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. 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.

1975 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 21–24, 1975
LocationFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
32°43′01″N 97°22′23″W / 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
United States Al Geiberger
270 (−10)
Location map
Fort Worth is located in the United States
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Fort Worth
Location in the United States
Fort Worth is located in Texas
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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

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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

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First round

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Thursday, 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

Source:[5][6][7]

Second round

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Friday, 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

Source:[8][9][10]

Third round

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Saturday, 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

Source:[10][11]

Final round

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Sunday, 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

Source:[1][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Geiberger by 3 in TPC final". Chicago Tribune. wire services. August 25, 1975. p. 3, sec. 6.
  4. ^ a b "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 b "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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