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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 21, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Al Geiberger66−4
T2 Bob Dickson67−3
Hale Irwin
Jack Nicklaus
T5 Bud Allin68−2
Jim Wiechers
Mike Wynn
T8 John Mahaffey69−1
Andy North
Bill Rogers
Mason Rudolph
John Schlee
Larry Ziegler

Source:[5][6][7]

Second round

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Al Geiberger66-68=134−6
T2 Bob Dickson67-69=136−4
Hubert Green71-65=136
Dave Stockton72-64=136
5 John Schlee69-68=137−3
T6 Hale Irwin67-72=139+1
Bill Rogers69-70=139
Mason Rudolph69-70=139
T9 Randy Erskine71-69=140E
Larry Ziegler69-71=140

Source:[8][9][10]

Third round

Saturday, August 23, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Al Geiberger66-68-67=201−9
2 Dave Stockton72-64-68=204−6
3 Hubert Green71-65-70=206−4
4 Bob Dickson67-69-72=208−2
T5 Charles Coody73-70-68=211+1
Hale Irwin67-72-72=211
Mason Rudolph69-70-72=211
T8 Bud Allin72-72-68=212+2
Jack Nicklaus67-75-70=212
Joe Porter72-72-68=212

Source:[10][11]

Final round

Sunday, August 24, 1975

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Al Geiberger66-68-67-69=270−1050,000
2 Dave Stockton72-64-68-69=273−728,500
3 Hubert Green71-65-70-69=275−517,750
T4 Bob Murphy73-69-71-68=281+110,333
Bob Dickson67-69-72-73=281
Mason Rudolph69-70-72-70=281
7 Hale Irwin67-72-72-72=283+38,000
T8 Joe Porter72-72-68-72=284+46,792
Tom Watson73-69-75-67=284
Bobby Wadkins76-69-68-71=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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