1975 European Tour

Golf tour season

1975 European Tour seasonDuration| 8 April 1975 (1975-04-08) – 19 October 1975 (1975-10-19)

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Number of official events| 19
Most wins|  George Burns (2)[a]
Bob Shearer (2)
Order of Merit|  Dale Hayes

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The 1975 European Tour, titled as the 1975 PGA Tournament Players' Section,[1] was the fourth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## Changes for 1975

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There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Carroll's Irish Open, which replaced the Carroll's International and the Kerrygold International Classic; and the loss of the Penfold Tournament, the W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament and the El Paraiso Open. Following the withdrawal of sponsors, Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament and the Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship were also lost from the schedule, the PGA ultimately decided to sponsor an under-25's event themselves.[2]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.[3][4][5][6]

Date  | Tournament  | Host country  | Purse
(£)  | Winner[b] | Notes

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11 Apr  | Portuguese Open | Portugal  | 15,000  |  Hal Underwood (1)  |
13 Apr  | Masters Tournament | United States  | US$242,750  |  Jack Nicklaus (n/a)  | Major championship[c]
19 Apr  | Spanish Open | Spain  | 30,000  |  Arnold Palmer (n/a)  |
26 Apr  | Madrid Open | Spain  | 18,000  |  Bob Shearer (1)  |
4 May  | French Open | France  | 18,610  |  Brian Barnes (3)  |
10 May  | Piccadilly Medal | England  | 15,000  |  Bob Shearer (2)  |
26 May  | Penfold PGA Championship | England  | 50,000  |  Arnold Palmer (n/a)  |
14 Jun  | Martini International | England  | 12,000  |  Christy O'Connor Jnr (1)
Ian Stanley (1)  | Title shared[7]
23 Jun  | U.S. Open | United States  | US$236,200  |  Lou Graham (n/a)  | Major championship[c]
12 Jul  | The Open Championship | Scotland  | 75,000  |  Tom Watson (1)  | Major championship
20 Jul  | Swiss Open | Switzerland  | 25,000  |  Dale Hayes (1)  |
27 Jul  | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden  | 32,500  |  George Burns (1)  |
3 Aug  | German Open | West Germany  | 15,000  |  Maurice Bembridge (5)  |
10 Aug  | Dutch Open | Netherlands  | 17,500  |  Hugh Baiocchi (2)  |
10 Aug  | PGA Championship | United States  | US$225,000  |  Jack Nicklaus (n/a)  | Major championship[c]
16 Aug  | Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf | England  | 25,000  |  Vicente Fernández (1)  |
31 Aug  | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland  | 25,000  |  Christy O'Connor Jnr (2)  | New to European Tour
6 Sep  | Sun Alliance Match Play Championship | England  | 20,000  |  Eddie Polland (2)  |
14 Sep  | Kerrygold International Classic | Ireland  | 10,000  |  George Burns (2)  | New tournament
24 Sep  | Double Diamond Strokeplay | Scotland  | 10,000  |  Peter Dawson (1)  |
4 Oct  | Dunlop Masters | England  | 20,000  |  Bernard Gallacher (3)  |
19 Oct  | Italian Open | Italy  | 20,000  |  Billy Casper (n/a)  |

### Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date  | Tournament  | Host country  | Purse
(£)  | Winner(s)  | Notes

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17 May  | Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball | England  | 12,000  |  Jack Newton and
John O'Leary | Team event
20 Sep  | T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship | England  | 5,000  |  Dale Hayes |
21 Sep  | Ryder Cup | United States  | n/a  |  Team USA  | Team event
27 Sep  | Double Diamond International | Scotland  | 15,000  | The Americas  | Team event
11 Oct  | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship | England  | 30,000  |  Hale Irwin | Limited-field event
7 Dec  | World Cup | Thailand  | US$4,200  |  Lou Graham and
Johnny Miller | Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy | US$2,100  |  Johnny Miller |

## Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][8][9]

Position | Player | Points | Prize money (£)

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1 |  Dale Hayes | 17,488 | 20,508
2 |  Bob Shearer | 13,921 | 16,040
3 |  Eamonn Darcy | 11,988 | 14,846
4 |  Brian Barnes | 10,491 | 13,492
5 |  Bernard Gallacher | 9,996 | 12,040
6 |  Hugh Baiocchi | 9,064 | 9,631
7 |  Christy O'Connor Jnr | 8,690 | 11,979
8 |  Jack Newton | 8,632 | 16,394
9 |  Vicente Fernández | 8,264 | 10,109
10 |  Neil Coles | 8,238 | 11,770

## Notes

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1. ^ Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer also won two events, but were not European Tour members.
2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
3. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

## References

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1. ^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. ^ Ward-Thomas, Pat (25 February 1975). "The big hitters checked". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 25. Retrieved 14 June 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1975 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
4. ^ a b Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. pp. 76–126\. ISBN 0362002576.
5. ^ Ward-Thomas, Pat (18 December 1974). "Sun boost to £629,000". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 23. Retrieved 14 June 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (18 December 1974). "Golf prize fund is only slightly down". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, United Kingdom. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020 - via Google News Archive.
7. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (16 June 1975). "Two stroke it rich in Martini". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020 - via Google News Archive.
8. ^ "Hayes tops merit table". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 11 November 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 14 June 2020 - via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "Penningligan-75: Europa" [Money list-75: Europe]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1\. January 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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