Sports headlines for Sunday August 10, 1975:
- Nicklaus PGA Vitory Makes It A 'Great Year'
Final results 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 | Mark Hayes | 67 | 71 | 75 | 75 | +8 | 288 | $2,115 |
| 2 | Larry Hinson | 68 | 73 | 72 | 77 | +10 | 290 | $1,531 |
| 3 | Bob Benson | 68 | 77 | 80 | 72 | +17 | 297 | $429 |
| 4 | Billy Casper | 69 | 72 | 72 | 70 | +3 | 283 | $8,663 |
| 5 | Ed Dougherty | 69 | 70 | 72 | 77 | +8 | 288 | $2,115 |
| 6 | Bob Wynn | 69 | 69 | 80 | 72 | +10 | 290 | $1,531 |
| 7 | Fred Wampler | 69 | 74 | 80 | 73 | +16 | 296 | $429 |
| 8 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 68 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 276 | $45,000 |
| 9 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | 71 | 70 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $16,000 |
| 10 | Tom Watson | 70 | 71 | 71 | 73 | +5 | 285 | $6,075 |
| 11 | Ray Floyd | 70 | 73 | 72 | 71 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 12 | Al Geiberger | 70 | 70 | 80 | 71 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 13 | Mike Morley | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 | +13 | 293 | $585 |
| 14 | Jim Dent | 70 | 71 | 77 | 77 | +15 | 295 | $434 |
| 14 | Bruce Devlin | 70 | 73 | 75 | 77 | +15 | 295 | $434 |
| 14 | Art Wall | 70 | 74 | 74 | 77 | +15 | 295 | $434 |
| 17 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | 63 | 75 | 69 | -2 | 278 | $25,700 |
| 18 | Dave Hill | 71 | 71 | 74 | 68 | +4 | 284 | $6,918 |
| 19 | John Schlee | 71 | 68 | 75 | 72 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 20 | Steve Melnyk | 71 | 72 | 74 | 70 | +7 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 21 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 70 | 75 | 74 | +10 | 290 | $1,531 |
| 22 | Julius Boros | 71 | 73 | 78 | 70 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 22 | Bob Stanton | 71 | 73 | 74 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 22 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 74 | 71 | 76 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 25 | Al Chandler | 71 | 75 | 78 | 81 | +25 | 305 | $429 |
| 26 | Andy North | 72 | 74 | 70 | 65 | +1 | 281 | $10,500 |
| 27 | Hale Irwin | 72 | 65 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 283 | $8,663 |
| 28 | Don January | 72 | 70 | 71 | 73 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 28 | David Graham | 72 | 70 | 70 | 74 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 30 | Mike Hill | 72 | 71 | 70 | 74 | +7 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 31 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | 75 | 72 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 31 | Gary Player | 72 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 33 | Butch Baird | 72 | 69 | 74 | 77 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 34 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | 75 | 73 | 74 | +14 | 294 | $518 |
| 35 | Ed Sneed | 72 | 75 | 74 | 75 | +16 | 296 | $429 |
| 36 | Maurie Ver Brugge | 72 | 68 | 84 | 73 | +17 | 297 | $429 |
| 37 | Homero Blancas | 72 | 76 | 78 | 72 | +18 | 298 | $429 |
| 38 | Dennis Meyer | 72 | 74 | 74 | 80 | +20 | 300 | $429 |
| 39 | Ben Crenshaw | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 39 | Bud Allin | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 41 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | 70 | 77 | 67 | +7 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 41 | Gil Morgan | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 43 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 72 | 74 | 69 | +8 | 288 | $2,115 |
| 44 | Mac McLendon | 73 | 71 | 70 | 75 | +9 | 289 | $1,800 |
| 45 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 67 | 75 | 75 | +10 | 290 | $1,531 |
| 46 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 46 | Jimmy Powell | 73 | 68 | 76 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 48 | Jerry McGee | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 49 | Jimmy Wright | 73 | 74 | 76 | 73 | +16 | 296 | $429 |
| 49 | George Johnson | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | +16 | 296 | $429 |
| 49 | Lou Graham | 73 | 71 | 74 | 78 | +16 | 296 | $429 |
| 52 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 72 | 78 | 74 | +17 | 297 | $429 |
| 52 | Roger Watson | 73 | 73 | 76 | 75 | +17 | 297 | $429 |
| 54 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | 69 | 72 | 71 | +6 | 286 | $4,468 |
| 55 | Dale Douglass | 74 | 72 | 74 | 67 | +7 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 56 | Gay Brewer | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 57 | Peter Oosterhuis | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 58 | Charles Sifford | 74 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +14 | 294 | $518 |
| 59 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | 73 | 77 | 72 | +16 | 296 | $429 |
| 60 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 69 | 74 | 80 | +17 | 297 | $429 |
| 61 | Rolf Deming | 74 | 73 | 83 | 70 | +20 | 300 | $429 |
| 62 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 70 | 70 | 74 | +9 | 289 | $1,800 |
| 62 | Bob Murphy | 75 | 68 | 69 | 77 | +9 | 289 | $1,800 |
| 64 | Tom Shaw | 75 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $813 |
| 65 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | 72 | 71 | 77 | +15 | 295 | $434 |
| 66 | Dow Finsterwald | 75 | 73 | 76 | 81 | +25 | 305 | $429 |
| 67 | Gene Littler | 76 | 71 | 66 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $6,918 |
| 68 | Ron Letellier | 76 | 72 | 75 | 75 | +18 | 298 | $429 |
| 69 | Tom Kite | 77 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +11 | 291 | $1,215 |
| 70 | Jim Colbert | 79 | 66 | 72 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $1,531 |
| 71 | Paul Moran | 79 | 69 | 78 | 76 | +22 | 302 | $429 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Garrett | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Charles Coody | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 80 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dick Smith | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Don Massengale | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Doug Ford | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Lionel Hebert | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Lloyd Monroe | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Sam Snead | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tom Nieporte | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Clayton Cole | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Rik Massengale | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Tommy Aaron | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Babe Lichardus | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Frank Beard | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Jerry Barber | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Ken Towns | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Pat Fitzsimons | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Rod Funseth | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Gary Groh | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Larry Ziegler | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Howell Fraser | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Joe Carr | 73 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Wally Armstrong | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Gene Ferrell | 80 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Phil Ferranti | 80 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Roger Maltbie | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Terry Diehl | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| John Lively | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Bob Fry | 76 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 156 | $0 | |
| Gary Hopkins | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 156 | $0 | |
| Larry Mancour | 82 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Randy Glover | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Jon Gustin | 80 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 158 | $0 | |
| Odell Massey | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 158 | $0 | |
| Jerry Mowids | 77 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
| Larry Gilbert | 75 | 84 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
| Mike Schlueter | 77 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
| WD | Bob Smith | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 79 | $0 |
| WD | Richie Karl | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 81 | $0 |


