1975 European Tour
Introduction The '''1975 European Tour''', titled as the '''1975 PGA Tournament Players' Section''', was the fourth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1975 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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1975 season.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerNotes11 AprPortuguese OpenPortugal15,000 Hal Underwood (1)13 Apr'''Masters Tournament'''United StatesUS$200,000 '''Jack Nicklaus''' (n/a)Major championship19 AprSpanish OpenSpain30,000 Arnold Palmer (n/a)26 AprMadrid OpenSpain18,000 Bob Shearer (1)4 MayFrench OpenFrance18,000 Brian Barnes (3)10 MayPiccadilly MedalEngland15,000 Bob Shearer (2)26 MayPenfold PGA ChampionshipEngland50,000 Arnold Palmer (n/a)14 JunMartini InternationalEngland12,000 Christy O'Connor Jnr (1) Ian Stanley (1)Title shared22 Jun'''U.S. Open'''United StatesUS$235,000 '''Lou Graham''' (n/a)Major championship12 Jul'''The Open Championship'''Scotland75,000 '''Tom Watson''' (1)Major championship20 JulSwiss OpenSwitzerland25,000 Dale Hayes (1)27 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden32,500 George Burns (1)3 AugGerman OpenWest Germany19,000 Maurice Bembridge (5)10 AugDutch OpenNetherlands17,500 Hugh Baiocchi (2)10 Aug'''PGA Championship'''United StatesUS$225,000 '''Jack Nicklaus''' (n/a)Major championship16 AugBenson & Hedges Festival of GolfEngland25,000 Vicente Fernández (1)31 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland25,000 Christy O'Connor Jnr (2)New to European Tour6 SepSun Alliance Match Play ChampionshipEngland20,000 Eddie Polland (2)14 SepKerrygold International ClassicIreland10,000 George Burns (2)New tournament24 SepDouble Diamond StrokeplayScotland10,000 Peter Dawson (1)4 OctDunlop MastersEngland20,000 Bernard Gallacher (3)19 OctItalian OpenItaly20,000 Billy Casper (n/a)===Unofficial events===The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes17 MaySumrie-Bournemouth Better-BallEngland12,000 Jack Newton and John O'LearyTeam event20 SepT.P.D. Young Professionals' ChampionshipEngland5,000 Dale Hayes21 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team USATeam event27 SepDouble Diamond InternationalScotlandn/aThe AmericasTeam event11 OctPiccadilly World Match Play ChampionshipEngland30,000 Hale IrwinLimited-field event7 DecWorld CupThailandUS$4,200 Lou Graham and Johnny MillerTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUS$2,100 Johnny Miller
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.Position  Player  Points  Prize money (£)1   Dale Hayes 17,487 20,5072   Bob Shearer 13,920 16,0403   Eamonn Darcy 11,988 14,8454   Brian Barnes 10,491 13,4925   Bernard Gallacher 9,995 12,0396   Hugh Baiocchi 9,063 9,6317   Christy O'Connor Jnr 8,680 11,9788   Jack Newton 8,631 16,3949   Vicente Fernández 8,263 10,10810   Neil Coles 8,237 11,769
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