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. 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. It was the first year since 1969 in which Nicklaus did not win a major championship, 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. Tanglewood is a county-owned facility in Forsyth County.
This championship coincided with the resignation of President Nixon, who left office on Friday.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 8, 1974
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Raymond Floyd68−2
T1Hubert Green68−2
T1John Schlee68−2
T4Bobby Cole69−1
T4Jack Nicklaus69−1
T4Eddie Pearce69−1
T4Sam Snead69−1
T4Leonard Thompson69−1
T4Tom Watson69−1
T10Jim Colbert70E
T10Bruce Devlin70E
T10Al Geiberger70E
T10Tom Jenkins70E
T10Grier Jones70E
T10Tom Nieporte70E
T10Victor Regalado70E
T10Mason Rudolph70E
T10DeWitt Weaver70E
T10Kermit Zarley70E

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Second round

Friday, August 9, 1974
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John Schlee68-67=135−5
2Hubert Green68-68=136−4
T3Bobby Cole69-68=137−3
T3Gary Player73-64=137−3
5Jack Nicklaus69-69=138−2
6Lee Trevino73-66=139−1
T7Tommy Aaron73-67=140E
T7Frank Beard73-67=140E
T7Raymond Floyd68-72=140E
T7Al Geiberger70-70=140E
T7Leonard Thompson69-71=140E
T7Sam Snead69-71=140E

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Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1974
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Trevino73-66-68=207−3
T2Bobby Cole69-68-71=208−2
T2Jack Nicklaus69-69-70=208−2
T4Frank Beard73-67-69=209−1
T4Hubert Green68-68-73=209−1
T6Dave Hill74-69-67=210E
T6Gary Player73-64-73=210E
T6John Schlee68-67-75=210E
T6Leonard Thompson69-71-70=210E
10Sam Snead69-71-71=211+1

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Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1974
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Lee Trevino73-66-68-69=276−445,000
2Jack Nicklaus69-69-70-69=277−325,700
T3Bobby Cole69-68-71-71=279−110,957
T3Hubert Green68-68-73-70=279−110,957
T3Dave Hill74-69-67-69=279−110,957
T3Sam Snead69-71-71-68=279−110,957
7Gary Player73-64-73-70=280E7,200
8Al Geiberger70-70-75-66=281+16,635
T9Don Bies73-71-68-70=282+25,850
T9John Mahaffey72-72-71-67=282+25,850

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