1975 Masters: Jack Nicklaus wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Jack Nicklaus won the 1975 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 276 (−12), by 1 stroke over Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1975 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 10, 1975 to April 13, 1975
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 39th Masters
Par: 72 · 7,020 yards
Made the cut: 46 (cut at 148)
Purse: $242,750 · winner's share $40,000
Champion: Jack Nicklaus · age 35 · United States · born Columbus, Ohio, USA
Champion's title: 5th Masters title
Winning score: 68-67-73-68 = 276 (−12) · won by 1 stroke
Runners-up: Johnny Miller (277, −11), Tom Weiskopf (277, −11)
54-hole leader: Tom Weiskopf (207, −9) · Jack Nicklaus was 1 stroke back (2)
Caddie: Willie Peterson
Low amateur: George Burns (292)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	68	67	73	68	276	−12
T2	Johnny Miller	75	71	65	66	277	−11
T2	Tom Weiskopf	69	72	66	70	277	−11

What happened at the 1975 Masters

Jack Nicklaus holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole on Sunday and won his record fifth Masters by one stroke.

Lee Elder became the first Black golfer to play in the Masters.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1975 Masters: Jack Nicklaus wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1975 Masters

How this was built

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