1974 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 8–11, 1974 |
Location | Clemmons, North Carolina |
Course(s) |
Tanglewood Park, Championship Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,050 yards (6,447 m)[1] |
Field | 141 players, 78 after cut[2] |
Cut | 149 (+9) |
Prize fund | $225,000 |
Winner's share | $45,000 |
Champion | |
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276 (−4) | |
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The 1974 PGA Championship was the 56th PGA Championship, played August 8–11 at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina, a suburb southwest of Winston-Salem. Lee Trevino won the first of his two PGA Championships, one stroke ahead of defending champion Jack Nicklaus.[1] It was the fifth of Trevino's six major titles and Nicklaus was the runner-up to Trevino in a major for the fourth and final time.[3] It was the first year since 1969 in which Nicklaus did not win a major championship,[4] but he regained the title the following year.
Three-time champion Sam Snead, age 62, finished tied for third for his third consecutive top ten finish in the event. It was the final major in which he was in contention, his next best finish was a tie for 42nd at the PGA Championship in 1979.
Trevino used a putter he found in a friend's attic only days before and had only one three-putt, on the 71st hole.[4] Tanglewood is a county-owned facility in Forsyth County.[5]
This championship coincided with the resignation of President Nixon, who left office on Friday.[6]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1963, 1971, 1973 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 277 | −3 | 2 |
Sam Snead | ![]() | 1942, 1949, 1951 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 279 | −1 | T3 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1962, 1972 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 280 | E | 7 |
Al Geiberger | ![]() | 1966 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 281 | +1 | 8 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 1969 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 284 | +4 | T11 |
Dave Stockton | ![]() | 1970 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 288 | +8 | T26 |
Bobby Nichols | ![]() | 1964 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 291 | +11 | T39 |
Bob Rosburg | ![]() | 1959 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 303 | +23 | 76 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Ford | ![]() | 1955 | 77 | 77 | 154 | +14 |
Dow Finsterwald | ![]() | 1958 | 76 | 80 | 156 | +16 |
Jay Hebert | ![]() | 1960 | 76 | 80 | 156 | +16 |
Lionel Hebert | ![]() | 1957 | 78 | 78 | 156 | +16 |
Jerry Barber | ![]() | 1961 | 80 | 80 | 160 | +20 |
Paul Runyan | ![]() | 1934, 1938 | 84 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 8, 1974
Source:[9]
Second round
Friday, August 9, 1974
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Schlee | ![]() | 68-67=135 | −5 |
2 | Hubert Green | ![]() | 68-68=136 | −4 |
T3 | Bobby Cole | ![]() | 69-68=137 | −3 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 73-64=137 | ||
5 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 69-69=138 | −2 |
6 | Lee Trevino | ![]() | 73-66=139 | −1 |
T7 | Tommy Aaron | ![]() | 73-67=140 | E |
Frank Beard | ![]() | 73-67=140 | ||
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 68-72=140 | ||
Al Geiberger | ![]() | 70-70=140 | ||
Leonard Thompson | ![]() | 69-71=140 | ||
Sam Snead | ![]() | 69-71=140 |
Source:[10]
Third round
Saturday, August 10, 1974
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Trevino | ![]() | 73-66-68=207 | −3 |
T2 | Bobby Cole | ![]() | 69-68-71=208 | −2 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 69-69-70=208 | ||
T4 | Frank Beard | ![]() | 73-67-69=209 | −1 |
Hubert Green | ![]() | 68-68-73=209 | ||
T6 | Dave Hill | ![]() | 74-69-67=210 | E |
Gary Player | ![]() | 73-64-73=210 | ||
John Schlee | ![]() | 68-67-75=210 | ||
Leonard Thompson | ![]() | 69-71-70=210 | ||
10 | Sam Snead | ![]() | 69-71-71=211 | +1 |
Source:[11]
Final round
Sunday, August 11, 1974
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Trevino | ![]() | 73-66-68-69=276 | −4 | 45,000 |
2 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 69-69-70-69=277 | −3 | 25,700 |
T3 | Bobby Cole | ![]() | 69-68-71-71=279 | −1 | 10,957 |
Hubert Green | ![]() | 68-68-73-70=279 | |||
Dave Hill | ![]() | 74-69-67-69=279 | |||
Sam Snead | ![]() | 69-71-71-68=279 | |||
7 | Gary Player | ![]() | 73-64-73-70=280 | E | 7,200 |
8 | Al Geiberger | ![]() | 70-70-75-66=281 | +1 | 6,635 |
T9 | Don Bies | ![]() | 73-71-68-70=282 | +2 | 5,850 |
John Mahaffey | ![]() | 72-72-71-67=282 |
References
- 1 2 3 "'Super' Lee notches PGA". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 12, 1974. p. 12.
- 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1974 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (August 19, 1974). "He left them laughing". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- 1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (August 12, 1974). "Trevino holds off Nicklaus to win PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18.
- ↑ "Tanglewood Park: golf". Forsyth County. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Nixon Resigns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 9, 1974. p. 1.
- 1 2 "1974 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Scoreboard, Golf: PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 10, 1974. p. 3B.
- ↑ "Swinging Sam still firing birds". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1974. p. 1D.
- ↑ "Player chases Schlee in PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 10, 1974. p. 1B.
- ↑ "Player ignores comedian's antics". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 3C.
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- About.com – 1974 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1974 PGA Championship
Preceded by 1974 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1975 Masters |
Coordinates: 35°59′35″N 80°24′18″W / 35.993°N 80.405°W