1975 Open Championship
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The 1975 Open Championship was a golf
competition held at Carnoustie Golf Links
. The competition was won by Tom Watson
in an 18-hole playoff over Jack Newton
, 71 to 72.
Amateurs: Stephen (+3), Poxon (+7), Stadler
(+7), Price
(+12), Levenson
(+15).
Amateurs: Stadler (+10), Stephen (+10), Poxon (+14).
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
competition held at Carnoustie Golf Links
Carnoustie Golf Links
The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...
. The competition was won by Tom Watson
Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
in an 18-hole playoff over Jack Newton
Jack Newton
Jack Newton OAM is a former Australian professional golfer.-Golf career:Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open...
, 71 to 72.
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Oosterhuis Peter Oosterhuis Peter A. Oosterhuis is an English professional golfer and golf analyst.-Early years, amateur golf:Oosterhuis was born in London... |
68 | -3 | |
| T2 | David Huish David Huish David Huish is a Scottish professional golfer, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship in 1975.-Personal life:... |
69 | -2 | |
| Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
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| Jack Newton Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM is a former Australian professional golfer.-Golf career:Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open... |
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| Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
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| Andries Oosthuizen |  South Africa |
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| Bob Shearer Bob Shearer Robert A. Shearer is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur and turned pro in 1970.... |
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| T8 | Danny Edwards Danny Edwards Danny Edwards is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. He is the older brother of former PGA Tour player David Edwards.... |
70 | -1 | |
| Simon Hobday Simon Hobday Simon Hobday is a South African professional golfer who has won tournaments on three continents.Hobday was born in Mafikeng. He turned professional in 1969. He spent his regular career mainly on the Southern Africa Tour, where he won six times and the European Tour, where he won the 1976 German... |
South Africa |
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| Paul Leonard | ||||
| Alan Tapie |
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Huish David Huish David Huish is a Scottish professional golfer, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship in 1975.-Personal life:... |
69-67=136 | -6 | |
| T2 | Bobby Cole Bobby Cole Bobby Cole is a South African professional golfer. As a child, he was influenced by the careers of Bobby Locke and Gary Player.... |
South Africa |
72-66=138 | -4 |
| Peter Oosterhuis Peter Oosterhuis Peter A. Oosterhuis is an English professional golfer and golf analyst.-Early years, amateur golf:Oosterhuis was born in London... |
68-70=138 | |||
| Andries Oosthuizen | South Africa |
69-69=138 | ||
| Tom Watson Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour.... |
71-67=138 | |||
| T6 | Bernard Gallacher Bernard Gallacher Bernard Gallacher, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer.Gallacher was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He took up golf at the age of eleven. In 1965 he won the Lothians Golf Assocation Boys Championship. He won the 1967 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship and turned professional the same... |
72-67=139 | -3 | |
| Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
69-70=139 | |||
| Paul Leonard | 70-69=139 | |||
| John Mahaffey John Mahaffey John Drayton Mahaffey, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 10 PGA Tour events.... |
71-68=139 | |||
| Graham Marsh Graham Marsh Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia... |
72-67=139 |
Amateurs: Stephen (+3), Poxon (+7), Stadler
Craig Stadler
Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level....
(+7), Price
Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
(+12), Levenson
Gavan Levenson
Gavan Neil Levenson is a South African professional golfer.Levenson was born in Johannesburg. He represented South Africa in the 1976 Eisenhower Trophy and won several major amateur tournaments including the French and Rhodesian Open Amateur Championships in 1978...
(+15).
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Cole | South Africa |
72-66-66=204 | -9 |
| 2 | Jack Newton Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM is a former Australian professional golfer.-Golf career:Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open... |
69-71-65=205 | -8 | |
| 3 | Johnny Miller Johnny Miller John Laurence Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s; he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. He is currently the lead golf... |
71-69-66=206 | -7 | |
| 4 | Tom Watson Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour.... |
71-67-69=207 | -6 | |
| T5 | Neil Coles Neil Coles Neil Chapman Coles, MBE is an English professional golfer. As of 2005, Coles is only the second man to win a professional golf tournament in six different decades, starting in the 1950s and extending into the 21st century.Coles was born in England... |
72-69-67=208 | -5 | |
| Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
69-70-69=208 | |||
| John Mahaffey John Mahaffey John Drayton Mahaffey, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 10 PGA Tour events.... |
71-68-69=208 | |||
| Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
69-71-68=208 | |||
| Andries Oosthuizen | South Africa |
69-69-70=208 | ||
| T10 | Peter Oosterhuis Peter Oosterhuis Peter A. Oosterhuis is an English professional golfer and golf analyst.-Early years, amateur golf:Oosterhuis was born in London... |
68-70-71=209 | -4 | |
| Alan Tapie | 70-72-67=209 |
Amateurs: Stadler (+10), Stephen (+10), Poxon (+14).
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour.... |
71-67-69-72=279 | -5 | |
| 2 | Jack Newton Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM is a former Australian professional golfer.-Golf career:Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open... |
69-71-65-74=279 | ||
| T3 | Bobby Cole | South Africa |
72-66-66-76=280 | -4 |
| Johnny Miller Johnny Miller John Laurence Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s; he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. He is currently the lead golf... |
71-69-66-74=280 | |||
| Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
69-71-68-72=280 | |||
| 6 | Graham Marsh Graham Marsh Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia... |
72-67-71-71=281 | -3 | |
| T7 | Neil Coles Neil Coles Neil Chapman Coles, MBE is an English professional golfer. As of 2005, Coles is only the second man to win a professional golf tournament in six different decades, starting in the 1950s and extending into the 21st century.Coles was born in England... |
72-69-67-74=282 | -2 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis Peter Oosterhuis Peter A. Oosterhuis is an English professional golfer and golf analyst.-Early years, amateur golf:Oosterhuis was born in London... |
68-70-71-73=282 | |||
| 9 | Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
69-70-69-75=283 | -1 | |
| T10 | George Burns George Burns (golfer) George Francis Burns III is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels.... |
71-73-69-71=284 | E | |
| John Mahaffey John Mahaffey John Drayton Mahaffey, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 10 PGA Tour events.... |
71-68-69-76=284 |