1974 PGA Championship
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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. 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
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 68 | −2 |
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T4 | ![]() | 69 | −1 |
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T10 | ![]() | 70 | E |
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Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, August 9, 1974
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 68-67=135 | −5 |
2 | ![]() | 68-68=136 | −4 |
T3 | ![]() | 69-68=137 | −3 |
![]() | 73-64=137 | ||
5 | ![]() | 69-69=138 | −2 |
6 | ![]() | 73-66=139 | −1 |
T7 | ![]() | 73-67=140 | E |
![]() | 73-67=140 | ||
![]() | 68-72=140 | ||
![]() | 70-70=140 | ||
![]() | 69-71=140 | ||
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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]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 73-66-68=207 | −3 |
T2 | ![]() | 69-68-71=208 | −2 |
![]() | 69-69-70=208 | ||
T4 | ![]() | 73-67-69=209 | −1 |
![]() | 68-68-73=209 | ||
T6 | ![]() | 74-69-67=210 | E |
![]() | 73-64-73=210 | ||
![]() | 68-67-75=210 | ||
![]() | 69-71-70=210 | ||
10 | ![]() | 69-71-71=211 | +1 |
Source:[9][10]
Final round
Sunday, August 11, 1974
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 73-66-68-69=276 | −4 | 45,000 |
2 | ![]() | 69-69-70-69=277 | −3 | 25,700 |
T3 | ![]() | 69-68-71-71=279 | −1 | 10,957 |
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![]() | 69-71-71-68=279 | |||
7 | ![]() | 73-64-73-70=280 | E | 7,200 |
8 | ![]() | 70-70-75-66=281 | +1 | 6,635 |
T9 | ![]() | 73-71-68-70=282 | +2 | 5,850 |
![]() | 72-72-71-67=282 |
Source:[1][11]
References
- ^ a b c "'Super' Lee notches PGA". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 12, 1974. p. 12.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1974 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 19, 1974). "He left them laughing". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- ^ a b Gundelfinger, Phil (August 12, 1974). "Trevino holds off Nicklaus to win PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18.
- ^ "Tanglewood Park: golf". Forsyth County. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Nixon Resigns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 9, 1974. p. 1.
- ^ "Swinging Sam still firing birds". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1974. p. 1D.
- ^ "Player chases Schlee in PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 10, 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Trevino grabs PGA lead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Player ignores comedian's antics". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 11, 1974. p. 3C.
- ^ "1974 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- GolfCompendium.com – 1974 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1974 PGA Championship