1975 PGA Tour explained

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner(s)Notes
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

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 OpenMichigan21,000 Spike Kelley
Sep 21Ryder CupPennsylvanian/a Team USATeam event
Dec 7World CupThailand4,200 Lou Graham and
Johnny Miller
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy2,100 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 ($)
1 298,149
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

Awards

AwardWinner
[4]
[5]

Notes and References

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