1974 PGA Championship

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.

1974 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 8–11, 1974
LocationClemmons, North Carolina
Course(s)Tanglewood Park,
Championship Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,050 yards (6,447 m)[1]
Field141 players, 78 after cut[2]
Cut149 (+9)
Prize fund$225,000
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
Lee Trevino
276 (−4)
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.

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
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1971, 197369697069277−32
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195169717168279−1T3
Gary Player South Africa1962, 197273647370280E7
Al Geiberger United States196670707566281+18
Raymond Floyd United States196968727470284+4T11
Dave Stockton United States197071737074288+8T26
Bobby Nichols United States196472747273291+11T39
Bob Rosburg United States195975727482303+2376

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Doug Ford United States19557777154+14
Dow Finsterwald United States19587680156+16
Jay Hebert United States19607680156+16
Lionel Hebert United States19577878156+16
Jerry Barber United States19618080160+20
Paul Runyan United States1934, 193884WD

Source:[2][7][8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 8, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Raymond Floyd United States68−2
Hubert Green United States
John Schlee United States
T4Bobby Cole South Africa69−1
Jack Nicklaus United States
Eddie Pearce United States
Sam Snead United States
Leonard Thompson United States
Tom Watson United States
T10Jim Colbert United States70E
Bruce Devlin Australia
Al Geiberger United States
Tom Jenkins United States
Grier Jones United States
Tom Nieporte United States
Victor Regalado Mexico
Mason Rudolph United States
DeWitt Weaver United States
Kermit Zarley United States

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, August 9, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John Schlee United States68-67=135−5
2Hubert Green United States68-68=136−4
T3Bobby Cole South Africa69-68=137−3
Gary Player South Africa73-64=137
5Jack Nicklaus United States69-69=138−2
6Lee Trevino United States73-66=139−1
T7Tommy Aaron United States73-67=140E
Frank Beard United States73-67=140
Raymond Floyd United States68-72=140
Al Geiberger United States70-70=140
Leonard Thompson United States69-71=140
Sam Snead United States69-71=140

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Trevino United States73-66-68=207−3
T2Bobby Cole South Africa69-68-71=208−2
Jack Nicklaus United States69-69-70=208
T4Frank Beard United States73-67-69=209−1
Hubert Green United States68-68-73=209
T6Dave Hill United States74-69-67=210E
Gary Player South Africa73-64-73=210
John Schlee United States68-67-75=210
Leonard Thompson United States69-71-70=210
10Sam Snead United States69-71-71=211+1

Source:[11]

Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Lee Trevino United States73-66-68-69=276−445,000
2Jack Nicklaus United States69-69-70-69=277−325,700
T3Bobby Cole South Africa69-68-71-71=279−110,957
Hubert Green United States68-68-73-70=279
Dave Hill United States74-69-67-69=279
Sam Snead United States69-71-71-68=279
7Gary Player South Africa73-64-73-70=280E7,200
8Al Geiberger United States70-70-75-66=281+16,635
T9Don Bies United States73-71-68-70=282+25,850
John Mahaffey United States72-72-71-67=282

Source:[1][7]

References
  1. "'Super' Lee notches PGA". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 12, 1974. p. 12.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1974 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. Jenkins, Dan (August 19, 1974). "He left them laughing". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
  4. Gundelfinger, Phil (August 12, 1974). "Trevino holds off Nicklaus to win PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18.
  5. "Tanglewood Park: golf". Forsyth County. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. "Nixon Resigns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 9, 1974. p. 1.
  7. "1974 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  8. "Scoreboard, Golf: PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 10, 1974. p. 3B.
  9. "Swinging Sam still firing birds". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1974. p. 1D.
  10. "Player chases Schlee in PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 10, 1974. p. 1B.
  11. "Player ignores comedian's antics". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 3C.
Preceded by
1974 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1975 Masters

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