# 1975 European Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | Notes |
| 11 Apr | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 15,000 | Hal Underwood (1) | |
| 13 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$242,750 | Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | Major championship |
| 19 Apr | Spanish Open | Spain | 30,000 | Arnold Palmer (n/a) | |
| 26 Apr | Madrid Open | Spain | 18,000 | Bob Shearer (1) | |
| 4 May | French Open | France | 18,610 | Brian Barnes (3) | |
| 10 May | Piccadilly Medal | England | 15,000 | Bob Shearer (2) | |
| 26 May | Penfold PGA Championship | England | 50,000 | Arnold Palmer (n/a) | |
| 14 Jun | Martini International | England | 12,000 | Christy O'Connor Jnr (1) Ian Stanley (1) | Title shared |
| 23 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$236,200 | Lou Graham (n/a) | Major championship |
| 12 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 75,000 | Tom Watson (1) | Major championship |
| 20 Jul | Swiss Open | Switzerland | 25,000 | Dale Hayes (1) | |
| 27 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 32,500 | George Burns (1) | |
| 3 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 15,000 | Maurice Bembridge (5) | |
| 10 Aug | Dutch Open | Netherlands | 17,500 | Hugh Baiocchi (2) | |
| 10 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$225,000 | Jack Nicklaus (n/a) | Major championship |
| 16 Aug | Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf | England | 25,000 | Vicente Fernández (1) | |
| 31 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 25,000 | Christy O'Connor Jnr (2) | New to European Tour |
| 6 Sep | Sun Alliance Match Play Championship | England | 20,000 | Eddie Polland (2) | |
| 14 Sep | Kerrygold International Classic | Ireland | 10,000 | George Burns (2) | New tournament |
| 24 Sep | Double Diamond Strokeplay | Scotland | 10,000 | Peter Dawson (1) | |
| 4 Oct | Dunlop Masters | England | 20,000 | Bernard Gallacher (3) | |
| 19 Oct | Italian Open | Italy | 20,000 | 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.
| 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 |
| 7 Dec | World Cup Individual Trophy | Thailand | US$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 | 17,488 | 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 |