1974 PGA Championship

August 2023 1974 PGA Championship August 8–11, 1974 Clemmons, North Carolina Tanglewood Park,Championship Course PGA of America PGA Tour 70 7050 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4x9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3687%2C4990437 Spokesman-Review Associated Press 'Super' Lee notches PGA August 12, 1974 12 141 players, 78 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=400&date=1974&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023164205/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=400&date=1974&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1974 PGA Championship August 15, 2012 149 (+9) $225,000 $45,000 USA Lee Trevino 276 (−4) 1973 1975 USA#USA North Carolina yes Tanglewood Park Location in the United States##Location in North Carolina 35.993 -80.405 type:event_region:US-NC inline,title The 1974 PGA Championship was the 56th PGA Championship, played August 8–11 at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina, a suburb southwest of Winston-Salem. Lee Trevino won the first of his two PGA Championships, one stroke ahead of defending champion Jack Nicklaus. It was the fifth of Trevino's six major titles and Nicklaus was the runner-up to Trevino in a major for the fourth and final time.https://www.si.com/vault/1974/08/19/643714/he-left-them-laughing Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins He left them laughing August 19, 1974 14 It was the first year since 1969 in which Nicklaus did not win a major championship,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8QIOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Vm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4397%2C1264485 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Trevino holds off Nicklaus to win PGA August 12, 1974 18 but he regained the title the following year. Three-time champion Sam Snead, age 62, finished tied for third for his third consecutive top ten finish in the event. It was the final major in which he was in contention, his next best finish was a tie for 42nd at the PGA Championship in 1979. Gary Player's bid to win three majors in 1974 came up short in the final round; the winner of the Masters and Open Championship finished four strokes back at even par, in seventh place. Trevino used a putter he found in a friend's attic only days before and had only one three-putt, on the 71st hole. Tanglewood is a county-owned facility in Forsyth County.http://golf.tanglewoodpark.org/ Forsyth County Tanglewood Park: golf July 27, 2016 This championship coincided with the resignation of President Nixon, who left office on Friday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19740809&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nixon Resigns August 9, 1974 1 Round summaries First round Thursday, August 8, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Raymond Floyd 68 −2 USA Hubert Green USA John Schlee T4 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 69 −1 USA Jack Nicklaus USA Eddie Pearce USA Sam Snead USA Leonard Thompson USA Tom Watson T10 USA Jim Colbert 70 E AUS Bruce Devlin USA Al Geiberger USA Tom Jenkins USA Grier Jones USA Tom Nieporte MEX Victor Regalado USA Mason Rudolph USA DeWitt Weaver USA Kermit Zarley Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=14VQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3306%2C1860310 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Swinging Sam still firing birds August 9, 1974 1D Second round Friday, August 9, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA John Schlee 68-67=135 −5 2 USA Hubert Green 68-68=136 −4 T3 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 69-68=137 −3 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-64=1375 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-69=138 −26 USA Lee Trevino 73-66=139 −1T7 USA Tommy Aaron 73-67=140 E USA Frank Beard 73-67=140 USA Raymond Floyd 68-72=140 USA Al Geiberger 70-70=140 USA Leonard Thompson 69-71=140 USA Sam Snead 69-71=140 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2IVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6352%2C1940226 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Player chases Schlee in PGA August 10, 1974 1B Third round Saturday, August 10, 1974 Lee Trevino shot 68 to take the lead at 207 (−3), while 36-hole leader John Schlee carded 75 to fall three strokes back.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m5ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3580%2C2492759 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Trevino grabs PGA lead August 11, 1974 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2YVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6642%2C2129024 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Player ignores comedian's antics August 11, 1974 3C PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Lee Trevino 73-66-68=207 −3 T2 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 69-68-71=208 −2 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-69-70=208 T4 USA Frank Beard 73-67-69=209 −1 USA Hubert Green 68-68-73=209T6 USA Dave Hill 74-69-67=210 E ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-64-73=210 USA John Schlee 68-67-75=210 USA Leonard Thompson 69-71-70=21010 USA Sam Snead 69-71-71=211 +1 Source: Final round Sunday, August 11, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Lee Trevino 73-66-68-69=276 −4 45,0002 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-69-70-69=277 −3 25,700T3 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 69-68-71-71=279 −1 10,957 USA Hubert Green 68-68-73-70=279 USA Dave Hill 74-69-67-69=279 USA Sam Snead 69-71-71-68=2797 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-64-73-70=280 E 7,2008 USA Al Geiberger 70-70-75-66=281 +1 6,635T9 USA Don Bies 73-71-68-70=282 +2 5,850 USA John Mahaffey 72-72-71-67=282 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1974&tid=22 databasegolf.com 1974 PGA Championship August 22, 2013 References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 GolfCompendium.com – 1974 PGA Championship PGA.com – 1974 PGA Championship 1974 Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in North Carolina PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship