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1975 Open Championship information


1975 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 July 1975
LocationAngus, Scotland
Course(s)Carnoustie Golf Links
Championship Course
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length7,065 yards (6,460 m)[1][2]
Field153 players
86 after 1st cut
63 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut149 (+5) (1st cut)
221 (+5) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£75,000[1]
$165,000
Winner's share£7,500
$16,500
Champion
United States Tom Watson
279 (−9), playoff
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Carnoustie is located in Scotland
Carnoustie
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Location in Scotland
Carnoustie is located in Angus
Carnoustie
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Location in Angus, Scotland

The 1975 Open Championship was the 104th Open Championship, played 9–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. In his first Open, Tom Watson won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over Jack Newton to win the first of his eight major titles,[3][4][5] which included five Open Championships.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 61, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Card of the course". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. 9 July 1975. p. 19.
  3. ^ Gillies, Charles (14 July 1975). "Champion Tom was singing in the rain". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 1.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (14 July 1975). "Watson puts on his Sunday best". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Cool Watson wins". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 14 July 1975. p. 1, part 2.

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