1975 PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 7–10, 1975 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio 41°00′29″N81°30′29″W/ 41.008°N 81.508°W |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club South Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,180 yards (6,565 m)[1] |
| Field | 136 players, 71 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $225,000 |
| Winner's share | $45,000 |
| Champion | |
 Jack Nicklaus | |
| 276 (−4) | |
| Location map | |
  Firestone Country Club Location in theUnited States  Firestone Country Club Location inOhio | |
The1975 PGA Championshipwas the 57thPGA Championship,played August 7–10 at the South Course ofFirestone Country ClubinAkron, Ohio.Jack Nicklaus,an Ohio native, won the fourth of his five PGA Championships and the fourteenth of his eighteenmajortitles, two strokes ahead of runner-upBruce 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 fifthgreen jacketin April at theMasters,[3][5]and the fourth of five times that he won two majors in the same calendar year.[1]
Through2021,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 in1963,preceded byJack Burke Jr.(1956) andSam Snead(1949). Nicklaus also held both titles after a Masters win in1972,andTiger Woodsheld all four major titles after his Masters win in2001.
This was the third PGA Championship at the South Course, which previously hosted in1960and1966.It also a former venue for theWGC-Bridgestone Invitational,which began in1976as the "World Series of Golf" on thePGA Tour,preceded by theAmerican Golf Classic,which debuted in1961.
Course layout
[edit]| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 400 | 500 | 450 | 465 | 230 | 465 | 225 | 450 | 465 | 3,650 | 405 | 365 | 180 | 460 | 410 | 230 | 625 | 390 | 465 | 3,530 | 7,180 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, August 7, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hayes |
67 | −3 |
| T2 | Bob Benson |
68 | −2 |
| Larry Hinson
| |||
| T4 | Billy Casper |
69 | −1 |
| Ed Dougherty
| |||
| Fred Wampler
| |||
| Bob Wynn
| |||
| T8 | Jim Dent |
70 | E |
 Bruce Devlin
| |||
| Raymond Floyd
| |||
| Al Geiberger
| |||
| Mike Morley
| |||
| Jack Nicklaus
| |||
| Art Wall Jr.
| |||
| Tom Watson
| |||
| Tom Weiskopf
|
Source:[6]
Second round
[edit]Friday, August 8, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Crampton |
71-63=134 | −6 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin |
72-65=137 | −3 |
| T3 | Jack Nicklaus |
70-68=138 | −2 |
| Mark Hayes |
67-71=138 | ||
| Bob Wynn |
69-69=138 | ||
| T6 | Ed Dougherty |
69-70=139 | −1 |
| John Schlee |
71-68=139 | ||
| T8 | Al Geiberger |
70-70=140 | E |
| J. C. Snead |
73-67=140 | ||
| Maurice VerBrugge |
72-68=140 |
Source:[7]
Third round
[edit]Saturday, August 9, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus |
70-68-67=205 | −5 |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton |
71-63-75=209 | −1 |
| 3 | Hale Irwin |
72-65-73=210 | E |
| T4 | Ed Dougherty |
69-70-72=211 | +3 |
| Tom Weiskopf |
70-71-70=211 | ||
| T6 | David Graham |
72-70-70=212 | +2 |
| Bob Murphy |
75-68-69=212 | ||
| Tom Watson |
70-71-71=212 | ||
| T9 | Billy Casper |
69-72-72=213 | +3 |
| Mark Hayes |
67-71-75=213 | ||
| Mike Hill |
72-71-70=213 | ||
| Larry Hinson |
68-73-72=213 | ||
| Don January |
72-70-71=213 | ||
| Gene Littler |
76-71-66=213 |
Source:[4]
Final round
[edit]Sunday, August 10, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus |
70-68-67-71=276 | −4 | 45,000 |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton |
71-63-75-69=278 | −2 | 25,700 |
| 3 | Tom Weiskopf |
70-71-70-68=279 | −1 | 16,000 |
| 4 | Andy North |
72-74-70-65=281 | +1 | 10,500 |
| T5 | Billy Casper |
69-72-72-70=283 | +3 | 8,663 |
| Hale Irwin |
72-65-73-73=283 | |||
| T7 | Dave Hill |
71-71-74-68=284 | +4 | 6,918 |
| Gene Littler |
76-71-66-71=284 | |||
| 9 | Tom Watson |
70-71-71-73=285 | +5 | 6,075 |
| T10 | Buddy Allin |
73-72-70-71=286 | +6 | 4,468 |
| Ben Crenshaw |
73-72-71-70=286 | |||
| Raymond Floyd |
70-73-72-71=286 | |||
| David Graham |
72-70-70-74=286 | |||
| Don January |
72-70-71-73=286 | |||
| John Schlee |
71-68-75-72=286 | |||
| Leonard Thompson |
74-69-72-71=286 |
References
[edit]- ^abcParascenzo, Marino (August 11, 1975)."Nicklaus manhandles Firestone".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.p. 16.
- ^"Tournament Info for: 1975 PGA Championship".PGA of America. Archived fromthe originalon August 9, 2012.RetrievedAugust 14,2012.
- ^ab"Nicklaus rules PGA again".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1975. p. 10.
- ^ab"Mini miracle at 16 sparks Nicklaus".Eugene Register-Guard.Oregon. Associated Press. August 10, 1975. p. 3B.
- ^Jenkins, Dan(August 18, 1975)."Swinging on a star".Sports Illustrated.p. 16.
- ^"Top players trail at PGA".Eugene Register-Guard.Oregon. Associated Press. August 8, 1975. p. 1D.
- ^"Crampton after that major crown".Eugene Register-Guard.Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1975. p. 1B.
- ^"1975 PGA Championship".databasegolf.com.RetrievedAugust 22,2013.
External links
[edit]- PGA.com– 1975 PGA Championship