1975 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1975 (1975-01-09) – October 26, 1975 (1975-10-26)
Number of official events42
Most winsUnited States Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money listUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus
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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.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner(s)[a] Notes
Jan 12 Phoenix Open Arizona 150,000 United States Johnny Miller (12)
Jan 19 Dean Martin Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 United States Johnny Miller (13)
Jan 26 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 185,000 United States Gene Littler (26) Pro-Am
Feb 3 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 220,000 United States Gary Groh (1)
Feb 9 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 160,000 United States Johnny Miller (14) Pro-Am
Feb 16 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 170,000 United States J. C. Snead (4)
Feb 23 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 150,000 United States Pat Fitzsimons (1)
Mar 2 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 260,000 United States Bob Murphy (4)
Mar 9 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 United States Lee Trevino (20)
Mar 16 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 150,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (55)
Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 150,000 United States Larry Ziegler (2)
Mar 30 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 200,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (56) Invitational
Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 225,000 United States Tom Weiskopf (11)
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 200,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (57) Major championship
Apr 13 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 United States Bob Wynn (n/a) Second Tour[b]
Apr 20 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 United States Jerry McGee (1)
Apr 27 MONY Tournament of Champions California 200,000 United States Al Geiberger (6) Winners-only event
Apr 27 Tallahassee Open Florida 60,000 United States Rik Massengale (1) Alternate event
May 4 Houston Open Texas 150,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (14)
May 12 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 175,000 United States Tom Watson (2)
May 18 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 150,000 United States Billy Casper (51)
May 25 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 175,000 United States Gene Littler (27)
Jun 1 Atlanta Classic Georgia 225,000 United States Hale Irwin (4)
Jun 8 Kemper Open North Carolina 250,000 United States Raymond Floyd (6)
Jun 16 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 United States Tom Jenkins (1)
Jun 23 U.S. Open Illinois 235,000 United States Lou Graham (3) Major championship
Jun 30 Western Open Illinois 200,000 United States Hale Irwin (5)
Jul 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000 United States Art Wall Jr. (14)
Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £75,000 United States Tom Watson (3) Major championship[c]
Jul 13 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 75,000 United States Roger Maltbie (1) Alternate event
Jul 20 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts 200,000 United States Roger Maltbie (2)
Jul 27 Canadian Open Canada 200,000 United States Tom Weiskopf (12)
Aug 3 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 United States Gene Littler (28)
Aug 10 PGA Championship Ohio 225,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (58) Major championship
Aug 17 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 200,000 United States Don Bies (1)
Aug 24 Tournament Players Championship Texas 250,000 United States Al Geiberger (7) Special event
Sep 1 B.C. Open New York 175,000 United States Don Iverson (1)
Sep 7 Southern Open Georgia 100,000 United States Hubert Green (8)
Sep 14 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina 200,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (59)
Sep 28 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 United States Dave Hill (12)
Oct 5 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 175,000 United States Johnny Miller (15)
Oct 19 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000 United States Don January (9)
Oct 26 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 100,000 United States Jim Colbert (5) and
United States 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.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Jun 21 Buick Open Michigan 21,000 United States Spike Kelley
Sep 21 Ryder Cup Pennsylvania n/a Team USA Team event
Dec 7 World Cup Thailand 4,200 United States Lou Graham and
United States Johnny Miller 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 United States Johnny Miller

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Jack Nicklaus 298,149
2 United States Johnny Miller 226,118
3 United States Tom Weiskopf 219,140
4 United States Hale Irwin 205,380
5 United States Gene Littler 182,883
6 United States Al Geiberger 175,693
7 United States Tom Watson 153,795
8 United States John Mahaffey 141,471
9 United States Lee Trevino 134,206
10 Australia Bruce Crampton 132,532

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Jack Nicklaus [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Australia Bruce Crampton [5]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "1976 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Pro Golf earnings". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. October 30, 1975. p. 17. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Norwood, Bev (October 26, 1975). "Nicklaus Tops Money List". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 60 (D12 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nicklaus Gets PGA Player of Year Award". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. December 3, 1975. p. 11 (B1 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L. Wadkins Far Below Money for Exemption". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 28, 1975. p. 62 (E-5 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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