1975 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 7–10, 1975
LocationAkron, Ohio
41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W / 41.008; -81.508
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,180 yards (6,565 m)[1]
Field136 players, 71 after cut[2]
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$225,000
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
United States Jack Nicklaus
276 (−4)
Location Map
Firestone Country Club is located in the United States
Firestone Country Club
Firestone Country Club
Location in the United States
Firestone Country Club is located in Ohio
Firestone Country Club
Firestone Country Club
Location in Ohio

The 1975 PGA Championship was the 57th PGA Championship, played August 7–10 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus, an Ohio native, won the fourth of his five PGA Championships and the fourteenth of his eighteen major titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton.[3] He was also the 54-hole leader, four strokes ahead of Crampton.[4]

It was the second major of the year for Nicklaus, who won his fifth green jacket in April at the Masters,[3][5] and the fourth of five times that he won two majors in the same calendar year.[1]

Through 2021, this was the fourth and most recent time a player won the Masters and PGA Championship in the same calendar year. Nicklaus had previously won both in 1963, preceded by Jack Burke Jr. (1956) and Sam Snead (1949). Nicklaus also held both titles after a Masters win in 1972, and Tiger Woods held all four major titles after his Masters win in 2001.

This was the third PGA Championship at the South Course, which previously hosted in 1960 and 1966. It also a former venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976 as the "World Series of Golf" on the PGA Tour, preceded by the American Golf Classic, which debuted in 1961.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4005004504652304652254504653,6504053651804604102306253904653,5307,180
Par454434344354434435443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 7, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Mark Hayes67−3
T2United States Bob Benson68−2
United States Larry Hinson
T4United States Billy Casper69−1
United States Ed Dougherty
United States Fred Wampler
United States Bob Wynn
T8United States Jim Dent70E
Australia Bruce Devlin
United States Raymond Floyd
United States Al Geiberger
United States Mike Morley
United States Jack Nicklaus
United States Art Wall Jr.
United States Tom Watson
United States Tom Weiskopf

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, August 8, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Bruce Crampton71-63=134−6
2United States Hale Irwin72-65=137−3
T3United States Jack Nicklaus70-68=138−2
United States Mark Hayes67-71=138
United States Bob Wynn69-69=138
T6United States Ed Dougherty69-70=139−1
United States John Schlee71-68=139
T8United States Al Geiberger70-70=140E
United States J. C. Snead73-67=140
United States Maurice VerBrugge72-68=140

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, August 9, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jack Nicklaus70-68-67=205−5
2Australia Bruce Crampton71-63-75=209−1
3United States Hale Irwin72-65-73=210E
T4United States Ed Dougherty69-70-72=211+3
United States Tom Weiskopf70-71-70=211
T6Australia David Graham72-70-70=212+2
United States Bob Murphy75-68-69=212
United States Tom Watson70-71-71=212
T9United States Billy Casper69-72-72=213+3
United States Mark Hayes67-71-75=213
United States Mike Hill72-71-70=213
United States Larry Hinson68-73-72=213
United States Don January72-70-71=213
United States Gene Littler76-71-66=213

Source:[4]

Final round

Sunday, August 10, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus70-68-67-71=276−445,000
2Australia Bruce Crampton71-63-75-69=278−225,700
3United States Tom Weiskopf70-71-70-68=279−116,000
4United States Andy North72-74-70-65=281+110,500
T5United States Billy Casper69-72-72-70=283+38,663
United States Hale Irwin72-65-73-73=283
T7United States Dave Hill71-71-74-68=284+46,918
United States Gene Littler76-71-66-71=284
9United States Tom Watson70-71-71-73=285+56,075
T10United States Buddy Allin73-72-70-71=286+64,468
United States Ben Crenshaw73-72-71-70=286
United States Raymond Floyd70-73-72-71=286
Australia David Graham72-70-70-74=286
United States Don January72-70-71-73=286
United States John Schlee71-68-75-72=286
United States Leonard Thompson74-69-72-71=286

Source:[1][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parascenzo, Marino (August 11, 1975). "Nicklaus manhandles Firestone". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1975 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Nicklaus rules PGA again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1975. p. 10.
  4. 1 2 "Mini miracle at 16 sparks Nicklaus". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 10, 1975. p. 3B.
  5. Jenkins, Dan (August 18, 1975). "Swinging on a star". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  6. "Top players trail at PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 8, 1975. p. 1D.
  7. "Crampton after that major crown". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1975. p. 1B.
  8. "1975 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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