1975 Tournament Players Championship

August 2023 1975 Tournament Players Championship August 21–24, 1975 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Colonial Country Club PGA Tour 70 7190 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jCBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6511%2C4306920 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Al Geiberger needs rally to edge Stockton for title August 25, 1975 10 147 (+7) $250,000 $50,000 USA Al Geiberger 270 (−10) USA#USA Texas yes Fort Worth Location in the United States##Location in Texas 32.717 N 97.373 W type:event inline,title 1974 1976 The 1975 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, held August 21–24 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. This was the second Tournament Players Championship;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7UcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DUQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2052%2C2968287 Rome News-Tribune Georgia Move over 'big four,' here comes another Biggers Don June 23, 1974 1C Al Geiberger led wire-to-wire and finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Stockton.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/08/25/page/59/article/sponsored-by-the-chicago-tribune-chicago-cubs-and-chicago-white-sox Chicago Tribune wire services Geiberger by 3 in TPC final August 25, 1975 3, sec. 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cK1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2944%2C6508463 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Al Geiberger gets 50,000 for record August 25, 1975 1C Defending champion Jack Nicklaus opened with 67 but finished seventeen strokes behind, tied for eighteenth. As the first three versions of the Tournament Players Championship were established PGA Tour events with increased prize money and qualifications, Colonial Country Club recognises this tournament as also the 29th playing of the Colonial National Invitational. The first two Tournament Players Championships were played in late summer; this edition was two weeks after the PGA Championship at Firestone, won by Nicklaus. The next TPC was held just six months later, in south Florida in late February, before the majors. Venue Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth) This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in Texas; the first was in Georgia in 1974 and it relocated to Florida in 1976. Colonial Country Club has hosted an annual event on the PGA Tour since 1946 and was the site of the U.S. Open in 1941. Round summaries First round Thursday, August 21, 1975 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Al Geiberger 66 −4 T2 USA Bob Dickson 67 −3 USA Hale Irwin USA Jack Nicklaus T5 USA Bud Allin 68 −2 USA Jim Wiechers USA Mike Wynn T8 USA John Mahaffey 69 −1 USA Andy North USA Bill Rogers USA Mason Rudolph USA John Schlee USA Larry Ziegler Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ba1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6973%2C5687462 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Geiberger hits a 'funny' 66 for Tournament Players lead August 22, 1975 3Dhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/08/22/page/48/article/als-66-leads-nicklaus-by-one Chicago Tribune Geiberger leads TPC August 22, 1975 6, sec. 4http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/08/22/page/46/ Chicago Tribune Scoreboard: TPC at Fort Worth August 22, 1975 4, sec. 4 Second round Friday, August 22, 1975 Saturday, August 23, 1975 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Al Geiberger 66-68=134 −6 T2 USA Bob Dickson 67-69=136 −4 USA Hubert Green 71-65=136 USA Dave Stockton 72-64=136 5 USA John Schlee 69-68=137 −3 T6 USA Hale Irwin 67-72=139 +1 USA Bill Rogers 69-70=139 USA Mason Rudolph 69-70=139 T9 USA Randy Erskine 71-69=140 E USA Larry Ziegler 69-71=140 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bq1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6762%2C5784009 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Geiberger fires a 68, leads by two August 23, 1975 3Bhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/08/23/page/191/ Chicago Tribune Associated Press Geiberger still leads August 23, 1975 3, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b61VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3431%2C5989748 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press A couple of golf pals vie for crown August 24, 1975 5B Third round Saturday, August 23, 1975 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Al Geiberger 66-68-67=201 −9 2 USA Dave Stockton 72-64-68=204 −6 3 USA Hubert Green 71-65-70=206 −4 4 USA Bob Dickson 67-69-72=208 −2 T5 USA Charles Coody 73-70-68=211 +1 USA Hale Irwin 67-72-72=211 USA Mason Rudolph 69-70-72=211 T8 USA Bud Allin 72-72-68=212 +2 USA Jack Nicklaus 67-75-70=212 USA Joe Porter 72-72-68=212 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/08/24/page/60/article/shoots-67-sets-mark Chicago Tribune Associated Press Geiberger still rolling in TPC August 24, 1975 4, sec. 3 Final round Sunday, August 24, 1975 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Al Geiberger 66-68-67-69=270 −10 50,0002 USA Dave Stockton 72-64-68-69=273 −7 28,5003 USA Hubert Green 71-65-70-69=275 −5 17,750T4 USA Bob Murphy 73-69-71-68=281 +1 10,333 USA Bob Dickson 67-69-72-73=281 USA Mason Rudolph 69-70-72-70=281 7 USA Hale Irwin 67-72-72-72=283 +3 8,000T8 USA Joe Porter 72-72-68-72=284 +4 6,792 USA Tom Watson 73-69-75-67=284 USA Bobby Wadkins 76-69-68-71=284 Source: References External links The Players Championship website 1975 Category:1975 in golf Category:1975 in American sports Category:1975 in sports in Texas Category:August 1975 sports events in the United States