1974 Tournament Players Championship

August 2023 1974 Tournament Players Championship August 29 –September 2, 1974 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. Atlanta Country Club PGA Tour 72 6883 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ux5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068%2C1198227 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Final round birdies end Nicklaus' victory drought September 3, 1974 23 146 (+2) $250,000 $50,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 272 (−16) USA#USA Georgia yes Atlanta CC Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.940 N 84.426 W type:event inline,title 1975 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7UcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DUQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2052%2C2968287 Rome News-Tribune Georgia Move over 'big four,' here comes another Biggers Don June 23, 1974 1C and Jack Nicklaus won the first of his three TPC titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead, the 54-hole leader.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/09/03/page/41/article/nicklaus-1st-by-2-strokes-j-c-snead-2d Chicago Tribune UPI Nicklaus 1st by 2 strokes; J.C. Snead 2d September 3, 1974 1, sec. 3 The final round on Sunday was interrupted several times by weather and twelve players completed their rounds on Monday morning, Labor Day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uh5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5465%2C914058 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Nicklaus catches Snead after 67 September 2, 1974 13 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. Venue 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA J. C. Snead 64 −8 T2 USA Tom Evans 65 −7 USA Jerry HeardT4 USA Bobby Mitchell 66 −6 USA Jack NicklausT6 USA Homero Blancas 67 −5 USA Charles Coody USA Lou Graham 9 AUS David Graham 68 −4 T10 USA Tommy Aaron 69 −3 USA Tim Collins AUS Bruce Crampton USA James Ferriell USA Rod Funseth USA Gibby Gilbert USA Larry Hinson USA Roy Pace USA Tom Shaw USA Bob E. Smith USA Lee Trevino Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7IVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4863%2C6554068 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press J.C. Snead fashions 64 for TPC lead August 30, 1975 1Dhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/08/30/page/45/article/j-c-sneads-64-leads-atlanta Chicago Tribune UPI J.C. Snead's 64 leads Atlanta August 30, 1974 7 sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7YVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4848%2C6634022 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Graham hits second 67 August 31, 1975 2Bhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/08/31/page/172/article/graham-sets-pace-evans-disqualified Chicago Tribune UPI Graham sets pace, Evans disqualified August 31, 1974 2, sec. 2 Second round Friday, August 30, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Lou Graham 67-67=134 −10 2 USA J. C. Snead 64-71=135 −9 3 USA Dave Hill 70-66=136 −8T4 AUS Bruce Crampton 69-68=137 −7 USA Hubert Green 70-67=137 USA Jack Nicklaus 66-71=137 T7 USA Bud Allin 71-67=138 −6 USA Homero Blancas 67-71=138 USA Charles Coody 67-71=138 AUS David Graham 68-70=138 USA Jerry Heard 65-73=138 Source: Third round Saturday, August 31, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA J. C. Snead 64-71-67=202 −14 2 USA Jack Nicklaus 66-71-68=205 −11 T3 USA Homero Blancas 67-71-69=207 −9 USA Lou Graham 67-67-73=207 5 USA Dave Hill 70-66-72=208 −8 T6 USA Bud Allin 71-67-71=209 −7 USA Charles Coody 67-71-71=209 AUS Bruce Crampton 69-68-72=209 AUS David Graham 68-70-71=209 USA Hubert Green 70-67-72=209 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uR5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7295%2C589668 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press J.C. Snead sizzles September 1, 1974 3, sportshttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/09/01/page/58/article/j-c-snead-grabs-lead-of-3-on-eagle Chicago Tribune UPI J.C. Snead grabs lead of 3 on eagle September 1, 1974 4, sec. 3 Final round Sunday, September 1, 1974 Monday, September 2, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 66-71-68-67=272 −16 50,0002 USA J. C. Snead 64-71-67-72=274 −14 28,5003 AUS Bruce Crampton 69-68-72-67=276 −12 17,7504 USA Gene Littler 72-69-69-67=277 −11 11,7505 USA Lou Graham 67-67-73-71=278 −10 10,250T6 USA Hubert Green 70-67-72-70=279 −9 8,500 USA Bob Murphy 71-71-69-68=2798 USA Dave Hill 70-66-72-72=280 −8 7,375T9 USA Bud Allin 71-67-71-72=281 −7 6,250 USA Charles Coody 67-71-71-72=281 USA Eddie Pearce 73-67-69-72=281 Source: References External links The Players Championship website 1974 Category:1974 in golf Category:1974 in American sports Category:1974 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:August 1974 sports events in the United States Category:September 1974 sports events in the United States