1975 PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins at Firestone Country Club (South Course)
Jack Nicklaus won the 1975 PGA Championship at Firestone Country Club (South Course) in Akron, Ohio with 276 (−4), by 2 strokes over Bruce Crampton.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1975 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 7, 1975 to August 10, 1975
- Course
- Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
- Edition
- 57th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,180 yards
- Field
- 136
- Made the cut
- 71 (cut at 148)
- Purse
- $225,000 · winner's share $45,000
- Champion
- Jack Nicklaus · age 35 · United States · born Columbus, Ohio
- Champion's title
- 4th PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 70-68-67-71 = 276 (−4) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Bruce Crampton
- 54-hole leader
- Jack Nicklaus (205)
- Low club professional
- Ed Dougherty (288)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | 63 | 75 | 69 | 278 | −2 |
What happened at the 1975 PGA Championship
Bruce Crampton's second-round 63 was the first 63 in PGA Championship history and only the second in any major.
Nicklaus' third-round 67 against Crampton's 75 built a four-shot lead, and the two-stroke win gave him his 14th pro major.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).