1974 Tournament Players Championship

1974 Tournament Players Championship

Tournament information
Dates	August 29 – September 2, 1974
Location	Marietta, Georgia, U.S. 33°56′24″N84°25′34″W / 33.940°N 84.426°W / 33.940; -84.426
Course	Atlanta Country Club
Tour	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,883 yards (6,294 m) [1]
Cut	146 (+2)
Prize fund	$250,000
Winner's share	$50,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
272 (−16)
Location map
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The 1974 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Georgia on the PGA Tour, held August 29 to September 2 at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, a suburb northwest of Atlanta. This was the first Tournament Players Championship, ^[2] and Jack Nicklaus won the first of his three TPC titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead, the 54-hole leader. ^{[1] [3]}

The final round on Sunday was interrupted several times by weather and twelve players completed their rounds on Monday morning, Labor Day. ^[4]

The year's concluding major, the PGA Championship, was played three weeks earlier in North Carolina and won by Lee Trevino, a stroke ahead of Nicklaus. Trevino opened with 69 at the TPC but finished twelve shots back, in eighteenth place. ^{[1] [3]}

Venue

Main article: Atlanta Country Club

This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in Georgia; it went to Texas in 1975 and relocated to Florida in 1976. Except for this year, the Atlanta Country Club hosted the Atlanta Classic on the PGA Tour from 1967 through 1996.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 29, 1974
Friday, August 30, 1974

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	J. C. Snead	64	−8
T2	Tom Evans	65	−7
	Jerry Heard
T4	Bobby Mitchell	66	−6
	Jack Nicklaus
T6	Homero Blancas	67	−5
	Charles Coody
	Lou Graham
9	David Graham	68	−4
T10	Tommy Aaron	69	−3
	Tim Collins
	Bruce Crampton
	James Ferriell
	Rod Funseth
	Gibby Gilbert
	Larry Hinson
	Roy Pace
	Tom Shaw
	Bob E. Smith
	Lee Trevino

Source: ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Second round

Friday, August 30, 1974

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Lou Graham	67-67=134	−10
2	J. C. Snead	64-71=135	−9
3	Dave Hill	70-66=136	−8
T4	Bruce Crampton	69-68=137	−7
	Hubert Green	70-67=137
	Jack Nicklaus	66-71=137
T7	Bud Allin	71-67=138	−6
	Homero Blancas	67-71=138
	Charles Coody	67-71=138
	David Graham	68-70=138
	Jerry Heard	65-73=138

Source: ^{[7] [8]}

Third round

Saturday, August 31, 1974

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	J. C. Snead	64-71-67=202	−14
2	Jack Nicklaus	66-71-68=205	−11
T3	Homero Blancas	67-71-69=207	−9
	Lou Graham	67-67-73=207
5	Dave Hill	70-66-72=208	−8
T6	Bud Allin	71-67-71=209	−7
	Charles Coody	67-71-71=209
	Bruce Crampton	69-68-72=209
	David Graham	68-70-71=209
	Hubert Green	70-67-72=209

Source: ^{[9] [10]}

Final round

Sunday, September 1, 1974
Monday, September 2, 1974

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	66-71-68-67=272	−16	50,000
2	J. C. Snead	64-71-67-72=274	−14	28,500
3	Bruce Crampton	69-68-72-67=276	−12	17,750
4	Gene Littler	72-69-69-67=277	−11	11,750
5	Lou Graham	67-67-73-71=278	−10	10,250
T6	Hubert Green	70-67-72-70=279	−9	8,500
	Bob Murphy	71-71-69-68=279
8	Dave Hill	70-66-72-72=280	−8	7,375
T9	Bud Allin	71-67-71-72=281	−7	6,250
	Charles Coody	67-71-71-72=281
	Eddie Pearce	73-67-69-72=281

Source: ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. "Final round birdies end Nicklaus' victory drought". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 3, 1974. p. 23.
2. Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. p. 1C.
3. "Nicklaus 1st by 2 strokes; J.C. Snead 2d". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 3, 1974. p. 1, sec. 3.
4. "Nicklaus catches Snead after 67". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 2, 1974. p. 13.
5. "J.C. Snead fashions 64 for TPC lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 30, 1975. p. 1D.
6. "J.C. Snead's 64 leads Atlanta". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 30, 1974. p. 7 sec. 3.
7. "Graham hits second 67". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 31, 1975. p. 2B.
8. "Graham sets pace, Evans disqualified". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 31, 1974. p. 2, sec. 2.
9. "J.C. Snead sizzles". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 1, 1974. p. 3, sports.
10. "J.C. Snead grabs lead of 3 on eagle". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 1, 1974. p. 4, sec. 3.

External links

• The Players Championship website