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
← 1974
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]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 12Phoenix OpenArizona150,000United States Johnny Miller (12)
Jan 19Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona200,000United States Johnny Miller (13)
Jan 26Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia185,000United States Gene Littler (26)Pro-Am
Feb 3Hawaiian OpenHawaii220,000United States Gary Groh (1)
Feb 9Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000United States Johnny Miller (14)Pro-Am
Feb 16Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000United States J. C. Snead (4)
Feb 23Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia150,000United States Pat Fitzsimons (1)
Mar 2Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida260,000United States Bob Murphy (4)
Mar 9Florida Citrus OpenFlorida200,000United States Lee Trevino (20)
Mar 16Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000United States Jack Nicklaus (55)
Mar 23Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida150,000United States Larry Ziegler (2)
Mar 30Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina200,000United States Jack Nicklaus (56)Invitational
Apr 6Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina225,000United States Tom Weiskopf (11)
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia200,000United States Jack Nicklaus (57)Major championship
Apr 13Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000United States Bob Wynn (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 20Pensacola OpenFlorida125,000United States Jerry McGee (1)
Apr 27MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000United States Al Geiberger (6)Winners-only event
Apr 27Tallahassee OpenFlorida60,000United States Rik Massengale (1)Alternate event
May 4Houston OpenTexas150,000Australia Bruce Crampton (14)
May 12Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas175,000United States Tom Watson (2)
May 18First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisiana150,000United States Billy Casper (51)
May 25Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000United States Gene Littler (27)
Jun 1Atlanta ClassicGeorgia225,000United States Hale Irwin (4)
Jun 8Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000United States Raymond Floyd (6)
Jun 16IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000United States Tom Jenkins (1)
Jun 23U.S. OpenIllinois235,000United States Lou Graham (3)Major championship
Jun 30Western OpenIllinois200,000United States Hale Irwin (5)
Jul 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000United States Art Wall Jr. (14)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipScotland£75,000United States Tom Watson (3)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 13Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinois75,000United States Roger Maltbie (1)Alternate event
Jul 20Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts200,000United States Roger Maltbie (2)
Jul 27Canadian OpenCanada200,000United States Tom Weiskopf (12)
Aug 3Westchester ClassicNew York250,000United States Gene Littler (28)
Aug 10PGA ChampionshipOhio225,000United States Jack Nicklaus (58)Major championship
Aug 17Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000United States Don Bies (1)
Aug 24Tournament Players ChampionshipTexas250,000United States Al Geiberger (7)Special event
Sep 1B.C. OpenNew York175,000United States Don Iverson (1)
Sep 7Southern OpenGeorgia100,000United States Hubert Green (8)
Sep 14World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina200,000United States Jack Nicklaus (59)
Sep 28Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000United States Dave Hill (12)
Oct 5Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia175,000United States Johnny Miller (15)
Oct 19San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000United States Don January (9)
Oct 26Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida100,000United 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus298,149
2United States Johnny Miller226,118
3United States Tom Weiskopf219,140
4United States Hale Irwin205,380
5United States Gene Littler182,883
6United States Al Geiberger175,693
7United States Tom Watson153,795
8United States John Mahaffey141,471
9United States Lee Trevino134,206
10Australia Bruce Crampton132,532

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited 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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