Wikipedia

1974 PGA Tour

The 1974 PGA Tour was the 59th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the sixth season since separating from the PGA of America.

1974 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1974 (1974-01-03) – November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Johnny Miller (8)
Money listUnited States Johnny Miller
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Johnny Miller
← 1973
1975 →

Schedule

edit

The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner(s)[a] Notes
Jan 6 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 138,750   Johnny Miller (4) Pro-Am
Jan 13 Phoenix Open Arizona 150,000   Johnny Miller (5)
Jan 20 Dean Martin Tucson Open Arizona 150,000   Johnny Miller (6)
Jan 27 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 170,000   Bobby Nichols (11)
Feb 3 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 220,000   Jack Nicklaus (53)
Feb 10 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 160,000   Hubert Green (4) Pro-Am
Feb 17 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 150,000   Dave Stockton (7)
Feb 24 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 260,000   Leonard Thompson (1)
Mar 3 Florida Citrus Open Florida 150,000   Jerry Heard (4)
Mar 10 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 150,000   Buddy Allin (3)
Mar 17 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 150,000   Hubert Green (5)
Mar 24 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 200,000   Johnny Miller (7) Invitational
Mar 31 Greater New Orleans Open Louisiana 150,000   Lee Trevino (18)
Apr 7 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 220,000   Bob Charles (6)
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 229,549   Gary Player (19) Major championship
Apr 14 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 17,500   Dwight Nevil (n/a) Second Tour[b]
Apr 21 Monsanto Open Florida 150,000   Lee Elder (1)
Apr 28 Tournament of Champions California 200,000   Johnny Miller (8) Winners-only event
Apr 28 Tallahassee Open Florida 90,000   Allen Miller (1) Alternate event
May 5 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 150,000   Buddy Allin (4)
May 12 Houston Open Texas 150,000   Dave Hill (11)
May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 250,000   Rod Curl (1) Invitational
May 26 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 175,000   Gary Player (20)
Jun 2 Kemper Open North Carolina 250,000   Bob Menne (1)
Jun 9 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000   Hubert Green (6)
Jun 16 U.S. Open New York 219,900   Hale Irwin (3) Major championship
Jun 23 American Golf Classic Ohio 170,000   Jim Colbert (4)
Jun 30 Western Open Illinois 200,000   Tom Watson (1)
Jul 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000   Ed Sneed (2)
Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £50,000   Gary Player (21) Major championship[c]
Jul 14 Quad Cities Open Iowa 100,000   Dave Stockton (8) Alternate event
Jul 21 B.C. Open New York 150,000   Richie Karl (1)
Jul 28 Canadian Open Canada 200,000   Bobby Nichols (12)
Aug 4 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts 200,000   Victor Regalado (1)
Aug 11 PGA Championship North Carolina 225,000   Lee Trevino (19) Major championship
Aug 18 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 200,000   Dave Stockton (9)
Aug 25 Westchester Classic New York 250,000   Johnny Miller (9)
Sep 2 Tournament Players Championship Georgia 250,000   Jack Nicklaus (54) New tournament
Special event
Sep 8 Southern Open Georgia 100,000   Forrest Fezler (1)
Sep 15 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina 300,000   Johnny Miller (10)
Sep 22 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio 150,000   Miller Barber (9)
Sep 29 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 150,000   Johnny Miller (11)
Oct 6 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000   Al Geiberger (5)
Oct 20 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000   Terry Diehl (1)
Nov 3 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 250,000   Hubert Green (7) and
  Mac McLendon (1)		 Team event

Unofficial events

edit

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Jun 21 Flint Elks Open Michigan 10,000   Bryan Abbott
Nov 24 World Cup Venezuela 6,300   Bobby Cole and
  Dale Hayes 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy   Bobby Cole

Money list

edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Johnny Miller 353,021
2   Jack Nicklaus 238,178
3   Hubert Green 211,709
4   Lee Trevino 203,422
5   J. C. Snead 164,486
6   Dave Stockton 155,105
7   Hale Irwin 152,509
8   Jerry Heard 145,788
9   Buddy Allin 137,950
10   Tom Watson 135,474

Awards

edit
Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Johnny Miller [3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Lee Trevino [4]

Notes

edit
  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

edit
  1. ^ "1975 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "PGA Top Winners". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. November 12, 1974. p. 15 (B5 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miller is PGA Player of Year". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Associated Press. October 24, 1974. p. 60. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Morin, Flip (December 31, 1974). "Trevino To Be Honored By Texas Enshrinement". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974_PGA_Tour&oldid=1220962319"