The 1975 European Tour was a series of
golf
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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
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fif ...
.
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.
The season 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.
The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's
Dale Hayes.
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 Penfold Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit. Since the circuit later evolved into the European Tour, the tournament is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972. It was played between 1932 and ...
, the
W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament and the
El Paraiso Open
The El Paraiso Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1974. It was held at El Paraiso Golf Club in Marbella, Spain. It was won by England's Peter Oosterhuis, who defeated Manuel Ballesteros scoring a birdie 4 at the first hole of a sudd ...
. 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.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
See also
*
List of golfers with most European Tour wins
Notes
References
External links
1975 season results on the PGA European Tour website
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European Tour seasons
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...