1974 Open Championship

The 1974 Open Championship was the 103rd Open Championship, held from 10–13 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Gary Player won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis.[2][3] It was the eighth of his nine major titles and second of the year; he won the Masters in April.[4] In the other two majors in 1974, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, Player had top ten finishes.

1974 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates10–13 July 1974
LocationLancashire, England
Course(s)Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,822 yards (6,238 m)[1]
Field154 players
81 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut156 (+14) (1st cut)
231 (+18) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund£50,000[1]
$120,000
Winner's share£5,500[1]
$13,200
Champion
Gary Player
282 (−2)
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in Lancashire. England

The use of the larger "American ball" (diameter 1.68 in, 42.67 mm) was made compulsory. In previous Opens, players could use the smaller "British ball" (1.62 in, 41.15 mm).[5][6][7]

Course layout
Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards2064364583932124865513941623,2983345422013394454683564533863,5246,822
Par344435543354534444443671

Source:[8]
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

  • 1969: 6,848 yards (6,262 m)
  • 1963: 6,836 yards (6,251 m)
  • 1958: 6,635 yards (6,067 m)
  • 1952: 6,657 yards (6,087 m)

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Gary Player South Africa1959, 196869687570282−21
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 197074727071287+33
Tom Weiskopf United States197372727475293+9T7
Tony Jacklin England196974777175297+13T18
Lee Trevino United States1971, 197279707874301+17T31
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina196780747776307+23T51

Missed the second cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3TotalTo par
Max Faulkner England1951787779234+21
Kel Nagle Australia1960787883239+26

Missed the first cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Bob Charles New Zealand19637879157+15
Peter Thomson Australia1954, 1955,
1956, 1958, 1965		7981160+18
Bobby Locke South Africa1949, 1950,
1952, 1957		8186167+25
Fred Daly Northern Ireland19478685171+29

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 10 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1John Morgan England69−2
Gary Player South Africa
T3Bobby Cole South Africa70−1
Danny Edwards United States
T5Hubert Green United States71E
John O'Leary Ireland
Peter Oosterhuis England
T8David Chillas Scotland72+1
Neil Coles England
Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan
Johnny Miller United States
Tom Weiskopf United States

Source:[9]

Second round

Thursday, 11 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa69-68=137−5
T2Bobby Cole South Africa70-72=142E
Peter Oosterhuis England71-71=142
4Danny Edwards United States70-73=143+1
T5Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan72-72=144+2
John Morgan England69-75=144
Tom Weiskopf United States72-72=144
8Hubert Green United States71-74=145+3
T9Al Geiberger United States76-70=146+4
Noel Hunt England73-73=146
Jack Nicklaus United States74-72=146

Amateurs: Lyle (+10), James (+16), Clark (+21), Burch (+22), Homer (+23), Shaw (+31).

Third round

Friday, 12 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa69-68-75=212−1
2Peter Oosterhuis England71-71-73=215+2
3Jack Nicklaus United States74-72-70=216+3
4Hubert Green United States71-74-72=217+4
T5Bobby Cole South Africa70-72-76=218+5
Tom Weiskopf United States72-72-74=218
T7Danny Edwards United States70-73-76=219+6
Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan72-72-75=219
T9Johnny Miller United States72-75-73=220+7
John Morgan England69-75-76=220

Source:[10]
Amateurs: Lyle (+23), James (+24).

Final round

Saturday, 13 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Gary Player South Africa69-68-75-70=282−25,500
2Peter Oosterhuis England71-71-73-71=286+24,000
3Jack Nicklaus United States74-72-70-71=287+33,250
4Hubert Green United States71-74-72-71=288+42,750
T5Danny Edwards United States70-73-76-73=292+82,300
Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan72-72-75-73=292
T7Bobby Cole South Africa70-72-76-75=293+91,717
Donald Swaelens Belgium77-73-74-69=293
Tom Weiskopf United States72-72-74-75=293
10Johnny Miller United States72-75-73-74=294+101,500

Source:[3][11]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 62, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. Jenkins, Dan (22 July 1974). "Gary Player's Expo". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  3. "Player wins Open, sets sights on Jack". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 14 July 1974. p. 1B.
  4. "Player determined to be No. 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 15 July 2012. p. 3, sec 2.
  5. "R&A made bigger ball compulsory". The Times. 22 January 1974. p. 10.
  6. Jacobs, Raymond (22 January 1974). "American-size ball compulsory in Open". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  7. "Manufacturers criticize Open ball decision". Glasgow Herald. 23 January 1974. p. 4.
  8. "Card of course". Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1974. p. 4.
  9. Jacobs, Raymond (11 July 1974). "Unknown shares lead with Gary". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  10. Jacobs, Raymond (13 July 1974). "Oosterhuis cuts the gap to three". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  11. "1974 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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