1974 PGA Championship

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1974 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 8–11, 1974
Location Clemmons, North Carolina
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
United States Lee Trevino
276 (−4)
TanglewoodPark is located in USA
TanglewoodPark
Tanglewood
Park
Location in United States

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.

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

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1963, 1971, 1973 69 69 70 69 277 −3 2
Sam Snead  United States 1942, 1949, 1951 69 71 71 68 279 −1 T3
Gary Player  South Africa 1962, 1972 73 64 73 70 280 E 7
Al Geiberger  United States 1966 70 70 75 66 281 +1 8
Raymond Floyd  United States 1969 68 72 74 70 284 +4 T11
Dave Stockton  United States 1970 71 73 70 74 288 +8 T26
Bobby Nichols  United States 1964 72 74 72 73 291 +11 T39
Bob Rosburg  United States 1959 75 72 74 82 303 +23 76

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Doug Ford  United States 1955 77 77 154 +14
Dow Finsterwald  United States 1958 76 80 156 +16
Jay Hebert  United States 1960 76 80 156 +16
Lionel Hebert  United States 1957 78 78 156 +16
Jerry Barber  United States 1961 80 80 160 +20
Paul Runyan  United States 1934, 1938 84 WD

Source:[2][7][8]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, August 11, 1974

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Lee Trevino  United States 73-66-68-69=276 −4 45,000
2 Jack Nicklaus  United States 69-69-70-69=277 −3 25,700
T3 Bobby Cole  South Africa 69-68-71-71=279 −1 10,957
Hubert Green  United States 68-68-73-70=279
Dave Hill  United States 74-69-67-69=279
Sam Snead  United States 69-71-71-68=279
7 Gary Player  South Africa 73-64-73-70=280 E 7,200
8 Al Geiberger  United States 70-70-75-66=281 +1 6,635
T9 Don Bies  United States 73-71-68-70=282 +2 5,850
John Mahaffey  United States 72-72-71-67=282

Source:[1][7]

References

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External links

Preceded by Major Championships Succeeded by
1975 Masters

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