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1974 PGA Tour

Golf tour season

Golf tour season

FieldValue
year1974
tourPGA Tour
regular_season–
no_of_events44
most_winsUSA Johnny Miller (8)
honor1Money list
honoree1USA Johnny Miller
honor2PGA Player of the Year
honoree2USA Johnny Miller
prevseason[1973](1973-pga-tour)
nextseason[1975](1975-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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)Winner(s)Notes
Jan 6Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia138,750USA Johnny Miller (4)Pro-Am
Jan 13Phoenix OpenArizona150,000USA Johnny Miller (5)
Jan 20Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona150,000USA Johnny Miller (6)
Jan 27Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000USA Bobby Nichols (11)
Feb 3Hawaiian OpenHawaii220,000USA Jack Nicklaus (53)
Feb 10Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000USA Hubert Green (4)Pro-Am
Feb 17Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia150,000USA Dave Stockton (7)
Feb 24Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida260,000USA Leonard Thompson (1)
Mar 3Florida Citrus OpenFlorida150,000USA Jerry Heard (4)
Mar 10Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000USA Buddy Allin (3)
Mar 17Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida150,000USA Hubert Green (5)
Mar 24Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina200,000USA Johnny Miller (7)Invitational
Mar 31Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana150,000USA Lee Trevino (18)
Apr 7Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina220,000NZL Bob Charles (6)
Apr 14**[Masters Tournament](1974-masters-tournament)**Georgia229,549ZAF **Gary Player** (19)Major championship
Apr 14Magnolia ClassicMississippi17,500USA Dwight Nevil (n/a)Second Tour
Apr 21Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000USA Lee Elder (1)
Apr 28Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000USA Johnny Miller (8)Winners-only event
Apr 28Tallahassee OpenFlorida90,000USA Allen Miller (1)Alternate event
May 5Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas150,000USA Buddy Allin (4)
May 12Houston OpenTexas150,000USA Dave Hill (11)
May 19Colonial National InvitationTexas250,000USA Rod Curl (1)Invitational
May 26Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000ZAF Gary Player (20)
Jun 2Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000USA Bob Menne (1)
Jun 9IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000USA Hubert Green (6)
Jun 16**[U.S. Open](1974-u-s-open-golf)**New York219,900USA **Hale Irwin** (3)Major championship
Jun 23American Golf ClassicOhio170,000USA Jim Colbert (4)
Jun 30Western OpenIllinois200,000USA Tom Watson (1)
Jul 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000USA Ed Sneed (2)
Jul 13**[The Open Championship](1974-open-championship)**Scotland£50,000ZAF **Gary Player** (21)Major championship
Jul 14Quad Cities OpenIowa100,000USA Dave Stockton (8)Alternate event
Jul 21B.C. OpenNew York150,000USA Richie Karl (1)
Jul 28Canadian OpenCanada200,000USA Bobby Nichols (12)
Aug 4Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts200,000MEX Victor Regalado (1)
Aug 11**[PGA Championship](1974-pga-championship)**North Carolina225,000USA **Lee Trevino** (19)Major championship
Aug 18Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000USA Dave Stockton (9)
Aug 25Westchester ClassicNew York250,000USA Johnny Miller (9)
Sep 2[Tournament Players Championship](1974-tournament-players-championship)Georgia250,000USA Jack Nicklaus (54)New tournament
Special event
Sep 8Southern OpenGeorgia100,000USA Forrest Fezler (1)
Sep 15World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina300,000USA Johnny Miller (10)
Sep 22Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio150,000USA Miller Barber (9)
Sep 29Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000USA Johnny Miller (11)
Oct 6Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000USA Al Geiberger (5)
Oct 20San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000USA Terry Diehl (1)
Nov 3Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida250,000USA Hubert Green (7) and
USA Mac McLendon (1)Team event

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)Winner(s)Notes
Jun 21Flint Elks OpenMichigan10,000USA Bryan Abbott
Nov 24[World Cup](1974-world-cup-men-s-golf)Venezuela6,300ZAF Bobby Cole and
ZAF Dale HayesTeam event
[World Cup Individual Trophy](1974-world-cup-men-s-golf)ZAF Bobby Cole

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1USA Johnny Miller353,021
2USA Jack Nicklaus238,178
3USA Hubert Green211,709
4USA Lee Trevino203,422
5USA J. C. Snead164,486
6USA Dave Stockton155,105
7USA Hale Irwin152,509
8USA Jerry Heard145,788
9USA Buddy Allin137,950
10USA Tom Watson135,474

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUSA Johnny Miller
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)USA Lee Trevino

Notes

References

References

  1. "1975 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
  2. (12 November 1974). "PGA Top Winners". Valley Morning Star.
  3. (24 October 1974). "Miller is PGA Player of Year". The Boston Globe.
  4. Morin, Flip. (31 December 1974). "Trevino To Be Honored By Texas Enshrinement". El Paso Times.
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