1975 Tournament Players Championship

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;[2] Al Geiberger led wire-to-wire and finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Stockton.[1][3][4] Defending champion Jack Nicklaus opened with 67 but finished seventeen strokes behind, tied for eighteenth.

1975 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 21–24, 1975
LocationFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
32.717°N 97.373°W / 32.717; -97.373
Course(s)Colonial Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,190 yards (6,575 m)[1]
Cut147 (+7)
Prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$50,000
Champion
Al Geiberger
270 (−10)
Location Map
Fort Worth
Location in the United States
Fort Worth
Location in Texas

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
Main article: 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.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States197467757075287+7T18

Source:[1][4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 21, 1975

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Al Geiberger United States66−4
T2Bob Dickson United States67−3
Hale Irwin United States
Jack Nicklaus United States
T5Bud Allin United States68−2
Jim Wiechers United States
Mike Wynn United States
T8John Mahaffey United States69−1
Andy North United States
Bill Rogers United States
Mason Rudolph United States
John Schlee United States
Larry Ziegler United States

Source:[5][6][7]

Second round

Friday, August 22, 1975
Saturday, August 23, 1975

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Al Geiberger United States66-68=134−6
T2Bob Dickson United States67-69=136−4
Hubert Green United States71-65=136
Dave Stockton United States72-64=136
5John Schlee United States69-68=137−3
T6Hale Irwin United States67-72=139+1
Bill Rogers United States69-70=139
Mason Rudolph United States69-70=139
T9Randy Erskine United States71-69=140E
Larry Ziegler United States69-71=140

Source:[8][9][10]

Third round

Saturday, August 23, 1975

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Al Geiberger United States66-68-67=201−9
2Dave Stockton United States72-64-68=204−6
3Hubert Green United States71-65-70=206−4
4Bob Dickson United States67-69-72=208−2
T5Charles Coody United States73-70-68=211+1
Hale Irwin United States67-72-72=211
Mason Rudolph United States69-70-72=211
T8Bud Allin United States72-72-68=212+2
Jack Nicklaus United States67-75-70=212
Joe Porter United States72-72-68=212

Source:[10][11]

Final round

Sunday, August 24, 1975

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Al Geiberger United States66-68-67-69=270−1050,000
2Dave Stockton United States72-64-68-69=273−728,500
3Hubert Green United States71-65-70-69=275−517,750
T4Bob Murphy United States73-69-71-68=281+110,333
Bob Dickson United States67-69-72-73=281
Mason Rudolph United States69-70-72-70=281
7Hale Irwin United States67-72-72-72=283+38,000
T8Joe Porter United States72-72-68-72=284+46,792
Tom Watson United States73-69-75-67=284
Bobby Wadkins United States76-69-68-71=284

Source:[1][3][4]

References
  1. "Al Geiberger needs rally to edge Stockton for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 25, 1975. p. 10.
  2. Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
  3. "Geiberger by 3 in TPC final". Chicago Tribune. wire services. August 25, 1975. p. 3, sec. 6.
  4. "Al Geiberger gets 50,000 for record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 25, 1975. p. 1C.
  5. "Geiberger hits a 'funny' 66 for Tournament Players lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 22, 1975. p. 3D.
  6. "Geiberger leads TPC". Chicago Tribune. August 22, 1975. p. 6, sec. 4.
  7. "Scoreboard: TPC at Fort Worth". Chicago Tribune. August 22, 1975. p. 4, sec. 4.
  8. "Geiberger fires a 68, leads by two". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 23, 1975. p. 3B.
  9. "Geiberger still leads". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. August 23, 1975. p. 3, sec. 2.
  10. "A couple of golf pals vie for crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 24, 1975. p. 5B.
  11. "Geiberger still rolling in TPC". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. August 24, 1975. p. 4, sec. 3.
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