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1975 Tournament Players Championship

Coordinates: 32°43′01″N 97°22′23″W / 32.717°N 97.373°W / 32.717; -97.373
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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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Location in the United States
Fort Worth is located in Texas
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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.

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 United States Al Geiberger 66 −4
T2 United States Bob Dickson 67 −3
United States Hale Irwin
United States Jack Nicklaus
T5 United States Bud Allin 68 −2
United States Jim Wiechers
United States Mike Wynn
T8 United States John Mahaffey 69 −1
United States Andy North
United States Bill Rogers
United States Mason Rudolph
United States John Schlee
United States 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 United States Al Geiberger 66-68=134 −6
T2 United States Bob Dickson 67-69=136 −4
United States Hubert Green 71-65=136
United States Dave Stockton 72-64=136
5 United States John Schlee 69-68=137 −3
T6 United States Hale Irwin 67-72=139 +1
United States Bill Rogers 69-70=139
United States Mason Rudolph 69-70=139
T9 United States Randy Erskine 71-69=140 E
United States 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 United States Al Geiberger 66-68-67=201 −9
2 United States Dave Stockton 72-64-68=204 −6
3 United States Hubert Green 71-65-70=206 −4
4 United States Bob Dickson 67-69-72=208 −2
T5 United States Charles Coody 73-70-68=211 +1
United States Hale Irwin 67-72-72=211
United States Mason Rudolph 69-70-72=211
T8 United States Bud Allin 72-72-68=212 +2
United States Jack Nicklaus 67-75-70=212
United States 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 United States Al Geiberger 66-68-67-69=270 −10 50,000
2 United States Dave Stockton 72-64-68-69=273 −7 28,500
3 United States Hubert Green 71-65-70-69=275 −5 17,750
T4 United States Bob Murphy 73-69-71-68=281 +1 10,333
United States Bob Dickson 67-69-72-73=281
United States Mason Rudolph 69-70-72-70=281
7 United States Hale Irwin 67-72-72-72=283 +3 8,000
T8 United States Joe Porter 72-72-68-72=284 +4 6,792
United States Tom Watson 73-69-75-67=284
United States 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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