1975 PGA Championship Won by Jack Nicklaus
The 1975 PGA Championship was the 57th time the tournament was played, and the site of Jack Nicklaus' 14th win in a major.
Winner: Jack Nicklaus, 276
Where it was played: Firestone Country Club (South Course) in Akron, Ohio
Tournament dates: August 7-10, 1975
Leader after first round: Mark Hayes, 67
Leader after second round: Bruce Crampton, 134
Leader after third round: Jack Nicklaus, 205
Notable Notes: In the second round, Bruce Crampton became the first golfer to shoot 63 in a PGA Championship. In the third round, Jack Nicklaus shot 67 and moved into the lead. In the final round, Nicklaus held off a game Crampton, shooting 71 to Crampton's 69, to win his four PGA Championship. It was Nicklaus' 14th major victory overall. This was the fourth time that Crampton finished second to Nicklaus in a major.
Final Scores
| Jack Nicklaus | 70-68-67-71—276 |
| Bruce Crampton | 71-63-75-69—278 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 70-71-70-68—279 |
| Andy North | 72-74-70-65—281 |
| Billy Casper | 69-72-72-70—283 |
| Hale Irwin | 72-65-73-73—283 |
| Dave Hill | 71-71-74-68—284 |
| Gene Littler | 76-71-66-71—284 |
| Tom Watson | 70-71-71-73—285 |
| Raymond Floyd | 70-73-72-71—286 |
| Don January | 72-70-71-73—286 |
| Bud Allin | 73-72-70-71—286 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 73-72-71-70—286 |
| David Graham | 72-70-70-74—286 |
| Leonard Thompson | 74-69-72-71—286 |
| John Schlee | 71-68-75-72—286 |
| Gil Morgan | 73-71-71-72—287 |
| Steve Melnyk | 71-72-74-70—287 |
| Mike Hill | 72-71-70-74—287 |
| Dale Douglass | 74-72-74-67—287 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 73-70-77-67—287 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73-72-74-69—288 |
| Mark Hayes | 67-71-75-75—288 |
| Ed Dougherty | 69-70-72-77—288 |
| Mac McLendon | 73-71-70-75—289 |
| Jerry Heard | 75-70-70-74—289 |
| Bob Murphy | 75-68-69-77—289 |
| John Mahaffey | 71-70-75-74—290 |
| J.C. Snead | 73-67-75-75—290 |
| Larry Hinson | 68-73-72-77—290 |
| Jim Colbert | 79-66-72-73—290 |
| Bob Wynn | 69-69-80-72—290 |
| Arnold Palmer | 73-72-73-73—291 |
| Gay Brewer | 74-74-71-72—291 |
| Bobby Nichols | 72-75-72-72—291 |
| Gary Player | 72-70-73-76—291 |
| Jimmy Powell | 73-68-76-74—291 |
| Tom Kite | 77-71-72-71—291 |
| Al Geiberger | 70-70-80-71—291 |
| Bob Stanton | 71-73-74-74—292 |
| Jerry McGee | 73-74-73-72—292 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 74-72-72-74—292 |
| Tom Shaw | 75-72-71-74—292 |
| Bobby Cole | 71-74-71-76—292 |
| Butch Baird | 72-69-74-77—292 |
| Julius Boros | 71-73-78-70—292 |
| Mike Morley | 70-72-75-76—293 |
| Tom Jenkins | 72-75-73-74—294 |
| Charles Sifford | 74-72-75-73—294 |
| Jim Dent | 70-71-77-77—295 |
| Bruce Devlin | 70-73-75-77—295 |
| Art Wall Jr. | 70-74-74-77—295 |
| Forrest Fezler | 75-72-71-77—295 |
| Ed Sneed | 72-75-74-75—296 |
| George Johnson | 73-74-74-75—296 |
| Jimmy Wright | 73-74-76-73—296 |
| Eddie Pearce | 74-73-77-72—296 |
| Lou Graham | 73-71-74-78—296 |
| Fred Wampler | 69-74-80-73—296 |
| Roger Watson | 73-73-76-75—297 |
| Lee Trevino | 73-72-78-74—297 |
| Bob Benson | 68-77-80-72—297 |
| Victor Regalado | 74-69-74-80—297 |
| Maurie Ver Brugge | 72-68-84-73—297 |
| Ron Letellier | 76-72-75-75—298 |
| Homero Blancas | 72-76-78-72—298 |
| Dennis Meyer | 72-74-74-80—300 |
| Rolf Deming | 74-73-83-70—300 |
| Paul Moran | 79-69-78-76—302 |
| Al Chandler | 71-75-78-81—305 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 75-73-76-81—305 |