1975 Tournament Players Championship
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; Al Geiberger led wire-to-wire and finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Stockton. Defending champion Jack Nicklaus opened with 67 but finished seventeen strokes behind, tied for eighteenth.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–24, 1975 |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. 32.717°N 97.373°W |
| Course(s) | Colonial Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,190 yards (6,575 m) |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $250,000 |
| Winner's share | $50,000 |
| Champion | |
| Al Geiberger | |
| 270 (−10) | |
| Location map | |
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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.
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