Golf tour season
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 .
The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.[ 1]
Date Tournament Location PurseUS$ ) 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 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 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 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 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 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) andMac McLendon (1)Team event
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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
^ 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. ^ Official money; unofficial win. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. ^ "1975 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023 .^ "PGA Top Winners" Valley Morning Star . Harlingen, Texas. November 12, 1974. p. 15 (B5 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "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.^ 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.
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