1974 PGA Tour

1974 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 3, 1974 (1974-01-03) – November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Johnny Miller (8)
Money list	Johnny Miller
PGA Player of the Year	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) [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 2]
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 [lower-alpha 3]
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

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

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

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

• Official website