1975 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1975 PGA Tour 1975 1 9 – 1975 10 26 42 USA Jack Nicklaus (5) Money list USA Jack Nicklaus PGA Player of the Year USA 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.1976 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1976_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 7 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.Notes Jan 12 Phoenix Open Arizona 150,000 USA Johnny Miller (12) Jan 19 Dean Martin Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 USA Johnny Miller (13) Jan 26 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 185,000 USA Gene Littler (26) Pro-Am Feb 3 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 220,000 USA Gary Groh (1) Feb 9 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 160,000 USA Johnny Miller (14) Pro-Am Feb 16 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 170,000 USA J. C. Snead (4) Feb 23 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 150,000 USA Pat Fitzsimons (1) Mar 2 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 260,000 USA Bob Murphy (4) Mar 9 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 USA Lee Trevino (20) Mar 16 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 150,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (55) Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 150,000 USA Larry Ziegler (2) Mar 30 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 200,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (56) Invitational Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 225,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (11) Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 242,750 USA Jack Nicklaus (57) Major championship Apr 13 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 USA Bob Wynn (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 20 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 USA Jerry McGee (1) Apr 27 MONY Tournament of Champions California 200,000 USA Al Geiberger (6) Winners-only event Apr 27 Tallahassee Open Florida 60,000 USA Rik Massengale (1) Alternate event May 4 Houston Open Texas 150,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (14) May 12 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 175,000 USA Tom Watson (2) May 18 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 150,000 USA Billy Casper (51) May 25 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 175,000 USA Gene Littler (27) Jun 1 Atlanta Classic Georgia 225,000 USA Hale Irwin (4) Jun 8 Kemper Open North Carolina 250,000 USA Raymond Floyd (6) Jun 16 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 USA Tom Jenkins (1) Jun 23 U.S. Open Illinois 236,200 USA Lou Graham (3) Major championship Jun 30 Western Open Illinois 200,000 USA Hale Irwin (5) Jul 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000 USA Art Wall Jr. (14) Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £75,000 USA Tom Watson (3) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 13 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 75,000 USA Roger Maltbie (1) Alternate event Jul 20 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts 200,000 USA Roger Maltbie (2) Jul 27 Canadian Open Canada 200,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (12) Aug 3 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 USA Gene Littler (28) Aug 10 PGA Championship Ohio 225,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (58) Major championship Aug 17 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 200,000 USA Don Bies (1) Aug 24 Tournament Players Championship Texas 250,000 USA Al Geiberger (7) Special event Sep 1 B.C. Open New York 175,000 USA Don Iverson (1) Sep 7 Southern Open Georgia 100,000 USA Hubert Green (8) Sep 14 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina 200,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (59) Sep 28 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 USA Dave Hill (12) Oct 5 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 175,000 USA Johnny Miller (15) Oct 19 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000 USA Don January (9) Oct 26 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 100,000 USA Jim Colbert (5) andUSA 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 OpenMichigan21,000USA Spike KelleySep 21Ryder CupPennsylvanian/aUSA Team USATeam eventDec 7World CupThailand4,200USA Lou Graham andUSA Johnny MillerTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy2,100USA Johnny Miller Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/500732763/ Pro Golf earnings The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 30 October 1975 7 November 2023 17 Newspapers.com subscriptionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/937512677/ 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 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 298,1492 USA Johnny Miller 226,1183 USA Tom Weiskopf 219,1404 USA Hale Irwin 205,3805 USA Gene Littler 182,8836 USA Al Geiberger 175,6937 USA Tom Watson 153,7958 USA John Mahaffey 141,4719 USA Lee Trevino 134,20610 AUS Bruce Crampton 132,532 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Jack Nicklaus https://www.newspapers.com/image/41373153/ 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 Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) AUS Bruce Crampton https://www.newspapers.com/image/829859386/ 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 Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour