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]
| 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 | |
 Jack Nicklaus | |
| 272 (−16) | |
| Location map | |
  Atlanta CC Location in the United States  Atlanta CC Location in Georgia | |
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
editThis 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
editFirst round
editThursday, 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
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| Bob E. Smith
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| Lee Trevino
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Second round
editFriday, 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 |
Third round
editSaturday, 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 |
Final round
editSunday, 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Graham hits second 67". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 31, 1975. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "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.