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. Colonial Country Club recognises this tournament as also the 29th playing of the Colonial National Invitational, as the Tournament Players Championship was attached to established PGA Tour events.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–24, 1975 |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. 32°43′01″N 97°22′23″W / 32.717°N 97.373°W |
| Course(s) | Colonial Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,190 yards (6,575 m)[1] |
| Cut | 147 (+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
editThis 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
editFirst round
editThursday, August 21, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Geiberger |
66 | −4 |
| T2 | Bob Dickson |
67 | −3 |
| Hale Irwin
| |||
| Jack Nicklaus
| |||
| T5 | Bud Allin |
68 | −2 |
| Jim Wiechers
| |||
| Mike Wynn
| |||
| T8 | John Mahaffey |
69 | −1 |
| Andy North
| |||
| Bill Rogers
| |||
| Mason Rudolph
| |||
| John Schlee
| |||
| Larry Ziegler
|
Second round
editFriday, August 22, 1975
Saturday, August 23, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Geiberger |
66-68=134 | −6 |
| T2 | Bob Dickson |
67-69=136 | −4 |
| Hubert Green |
71-65=136 | ||
| Dave Stockton |
72-64=136 | ||
| 5 | John Schlee |
69-68=137 | −3 |
| T6 | Hale Irwin |
67-72=139 | +1 |
| Bill Rogers |
69-70=139 | ||
| Mason Rudolph |
69-70=139 | ||
| T9 | Randy Erskine |
71-69=140 | E |
| Larry Ziegler |
69-71=140 |
Third round
editSaturday, August 23, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Geiberger |
66-68-67=201 | −9 |
| 2 | Dave Stockton |
72-64-68=204 | −6 |
| 3 | Hubert Green |
71-65-70=206 | −4 |
| 4 | Bob Dickson |
67-69-72=208 | −2 |
| T5 | Charles Coody |
73-70-68=211 | +1 |
| Hale Irwin |
67-72-72=211 | ||
| Mason Rudolph |
69-70-72=211 | ||
| T8 | Bud Allin |
72-72-68=212 | +2 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
67-75-70=212 | ||
| Joe Porter |
72-72-68=212 |
Final round
editSunday, August 24, 1975
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Geiberger |
66-68-67-69=270 | −10 | 50,000 |
| 2 | Dave Stockton |
72-64-68-69=273 | −7 | 28,500 |
| 3 | Hubert Green |
71-65-70-69=275 | −5 | 17,750 |
| T4 | Bob Murphy |
73-69-71-68=281 | +1 | 10,333 |
| Bob Dickson |
67-69-72-73=281 | |||
| Mason Rudolph |
69-70-72-70=281 | |||
| 7 | Hale Irwin |
67-72-72-72=283 | +3 | 8,000 |
| T8 | Joe Porter |
72-72-68-72=284 | +4 | 6,792 |
| Tom Watson |
73-69-75-67=284 | |||
| Bobby Wadkins |
76-69-68-71=284 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Al Geiberger needs rally to edge Stockton for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 25, 1975. p. 10.
- ^ Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
- ^ a b "Geiberger by 3 in TPC final". Chicago Tribune. wire services. August 25, 1975. p. 3, sec. 6.
- ^ a b "Al Geiberger gets 50,000 for record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 25, 1975. p. 1C.
- ^ "Geiberger hits a 'funny' 66 for Tournament Players lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 22, 1975. p. 3D.
- ^ "Geiberger leads TPC". Chicago Tribune. August 22, 1975. p. 6, sec. 4.
- ^ "Scoreboard: TPC at Fort Worth". Chicago Tribune. August 22, 1975. p. 4, sec. 4.
- ^ "Geiberger fires a 68, leads by two". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 23, 1975. p. 3B.
- ^ "Geiberger still leads". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. August 23, 1975. p. 3, sec. 2.
- ^ a b "A couple of golf pals vie for crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 24, 1975. p. 5B.
- ^ "Geiberger still rolling in TPC". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. August 24, 1975. p. 4, sec. 3.