1975 European Tour

The 1975 European Tour was a series of golf tournaments that comprised the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tournament Players’ Section circuit. It is officially recognised as the fourth season of the PGA European Tour.

1975 European Tour season
Duration8 April 1975 (1975-04-08) – 19 October 1975 (1975-10-19)
Number of official events19
Most wins2 – George Burns, Arnold Palmer, Bob Shearer
Order of MeritDale Hayes
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearno award
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Historically, the PGA's Order of Merit only included tournaments in Great Britain and Ireland, but in 1970 events in continental Europe were included for the first time. The circuit and organisation evolved further over the following years, adopting the name PGA European Golf Tour in 1979.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's Dale Hayes.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1975 European Tour schedule which was made up of 19 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting tournaments that later became known as "Approved Special Events". The schedule included the major national opens around Europe, with the other tournaments mostly held in England and Scotland.[2][3]

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.[4]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
8–11 Apr Portuguese Open Portugal Hal Underwood (1)
10–13 Apr Masters Tournament United States Jack Nicklaus (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
16–19 Apr Spanish Open Spain Arnold Palmer (n/a)
23–26 Apr Madrid Open Spain Bob Shearer (1)
1–4 May French Open France Brian Barnes (3)
7–10 May Piccadilly Medal England Bob Shearer (2)
14–17 May Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball England Jack Newton (n/a) &
John O'Leary (n/a)		 Pairs event; not counting for the Order of Merit[lower-alpha 1]
23–26 May Penfold PGA Championship England Arnold Palmer (n/a)
11–14 Jun Martini International England Christy O'Connor Jnr (1)
Ian Stanley (1)[lower-alpha 2]
19–22 Jun U.S. Open United States Lou Graham (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
9–12 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Tom Watson (n/a) Major championship
17–20 Jul Swiss Open Switzerland Dale Hayes (1)
24–27 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden George Burns (1)
31 Jul – 3 Aug German Open West Germany Maurice Bembridge (5)
7–10 Aug PGA Championship United States Jack Nicklaus (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
7–10 Aug Dutch Open Netherlands Hugh Baiocchi (2)
13–16 Aug Benson & Hedges Festival England Vicente Fernández (1)
28–31 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr (2) New tournament
3–6 Sep Sun Alliance Match Play Championship England Eddie Polland (2)
11–14 Sep Kerrygold International Classic Republic of Ireland George Burns (2) New tournament
18–20 Sep T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship England Dale Hayes (n/a) Approved special event
19–21 Sep Ryder Cup United States United States Approved special event; team event
23–24 Sep Double Diamond Strokeplay Scotland Peter Dawson (1)
25–27 Sep Double Diamond International Scotland The Americas Approved special event; team event
1–4 Oct Dunlop Masters England Bernard Gallacher (3)
9–11 Oct Piccadilly World Match Play England Hale Irwin (n/a) Approved special event[lower-alpha 1]
16–19 Oct Italian Open Italy Billy Casper (n/a)
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in tournaments later designated as "Approved Special Events", along with other events not counting towards the Order of Merit, are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. Titled shared.[5]

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.[6]

PositionPlayerCountryPointsPrize money (£)
1Dale Hayes South Africa17,48720,507
2Bob Shearer Australia13,92016,040
3Eamonn Darcy Ireland11,98814,845
4Brian Barnes Scotland10,49113,492
5Bernard Gallacher Scotland9,99512,039
6Hugh Baiocchi South Africa9,0639,631
7Christy O'Connor Jnr Ireland8,68011,978
8Jack Newton Australia8,63116,394
9Vicente Fernández Argentina8,26310,108
10Neil Coles England8,23711,769
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See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010.
  2. Ward-Thomas, Pat (18 December 1974). "Sun boost to £629,000". The Guardian. p. 23. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jacobs, Raymond (18 December 1974). "Golf prize fund is only slightly down". Glasgow Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. Ward-Thomas, Pat (25 February 1975). "The big hitters checked". The Guardian. p. 25. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Jacobs, Raymond (16 June 1975). "Two stroke it rich in Martini". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "Hayes tops merit table". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 November 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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