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
35.993°N 80.405°W / 35.993; -80.405
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
United States Lee Trevino
276 (−4)
Location Map
Tanglewood Park is located in the United States
Tanglewood Park
Tanglewood Park
Location in the United States
Tanglewood Park is located in North Carolina
Tanglewood Park
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. Gary Player's bid to win three majors in 1974 came up short in the final round; the winner of the Masters and Open Championship finished four strokes back at even par, in seventh place.

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]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 8, 1974

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Raymond Floyd68−2
United States Hubert Green
United States John Schlee
T4South Africa Bobby Cole69−1
United States Jack Nicklaus
United States Eddie Pearce
United States Sam Snead
United States Leonard Thompson
United States Tom Watson
T10United States Jim Colbert70E
Australia Bruce Devlin
United States Al Geiberger
United States Tom Jenkins
United States Grier Jones
United States Tom Nieporte
Mexico Victor Regalado
United States Mason Rudolph
United States DeWitt Weaver
United States Kermit Zarley

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, August 9, 1974

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States John Schlee68-67=135−5
2United States Hubert Green68-68=136−4
T3South Africa Bobby Cole69-68=137−3
South Africa Gary Player73-64=137
5United States Jack Nicklaus69-69=138−2
6United States Lee Trevino73-66=139−1
T7United States Tommy Aaron73-67=140E
United States Frank Beard73-67=140
United States Raymond Floyd68-72=140
United States Al Geiberger70-70=140
United States Leonard Thompson69-71=140
United States Sam Snead69-71=140

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1974

Lee Trevino shot 68 to take the lead at 207 (−3), while 36-hole leader John Schlee carded 75 to fall three strokes back.[9][10]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Lee Trevino73-66-68=207−3
T2South Africa Bobby Cole69-68-71=208−2
United States Jack Nicklaus69-69-70=208
T4United States Frank Beard73-67-69=209−1
United States Hubert Green68-68-73=209
T6United States Dave Hill74-69-67=210E
South Africa Gary Player73-64-73=210
United States John Schlee68-67-75=210
United States Leonard Thompson69-71-70=210
10United States Sam Snead69-71-71=211+1

Source:[9][10]

Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1974

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Lee Trevino73-66-68-69=276−445,000
2United States Jack Nicklaus69-69-70-69=277−325,700
T3South Africa Bobby Cole69-68-71-71=279−110,957
United States Hubert Green68-68-73-70=279
United States Dave Hill74-69-67-69=279
United States Sam Snead69-71-71-68=279
7South Africa Gary Player73-64-73-70=280E7,200
8United States Al Geiberger70-70-75-66=281+16,635
T9United States Don Bies73-71-68-70=282+25,850
United States John Mahaffey72-72-71-67=282

Source:[1][11]

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. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. 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. "Swinging Sam still firing birds". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1974. p. 1D.
  8. "Player chases Schlee in PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 10, 1974. p. 1B.
  9. "Trevino grabs PGA lead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 11.
  10. "Player ignores comedian's antics". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 3C.
  11. "1974 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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