1974 European Tour

The table below shows the 1974 European Tour schedule which was made up of 21 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting tournaments that later became known as "Approved Special Events". The schedule included the major national opens around Europe, with other tournaments mostly held in England, Scotland and Wales.[2]

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Double Diamond Strokeplay, the El Paraiso Open and the non-counting Ibergolf Trophy to conclude the season;[2] and the loss of the Scottish Open.[3] The John Player Classic was scheduled for late September, but ultimately cancelled due to a clash of dates with the PGA Tour's Kaiser International Open Invitational.[4]

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner[lower-alpha 1]	Notes
10–13 Apr	Portuguese Open	Portugal	Brian Huggett (1)
11–14 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	Gary Player (n/a)	Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
17–20 Apr	Spanish Open	Spain	Jerry Heard (1)
24–27 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	Manuel Piñero (1)
2–5 May	French Open	France	Peter Oosterhuis (5)
8–11 May	Penfold Tournament	England	Tommy Horton (2)
15–18 May	Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball	England	Clive Clark (n/a) & Peter Butler (n/a)	Pairs event; not counting for the Order of Merit[lower-alpha 1]
22 25 May	Piccadilly Medal	England	Maurice Bembridge (2)
5–8 Jun	Martini International	England	Stewart Ginn (1)
13–15 Jun	Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship	England	Dale Hayes (n/a)	Approved special event
13–16 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	Hale Irwin (n/a)	Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
20–23 Jun	Carroll's International	Republic of Ireland	Bernard Gallacher (1)
10–13 Jul	The Open Championship	England	Gary Player (n/a)	Major championship
18–21 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	Tony Jacklin (4)
24–27 Jul	Swiss Open	Switzerland	Bob Charles (4)
1–4 Aug	German Open	West Germany	Simon Owen (1)
6–8 Aug	Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament	England	Richard Jewell (n/a)	Approved special event
8–11 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	Lee Trevino (n/a)	Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
8–11 Aug	Dutch Open	Netherlands	Brian Barnes (2)
14–17 Aug	Benson & Hedges Festival	England	Philippe Toussaint (1)
20–21 Aug	Double Diamond Strokeplay	Scotland	Maurice Bembridge (3)	New tournament
22–24 Aug	Double Diamond International	Scotland	England	Approved special event; team event
28–31 Aug	Viyella PGA Championship	England	Maurice Bembridge (4)
12–15 Sep	Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship	Scotland	Jack Newton (3)
18–21 Sep	W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament	England	Neil Coles (4)
25–28 Sep	John Player Classic	England	Cancelled
2–5 Oct	Dunlop Masters	Wales	Bernard Gallacher (2)
10–12 Oct	Piccadilly World Match Play	England	Hale Irwin (n/a)	Approved special event
17–20 Oct	Italian Open	Italy	Peter Oosterhuis (6)
23–26 Oct	El Paraiso Open	Spain	Peter Oosterhuis (7)
1–3 Nov	Sotogrande Match	Spain	Great Britain and Ireland	New tournament; approved special event; team event
8–10 Nov	Ibergolf Trophy	Spain	Gary Player (n/a)	New tournament; not counting for the Order of Merit[lower-alpha 1]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.[5]

Position	Player	Country	Points	Prize money (£)
1	Peter Oosterhuis	England	2,964.99	32,127
2	Dale Hayes	South Africa	2,378.83	18,396
3	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	2,148.40	18,515
4	Brian Barnes	Scotland	2,110.50	14,380
5	Neil Coles	England	2,079.85	13,961
6	Vicente Fernández	Argentina	2,061.16	7,819
7	Tony Jacklin	England	2,032.50	19,547
8	Brian Huggett	Wales	2,031.93	12,373
9	Peter Townsend	England	1,979.62	15,828
10	Tommy Horton	England	1,902.36	11,343

• List of golfers with most European Tour wins

• 1974 season results on the PGA European Tour website
• 1974 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website