a stroke. Watson managed an even-par 72, capped with a 20 ft birdie putt on the 72nd hole to tie Newton, who shot 74 (+2).

Playoff

The Sunday playoff was back-and-forth in the rain,

This was the second and final 18-hole playoff at the Open; the first was in 1970, won by Jack Nicklaus. The format was changed to a four-hole aggregate playoff in 1985, first used in 1989. Prior to 1964, the playoff at the Open was 36 holes.

Course layout

Carnoustie Golf Links – Championship Course

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Cup	406	4		10	South America	453
2	Gulley	464	4	11	Dyke	372	4
3	Jockie's Burn	348	4	12	Southward Ho	478	5
4	Hillocks	379	4	13	Whins	166	3
5	Brae	397	4	14	Spectacles	488	5
6	Long ^	524	5	15	Lucky Slap	461	4
7	Plantation	397	4	16	Barry Burn	235	3
8	Short	174	3	17	Island	454	4
9	Railway	421	4	18	Home	448	4
Out	3,510	36	In	3,555	36
Source:	Total	7,065	72

^ The 6th hole was renamed Hogan's Alley in 2003

Lengths of the course for previous Opens:

1968: 7252 yd, par 72
1953: 7200 yd, par 72
1937: 7200 yd, par 72
1931: 6701 yd, par 72

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 9 July 1975

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	ENG Peter Oosterhuis	68	−4
T2	SCO David Huish	69	−3
USA Hale Irwin
AUS Jack Newton
USA Jack Nicklaus
ZAF Andries Oosthuizen
AUS Bob Shearer
T8	USA Danny Edwards	70	−2
ZAF Simon Hobday
NIR Paul Leonard
USA Alan Tapie

Second round

Thursday, 10 July 1975

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	SCO David Huish	69-67=136	−8
T2	ZAF Bobby Cole	72-66=138	−6
ENG Peter Oosterhuis	68-70=138
ZAF Andries Oosthuizen	69-69=138
USA Tom Watson	71-67=138
T6	SCO Bernard Gallacher	72-67=139	−5
USA Hale Irwin	69-70=139
NIR Paul Leonard	70-69=139
USA John Mahaffey	71-68=139
AUS Graham Marsh	72-67=139

Source:

Amateurs: Stephen (+1), Poxon (+5), Stadler (+5), Price (+10), Levenson (+13).

Third round

Friday, 11 July 1975

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	ZAF Bobby Cole	72-66-66=204	−12
2	AUS Jack Newton	69-71-65=205	−11
3	USA Johnny Miller	71-69-66=206	−10
4	USA Tom Watson	71-67-69=207	−9
T5	ENG Neil Coles	72-69-67=208	−8
USA Jack Nicklaus	69-71-68=208
USA Hale Irwin	69-70-69=208
USA John Mahaffey	71-68-69=208
ZAF Andries Oosthuizen	69-69-70=208
T10	USA Alan Tapie	70-72-67=209	−7
ENG Peter Oosterhuis	68-70-71=209

Amateurs: Stadler (+7), Stephen (+7), Poxon (+11).

Final round

Saturday, 12 July 1975

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
T1	USA Tom Watson	71-67-69-72=279	−9	Playoff
AUS Jack Newton	69-71-65-74=279
T3	USA Jack Nicklaus	69-71-68-72=280	−8	3,867
USA Johnny Miller	71-69-66-74=280
ZAF Bobby Cole	72-66-66-76=280
6	AUS Graham Marsh	72-67-71-71=281	−7	3,000
T7	ENG Peter Oosterhuis	68-70-71-73=282	−6	2,700
ENG Neil Coles	72-69-67-74=282
9	USA Hale Irwin	69-70-69-75=283	−5	2,400
T10	USA George Burns	71-73-69-71=284	−4	2,125
USA John Mahaffey	71-68-69-76=284

Source:

Playoff

Sunday, 13 July 1975

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	USA Tom Watson	36-35=71	−1	7,500
2	AUS Jack Newton	36-36=72	E	6,000

The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.19 dollars (US) per pound sterling.

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	3	5	4	3	4	4
USA Watson	E	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1
AUS Newton	E	E	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E	E	E	E	−1	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	E

Source:

References

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(10 July 1975). "Cole tames Carnoustie". Toledo Blade.
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(July 1975). "British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1975". PoundSterling.

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