1974 Tournament Players Championship

The 1974 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Georgia on the PGA Tour, held August 29 to September 2 at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, a suburb northwest of Atlanta. This was the first Tournament Players Championship,[2] and Jack Nicklaus won the first of his three TPC titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead, the 54-hole leader.[1][3]

1974 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 29 –
September 2, 1974
LocationMarietta, Georgia, U.S.
33.940°N 84.426°W / 33.940; -84.426
Course(s)Atlanta Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,883 yards (6,294 m)[1]
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$50,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
272 (−16)
Location Map
Atlanta CC
Location in the United States
Atlanta CC
Location in Georgia

The final round on Sunday was interrupted several times by weather and twelve players completed their rounds on Monday morning, Labor Day.[4]

The year's concluding major, the PGA Championship, was played three weeks earlier in North Carolina and won by Lee Trevino, a stroke ahead of Nicklaus. Trevino opened with 69 at the TPC but finished twelve shots back, in eighteenth place.[1][3]

Venue
Main article: Atlanta Country Club

This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in Georgia; it went to Texas in 1975 and relocated to Florida in 1976. Except for this year, the Atlanta Country Club hosted the Atlanta Classic on the PGA Tour from 1967 through 1996.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 29, 1974
Friday, August 30, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. C. Snead United States64−8
T2Tom Evans United States65−7
Jerry Heard United States
T4Bobby Mitchell United States66−6
Jack Nicklaus United States
T6Homero Blancas United States67−5
Charles Coody United States
Lou Graham United States
9David Graham Australia68−4
T10Tommy Aaron United States69−3
Tim Collins United States
Bruce Crampton Australia
James Ferriell United States
Rod Funseth United States
Gibby Gilbert United States
Larry Hinson United States
Roy Pace United States
Tom Shaw United States
Bob E. Smith United States
Lee Trevino United States

Source:[5][6][7][8]

Second round

Friday, August 30, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lou Graham United States67-67=134−10
2J. C. Snead United States64-71=135−9
3Dave Hill United States70-66=136−8
T4Bruce Crampton Australia69-68=137−7
Hubert Green United States70-67=137
Jack Nicklaus United States66-71=137
T7Bud Allin United States71-67=138−6
Homero Blancas United States67-71=138
Charles Coody United States67-71=138
David Graham Australia68-70=138
Jerry Heard United States65-73=138

Source:[7][8]

Third round

Saturday, August 31, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. C. Snead United States64-71-67=202−14
2Jack Nicklaus United States66-71-68=205−11
T3Homero Blancas United States67-71-69=207−9
Lou Graham United States67-67-73=207
5Dave Hill United States70-66-72=208−8
T6Bud Allin United States71-67-71=209−7
Charles Coody United States67-71-71=209
Bruce Crampton Australia69-68-72=209
David Graham Australia68-70-71=209
Hubert Green United States70-67-72=209

Source:[9][10]

Final round

Sunday, September 1, 1974
Monday, September 2, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States66-71-68-67=272−1650,000
2J. C. Snead United States64-71-67-72=274−1428,500
3Bruce Crampton Australia69-68-72-67=276−1217,750
4Gene Littler United States72-69-69-67=277−1111,750
5Lou Graham United States67-67-73-71=278−1010,250
T6Hubert Green United States70-67-72-70=279−98,500
Bob Murphy United States71-71-69-68=279
8Dave Hill United States70-66-72-72=280−87,375
T9Bud Allin United States71-67-71-72=281−76,250
Charles Coody United States67-71-71-72=281
Eddie Pearce United States73-67-69-72=281

Source:[1][3]

References
  1. "Final round birdies end Nicklaus' victory drought". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 3, 1974. p. 23.
  2. Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
  3. "Nicklaus 1st by 2 strokes; J.C. Snead 2d". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 3, 1974. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. "Nicklaus catches Snead after 67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 2, 1974. p. 13.
  5. "J.C. Snead fashions 64 for TPC lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 30, 1975. p. 1D.
  6. "J.C. Snead's 64 leads Atlanta". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 30, 1974. p. 7 sec. 3.
  7. "Graham hits second 67". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 31, 1975. p. 2B.
  8. "Graham sets pace, Evans disqualified". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 31, 1974. p. 2, sec. 2.
  9. "J.C. Snead sizzles". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 1, 1974. p. 3, sports.
  10. "J.C. Snead grabs lead of 3 on eagle". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 1, 1974. p. 4, sec. 3.
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