1974 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.

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

The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia138,750 Johnny Miller (4)Pro-Am
Jan 13Phoenix OpenArizona150,000 Johnny Miller (5)
Jan 20Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona150,000 Johnny Miller (6)
Jan 27Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000 Bobby Nichols (11)
Feb 3Hawaiian OpenHawaii220,000 Jack Nicklaus (53)
Feb 10Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000 Hubert Green (4)Pro-Am
Feb 17Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia150,000 Dave Stockton (7)
Feb 24Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida260,000 Leonard Thompson (1)
Mar 3Florida Citrus OpenFlorida150,000 Jerry Heard (4)
Mar 10Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000 Buddy Allin (3)
Mar 17Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida150,000 Hubert Green (5)
Mar 24Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina200,000 Johnny Miller (7)Invitational
Mar 31Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana150,000 Lee Trevino (18)
Apr 7Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina220,000 Bob Charles (6)
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia229,549 Gary Player (19)Major championship
Apr 14Magnolia ClassicMississippi17,500 Dwight Nevil (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 21Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000 Lee Elder (1)
Apr 28Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000 Johnny Miller (8)Winners-only event
Apr 28Tallahassee OpenFlorida90,000 Allen Miller (1)Alternate event
May 5Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas150,000 Buddy Allin (4)
May 12Houston OpenTexas150,000 Dave Hill (11)
May 19Colonial National InvitationTexas250,000 Rod Curl (1)Invitational
May 26Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000 Gary Player (20)
Jun 2Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000 Bob Menne (1)
Jun 9IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000 Hubert Green (6)
Jun 16U.S. OpenNew York219,900 Hale Irwin (3)Major championship
Jun 23American Golf ClassicOhio170,000 Jim Colbert (4)
Jun 30Western OpenIllinois200,000 Tom Watson (1)
Jul 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000 Ed Sneed (2)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipScotland£50,000 Gary Player (21)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 14Quad Cities OpenIowa100,000 Dave Stockton (8)Alternate event
Jul 21B.C. OpenNew York150,000 Richie Karl (1)
Jul 28Canadian OpenCanada200,000 Bobby Nichols (12)
Aug 4Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts200,000 Victor Regalado (1)
Aug 11PGA ChampionshipNorth Carolina225,000 Lee Trevino (19)Major championship
Aug 18Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000 Dave Stockton (9)
Aug 25Westchester ClassicNew York250,000 Johnny Miller (9)
Sep 2Tournament Players ChampionshipGeorgia250,000 Jack Nicklaus (54)New tournament
Special event
Sep 8Southern OpenGeorgia100,000 Forrest Fezler (1)
Sep 15World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina300,000 Johnny Miller (10)
Sep 22Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio150,000 Miller Barber (9)
Sep 29Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 Johnny Miller (11)
Oct 6Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000 Al Geiberger (5)
Oct 20San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000 Terry Diehl (1)
Nov 3Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida250,000 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]

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

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
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.
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