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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 8–11, 1974 |
| Location | Clemmons, North Carolina 35°59′35″N 80°24′18″W / 35.993°N 80.405°W |
| 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 | |
 Lee Trevino | |
| 276 (−4) | |
| Location map | |
  Tanglewood Park Location in the United States  Tanglewood Park Location in North Carolina | |
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. Gary Player's bid to win three majors in 1974 came up short in the final round; the winner of the Masters and Open Championship finished four strokes back at even par, in seventh place.
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]
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, August 8, 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Raymond Floyd |
68 | −2 |
| Hubert Green
| |||
| John Schlee
| |||
| T4 |  Bobby Cole |
69 | −1 |
| Jack Nicklaus
| |||
| Eddie Pearce
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| Sam Snead
| |||
| Leonard Thompson
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| Tom Watson
| |||
| T10 | Jim Colbert |
70 | E |
 Bruce Devlin
| |||
| Al Geiberger
| |||
| Tom Jenkins
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| Grier Jones
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| Tom Nieporte
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 Victor Regalado
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| Mason Rudolph
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| DeWitt Weaver
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| Kermit Zarley
|
Source:[7]
Second round
editFriday, August 9, 1974
| Place | Player | 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:[8]
Third round
editSaturday, August 10, 1974
Lee Trevino shot 68 to take the lead at 207 (−3), while 36-hole leader John Schlee carded 75 to fall three strokes back.[9][10]
| Place | Player | 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 |
Final round
editSunday, August 11, 1974
| Place | Player | 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
edit- ^ a b c "'Super' Lee notches PGA". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 12, 1974. p. 12.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1974 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 19, 1974). "He left them laughing". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Trevino grabs PGA lead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Player ignores comedian's antics". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 3C.
- ^ "1974 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
External links
edit- PGA Media Guide 2012
- GolfCompendium.com – 1974 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1974 PGA Championship