1975 PGA Tour

1975 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 9, 1975 – October 26, 1975
Number of official events	42
Most wins	5:; Jack Nicklaus
Money winner	Jack Nicklaus
Player of the Year	Jack Nicklaus
	← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to October 26, and consisted of 42 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, five, including two majors, and there were eight first-time winners. Johnny Miller won the first two events of the year for the second year in a row (he won the first three in 1974). Art Wall Jr., the 1959 Masters champion, won in Milwaukee in July at age 51 for his first win in nine years.^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
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
Dec 7	World Cup Individual Trophy	Thailand	2,100	Johnny Miller

Awards

Award	Winner
Money winner	Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year	Jack Nicklaus
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Bruce Crampton

Notes

^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
^ Official money; unofficial win.

References

^ "Art Wall a winner at Milwaukee". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida). Associated Press. July 7, 1975. p. 1C.

External links

[2] The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

[alt-3] Official money; unofficial win.

[awawnratm-1] "Art Wall a winner at Milwaukee". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida). Associated Press. July 7, 1975. p. 1C.

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