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1975 PGA Tour

Golf tour season

Golf tour season

FieldValue
year1975
tourPGA Tour
regular_season–
no_of_events42
most_winsUSA Jack Nicklaus (5)
honor1Money list
honoree1USA Jack Nicklaus
honor2PGA Player of the Year
honoree2USA Jack Nicklaus
prevseason[1974](1974-pga-tour)
nextseason[1976](1976-pga-tour)

The 1975 PGA Tour was the 60th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the seventh season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)Winner(s)Notes
Jan 12Phoenix OpenArizona150,000USA Johnny Miller (12)
Jan 19Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona200,000USA Johnny Miller (13)
Jan 26Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia185,000USA Gene Littler (26)Pro-Am
Feb 3Hawaiian OpenHawaii220,000USA Gary Groh (1)
Feb 9Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000USA Johnny Miller (14)Pro-Am
Feb 16Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000USA J. C. Snead (4)
Feb 23Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia150,000USA Pat Fitzsimons (1)
Mar 2Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida260,000USA Bob Murphy (4)
Mar 9Florida Citrus OpenFlorida200,000USA Lee Trevino (20)
Mar 16Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000USA Jack Nicklaus (55)
Mar 23Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida150,000USA Larry Ziegler (2)
Mar 30Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina200,000USA Jack Nicklaus (56)Invitational
Apr 6Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina225,000USA Tom Weiskopf (11)
Apr 13**[Masters Tournament](1975-masters-tournament)**Georgia242,750USA **Jack Nicklaus** (57)Major championship
Apr 13Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000USA Bob Wynn (n/a)Second Tour
Apr 20Pensacola OpenFlorida125,000USA Jerry McGee (1)
Apr 27MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000USA Al Geiberger (6)Winners-only event
Apr 27Tallahassee OpenFlorida60,000USA Rik Massengale (1)Alternate event
May 4Houston OpenTexas150,000AUS Bruce Crampton (14)
May 12Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas175,000USA Tom Watson (2)
May 18First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisiana150,000USA Billy Casper (51)
May 25Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000USA Gene Littler (27)
Jun 1Atlanta ClassicGeorgia225,000USA Hale Irwin (4)
Jun 8Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000USA Raymond Floyd (6)
Jun 16IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000USA Tom Jenkins (1)
Jun 23**[U.S. Open](1975-u-s-open-golf)**Illinois236,200USA **Lou Graham** (3)Major championship
Jun 30Western OpenIllinois200,000USA Hale Irwin (5)
Jul 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000USA Art Wall Jr. (14)
Jul 13**[The Open Championship](1975-open-championship)**Scotland£75,000USA **Tom Watson** (3)Major championship
Jul 13Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinois75,000USA Roger Maltbie (1)Alternate event
Jul 20Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts200,000USA Roger Maltbie (2)
Jul 27Canadian OpenCanada200,000USA Tom Weiskopf (12)
Aug 3Westchester ClassicNew York250,000USA Gene Littler (28)
Aug 10**[PGA Championship](1975-pga-championship)**Ohio225,000USA **Jack Nicklaus** (58)Major championship
Aug 17Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000USA Don Bies (1)
Aug 24[Tournament Players Championship](1975-tournament-players-championship)Texas250,000USA Al Geiberger (7)Special event
Sep 1B.C. OpenNew York175,000USA Don Iverson (1)
Sep 7Southern OpenGeorgia100,000USA Hubert Green (8)
Sep 14World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina200,000USA Jack Nicklaus (59)
Sep 28Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000USA Dave Hill (12)
Oct 5Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia175,000USA Johnny Miller (15)
Oct 19San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000USA Don January (9)
Oct 26Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida100,000USA Jim Colbert (5) and
USA Dean Refram (2)Team event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)Winner(s)Notes
Jun 21Buick OpenMichigan21,000USA Spike Kelley
Sep 21[Ryder Cup](1975-ryder-cup)Pennsylvanian/aUSA Team USATeam event
Dec 7[World Cup](1975-world-cup-men-s-golf)Thailand4,200USA Lou Graham and
USA Johnny MillerTeam event
[World Cup Individual Trophy](1975-world-cup-men-s-golf)2,100USA Johnny Miller

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1USA Jack Nicklaus298,149
2USA Johnny Miller226,118
3USA Tom Weiskopf219,140
4USA Hale Irwin205,380
5USA Gene Littler182,883
6USA Al Geiberger175,693
7USA Tom Watson153,795
8USA John Mahaffey141,471
9USA Lee Trevino134,206
10AUS Bruce Crampton132,532

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUSA Jack Nicklaus
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)AUS Bruce Crampton

Notes

References

References

  1. "1976 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
  2. (30 October 1975). "Pro Golf earnings". The Province.
  3. Norwood, Bev. (26 October 1975). "Nicklaus Tops Money List". Winston-Salem Journal.
  4. (3 December 1975). "Nicklaus Gets PGA Player of Year Award". Valley Morning Star.
  5. (28 December 1975). "L. Wadkins Far Below Money for Exemption". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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