Year: | 1975 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 42 |
Most Wins: | Jack Nicklaus (5) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Jack Nicklaus |
Honor2: | PGA Player of the Year |
Honoree2: | Jack Nicklaus |
Prevseason: | 1974 |
Nextseason: | 1976 |
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.
The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner(s) | Notes | |
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Jan 12 | Arizona | 150,000 | Johnny Miller (12) | |||
Jan 19 | Arizona | 200,000 | Johnny Miller (13) | |||
Jan 26 | California | 185,000 | Gene Littler (26) | Pro-Am | ||
Feb 3 | Hawaii | 220,000 | Gary Groh (1) | |||
Feb 9 | California | 160,000 | Johnny Miller (14) | Pro-Am | ||
Feb 16 | California | 170,000 | J. C. Snead (4) | |||
Feb 23 | California | 150,000 | Pat Fitzsimons (1) | |||
Mar 2 | Florida | 260,000 | Bob Murphy (4) | |||
Mar 9 | Florida | 200,000 | Lee Trevino (20) | |||
Mar 16 | Florida | 150,000 | Jack Nicklaus (55) | |||
Mar 23 | Florida | 150,000 | Larry Ziegler (2) | |||
Mar 30 | South Carolina | 200,000 | Jack Nicklaus (56) | Invitational | ||
Apr 6 | North Carolina | 225,000 | Tom Weiskopf (11) | |||
Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 242,750 | Jack Nicklaus (57) | Major championship | |
Apr 13 | Mississippi | 35,000 | Bob Wynn (n/a) | Second Tour | ||
Apr 20 | Florida | 125,000 | Jerry McGee (1) | |||
Apr 27 | California | 200,000 | Al Geiberger (6) | Winners-only event | ||
Apr 27 | Florida | 60,000 | Rik Massengale (1) | Alternate event | ||
May 4 | Texas | 150,000 | Bruce Crampton (14) | |||
May 12 | Texas | 175,000 | Tom Watson (2) | |||
May 18 | Louisiana | 150,000 | Billy Casper (51) | |||
May 25 | Tennessee | 175,000 | Gene Littler (27) | |||
Jun 1 | Georgia | 225,000 | Hale Irwin (4) | |||
Jun 8 | North Carolina | 250,000 | Raymond Floyd (6) | |||
Jun 16 | Pennsylvania | 150,000 | Tom Jenkins (1) | |||
Jun 23 | U.S. Open | Illinois | 236,200 | Lou Graham (3) | Major championship | |
Jun 30 | Illinois | 200,000 | Hale Irwin (5) | |||
Jul 6 | Wisconsin | 130,000 | Art Wall Jr. (14) | |||
Jul 13 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £75,000 | Tom Watson (3) | Major championship | |
Jul 13 | Illinois | 75,000 | Roger Maltbie (1) | Alternate event | ||
Jul 20 | Massachusetts | 200,000 | Roger Maltbie (2) | |||
Jul 27 | Canada | 200,000 | Tom Weiskopf (12) | |||
Aug 3 | New York | 250,000 | Gene Littler (28) | |||
Aug 10 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 225,000 | Jack Nicklaus (58) | Major championship | |
Aug 17 | Connecticut | 200,000 | Don Bies (1) | |||
Aug 24 | Texas | 250,000 | Al Geiberger (7) | Special event | ||
Sep 1 | New York | 175,000 | Don Iverson (1) | |||
Sep 7 | Georgia | 100,000 | Hubert Green (8) | |||
Sep 14 | North Carolina | 200,000 | Jack Nicklaus (59) | |||
Sep 28 | Nevada | 135,000 | Dave Hill (12) | |||
Oct 5 | California | 175,000 | Johnny Miller (15) | |||
Oct 19 | Texas | 125,000 | Don January (9) | |||
Oct 26 | Florida | 100,000 | Jim Colbert (5) and Dean Refram (2) | Team event |
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 |
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Jun 21 | Buick Open | Michigan | 21,000 | Spike Kelley | |
Sep 21 | Ryder Cup | Pennsylvania | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
Dec 7 | World Cup | Thailand | 4,200 | Lou Graham and Johnny Miller | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy | 2,100 | Johnny Miller |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] [3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
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1 | 298,149 | ||
2 | 226,118 | ||
3 | 219,140 | ||
4 | 205,380 | ||
5 | 182,883 | ||
6 | 175,693 | ||
7 | 153,795 | ||
8 | 141,471 | ||
9 | 134,206 | ||
10 | 132,532 |
Award | Winner | ||
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