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1974 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1974 (1974-01-03) – November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)
Number of official events44
Most wins United States Johnny Miller (8)
Money list United States Johnny Miller
PGA Player of the Year United States Johnny Miller
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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. [1]

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

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

Money list

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

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

Awards

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

Notes

  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

  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.

External links

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