Sports headlines for Friday August 8, 1975:
- Crampton Has PGA Lead On Record 63
Scores through round 2 of the 1975 PGA Championship
Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from August 7, 1975 to August 10, 1975 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Lyons | 80 | 69 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Grier Jones | 78 | 71 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Doug Ford | 78 | 71 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Dick Smith | 77 | 72 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Lloyd Monroe | 77 | 72 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Lionel Hebert | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Sam Snead | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Don Massengale | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Tom Nieporte | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Bill Garrett | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Charles Coody | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Tommy Aaron | 77 | 73 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Rik Massengale | 76 | 74 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Clayton Cole | 73 | 77 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Jerry Barber | 79 | 72 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Rod Funseth | 78 | 73 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Dave Stockton | 77 | 74 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Babe Lichardus | 77 | 74 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Pat Fitzsimons | 76 | 75 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Frank Beard | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 16 | Ken Towns | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Gary Groh | 79 | 73 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Larry Ziegler | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Johnny Miller | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Don Bies | 76 | 76 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 27 | Wally Armstrong | 81 | 72 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 27 | Howell Fraser | 76 | 77 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 27 | Joe Carr | 73 | 80 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Phil Ferranti | 80 | 74 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Gene Ferrell | 80 | 74 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Terry Diehl | 77 | 77 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Roger Maltbie | 76 | 78 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 34 | John Lively | 77 | 78 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Gary Hopkins | 80 | 76 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Bob Fry | 76 | 80 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 37 | Larry Mancour | 82 | 75 | +17 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 37 | Randy Glover | 79 | 78 | +17 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Jon Gustin | 80 | 78 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Odell Massey | 79 | 79 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 41 | Jerry Mowids | 77 | 82 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 41 | Mike Schlueter | 77 | 82 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 41 | Larry Gilbert | 75 | 84 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Andy North | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $10,500 | ||
| 45 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $2,925 | ||
| 46 | Dale Douglass | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $2,925 | ||
| 47 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $16,000 | ||
| 48 | Dave Hill | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $6,918 | ||
| 49 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | 63 | -6 | 134 | $25,700 | ||
| 50 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $2,115 | ||
| 51 | Billy Casper | 69 | 72 | +1 | 141 | $8,663 | ||
| 52 | Steve Melnyk | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $2,925 | ||
| 53 | Julius Boros | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $813 | ||
| 54 | Ben Crenshaw | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $4,468 | ||
| 55 | Rolf Deming | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $429 | ||
| 56 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 68 | -2 | 138 | $45,000 | ||
| 57 | Al Geiberger | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $1,215 | ||
| 58 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $4,468 | ||
| 58 | Ray Floyd | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $4,468 | ||
| 60 | Bud Allin | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $4,468 | ||
| 61 | Gene Littler | 76 | 71 | +7 | 147 | $6,918 | ||
| 62 | Tom Kite | 77 | 71 | +8 | 148 | $1,215 | ||
| 63 | Bob Wynn | 69 | 69 | -2 | 138 | $1,531 | ||
| 64 | John Schlee | 71 | 68 | -1 | 139 | $4,468 | ||
| 65 | Gil Morgan | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $2,925 | ||
| 66 | Bob Benson | 68 | 77 | +5 | 145 | $429 | ||
| 67 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $1,215 | ||
| 67 | Jerry McGee | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $813 | ||
| 67 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $429 | ||
| 70 | Gay Brewer | 74 | 74 | +8 | 148 | $1,215 | ||
| 70 | Homero Blancas | 72 | 76 | +8 | 148 | $429 | ||
| 72 | Hale Irwin | 72 | 65 | -3 | 137 | $8,663 | ||
| 73 | Maurie Ver Brugge | 72 | 68 | Even | 140 | $429 | ||
| 74 | Tom Watson | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $6,075 | ||
| 75 | Don January | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $4,468 | ||
| 76 | Fred Wampler | 69 | 74 | +3 | 143 | $429 | ||
| 77 | Jim Colbert | 79 | 66 | +5 | 145 | $1,531 | ||
| 77 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $1,215 | ||
| 79 | Charles Sifford | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $518 | ||
| 80 | Jimmy Wright | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $429 | ||
| 81 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 70 | +1 | 141 | $1,531 | ||
| 81 | Jimmy Powell | 73 | 68 | +1 | 141 | $1,215 | ||
| 83 | David Graham | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $4,468 | ||
| 84 | Mike Hill | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $2,925 | ||
| 85 | Bob Stanton | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $813 | ||
| 86 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 70 | +5 | 145 | $1,800 | ||
| 86 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $429 | ||
| 88 | Peter Oosterhuis | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $813 | ||
| 89 | Tom Shaw | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $813 | ||
| 89 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $518 | ||
| 91 | Mark Hayes | 67 | 71 | -2 | 138 | $2,115 | ||
| 92 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 67 | Even | 140 | $1,531 | ||
| 93 | Mac McLendon | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $1,800 | ||
| 94 | Roger Watson | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $429 | ||
| 95 | George Johnson | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $429 | ||
| 95 | Ed Sneed | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $429 | ||
| 97 | Ron Letellier | 76 | 72 | +8 | 148 | $429 | ||
| 98 | Gary Player | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $1,215 | ||
| 98 | Mike Morley | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $585 | ||
| 100 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $813 | ||
| 101 | Paul Moran | 79 | 69 | +8 | 148 | $429 | ||
| 102 | Ed Dougherty | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $2,115 | ||
| 103 | Larry Hinson | 68 | 73 | +1 | 141 | $1,531 | ||
| 103 | Butch Baird | 72 | 69 | +1 | 141 | $813 | ||
| 103 | Jim Dent | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $434 | ||
| 106 | Bob Murphy | 75 | 68 | +3 | 143 | $1,800 | ||
| 106 | Bruce Devlin | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $434 | ||
| 108 | Art Wall | 70 | 74 | +4 | 144 | $434 | ||
| 109 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $434 | ||
| 110 | Lou Graham | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $429 | ||
| 111 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $429 | ||
| 112 | Dennis Meyer | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $429 | ||
| 112 | Al Chandler | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $429 | ||
| 114 | Dow Finsterwald | 75 | 73 | +8 | 148 | $429 |


