1974 Tournament Players Championship

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1974 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 29 –
September 2, 1974
LocationMarietta, Georgia, U.S.
33°56′24″N 84°25′34″W / 33.940°N 84.426°W / 33.940; -84.426Coordinates: 33°56′24″N 84°25′34″W / 33.940°N 84.426°W / 33.940; -84.426
Course(s)Atlanta Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,883 yards (6,294 m)[1]
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$50,000
Champion
United States 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 Country Score To par
1 J. C. Snead  United States 64 −8
T2 Tom Evans  United States 65 −7
Jerry Heard  United States
T4 Bobby Mitchell  United States 66 −6
Jack Nicklaus  United States
T6 Homero Blancas  United States 67 −5
Charles Coody  United States
Lou Graham  United States
9 David Graham  Australia 68 −4
T10 Tommy Aaron  United States 69 −3
Tim Collins  United States
Bruce Crampton  Australia
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  United States

Source:[5][6][7][8]

Second round[]

Friday, August 30, 1974

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

Source:[7][8]

Third round[]

Saturday, August 31, 1974

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

Source:[9][10]

Final round[]

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

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

Source:[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Graham hits second 67". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 31, 1975. p. 2B.
  8. ^ a b "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.

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