1974 Tournament Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 29 – September 2, 1974 |
| Location | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. 33°56′24″N 84°25′34″W / 33.940°N 84.426°W |
| Course(s) | Atlanta Country Club |
| Tour(s) | 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 | |
| United States Jack Nicklaus | |
| 272 (−16) | |
| Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Georgia | |
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
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 | United States J. C. Snead | 64 | −8 |
| T2 | United States Tom Evans | 65 | −7 |
| United States Jerry Heard | |||
| T4 | United States Bobby Mitchell | 66 | −6 |
| United States Jack Nicklaus | |||
| T6 | United States Homero Blancas | 67 | −5 |
| United States Charles Coody | |||
| United States Lou Graham | |||
| 9 | Australia David Graham | 68 | −4 |
| T10 | United States Tommy Aaron | 69 | −3 |
| United States Tim Collins | |||
| Australia Bruce Crampton | |||
| United States James Ferriell | |||
| United States Rod Funseth | |||
| United States Gibby Gilbert | |||
| United States Larry Hinson | |||
| United States Roy Pace | |||
| United States Tom Shaw | |||
| United States Bob E. Smith | |||
| United States Lee Trevino |
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Second round
Friday, August 30, 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Lou Graham | 67-67=134 | −10 |
| 2 | United States J. C. Snead | 64-71=135 | −9 |
| 3 | United States Dave Hill | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| T4 | Australia Bruce Crampton | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| United States Hubert Green | 70-67=137 | ||
| United States Jack Nicklaus | 66-71=137 | ||
| T7 | United States Bud Allin | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| United States Homero Blancas | 67-71=138 | ||
| United States Charles Coody | 67-71=138 | ||
| Australia David Graham | 68-70=138 | ||
| United States Jerry Heard | 65-73=138 |
Third round
Saturday, August 31, 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States J. C. Snead | 64-71-67=202 | −14 |
| 2 | United States Jack Nicklaus | 66-71-68=205 | −11 |
| T3 | United States Homero Blancas | 67-71-69=207 | −9 |
| United States Lou Graham | 67-67-73=207 | ||
| 5 | United States Dave Hill | 70-66-72=208 | −8 |
| T6 | United States Bud Allin | 71-67-71=209 | −7 |
| United States Charles Coody | 67-71-71=209 | ||
| Australia Bruce Crampton | 69-68-72=209 | ||
| Australia David Graham | 68-70-71=209 | ||
| United States Hubert Green | 70-67-72=209 |
Final round
Sunday, September 1, 1974
Monday, September 2, 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Jack Nicklaus | 66-71-68-67=272 | −16 | 50,000 |
| 2 | United States J. C. Snead | 64-71-67-72=274 | −14 | 28,500 |
| 3 | Australia Bruce Crampton | 69-68-72-67=276 | −12 | 17,750 |
| 4 | United States Gene Littler | 72-69-69-67=277 | −11 | 11,750 |
| 5 | United States Lou Graham | 67-67-73-71=278 | −10 | 10,250 |
| T6 | United States Hubert Green | 70-67-72-70=279 | −9 | 8,500 |
| United States Bob Murphy | 71-71-69-68=279 | |||
| 8 | United States Dave Hill | 70-66-72-72=280 | −8 | 7,375 |
| T9 | United States Bud Allin | 71-67-71-72=281 | −7 | 6,250 |
| United States Charles Coody | 67-71-71-72=281 | |||
| United States Eddie Pearce | 73-67-69-72=281 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Final round birdies end Nicklaus' victory drought". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 3, 1974. p. 23.
- ↑ Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Nicklaus 1st by 2 strokes; J.C. Snead 2d". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 3, 1974. p. 1, sec. 3.
- ↑ "Nicklaus catches Snead after 67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 2, 1974. p. 13.
- ↑ "J.C. Snead fashions 64 for TPC lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 30, 1975. p. 1D.
- ↑ "J.C. Snead's 64 leads Atlanta". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 30, 1974. p. 7 sec. 3.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Graham hits second 67". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 31, 1975. p. 2B.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Graham sets pace, Evans disqualified". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 31, 1974. p. 2, sec. 2.
- ↑ "J.C. Snead sizzles". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 1, 1974. p. 3, sports.
- ↑ "J.C. Snead grabs lead of 3 on eagle". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 1, 1974. p. 4, sec. 3.