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 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 242,750 Jack Nicklaus (57) Major championship Apr 13 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 Bob Wynn (n/a) Second Tour 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 236,200 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesJun 21Buick OpenMichigan21,000 Spike KelleySep 21Ryder CupPennsylvanian/a Team USATeam eventDec 7World CupThailand4,200 Lou Graham and Johnny MillerTeam eventWorld 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.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jack Nicklaus 298,1492 Johnny Miller 226,1183 Tom Weiskopf 219,1404 Hale Irwin 205,3805 Gene Littler 182,8836 Al Geiberger 175,6937 Tom Watson 153,7958 John Mahaffey 141,4719 Lee Trevino 134,20610 Bruce Crampton 132,532
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Jack Nicklaus Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Bruce Crampton
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