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.
| Duration | 8 April 1975 – 19 October 1975 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  George Burns (2)[a] Bob Shearer (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Dale Hayes |
← 1974 1976 → | |
Changes for 1975
editThere 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
editThe following table lists official events during the 1975 season.[3][4][5][6]
Unofficial events
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editThe 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 (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer also won two events, but were not European Tour members.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
edit- ^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Ward-Thomas, Pat (25 February 1975). "The big hitters checked". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 25. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ a b Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. pp. 76–126. ISBN 0362002576.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (16 June 1975). "Two stroke it rich in Martini". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Hayes tops merit table". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 11 November 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Penningligan-75: Europa" [Money list-75: Europe]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 21 October 2023.