1974 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1974 (1974-01-03) – November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Johnny Miller (8)
Money listUnited States Johnny Miller
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Johnny Miller
← 1973
1975 →

The 1974 PGA Tour was the 59th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the sixth season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia138,750United States Johnny Miller (4)Pro-Am
Jan 13Phoenix OpenArizona150,000United States Johnny Miller (5)
Jan 20Dean Martin Tucson OpenArizona150,000United States Johnny Miller (6)
Jan 27Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia170,000United States Bobby Nichols (11)
Feb 3Hawaiian OpenHawaii220,000United States Jack Nicklaus (53)
Feb 10Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia160,000United States Hubert Green (4)Pro-Am
Feb 17Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia150,000United States Dave Stockton (7)
Feb 24Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida260,000United States Leonard Thompson (1)
Mar 3Florida Citrus OpenFlorida150,000United States Jerry Heard (4)
Mar 10Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida150,000United States Buddy Allin (3)
Mar 17Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida150,000United States Hubert Green (5)
Mar 24Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina200,000United States Johnny Miller (7)Invitational
Mar 31Greater New Orleans OpenLouisiana150,000United States Lee Trevino (18)
Apr 7Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina220,000New Zealand Bob Charles (6)
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia175,000South Africa Gary Player (19)Major championship
Apr 14Magnolia ClassicMississippi17,500United States Dwight Nevil (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 21Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000United States Lee Elder (1)
Apr 28Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia200,000United States Johnny Miller (8)Winners-only event
Apr 28Tallahassee OpenFlorida90,000United States Allen Miller (1)Alternate event
May 5Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas150,000United States Buddy Allin (4)
May 12Houston OpenTexas150,000United States Dave Hill (11)
May 19Colonial National InvitationTexas250,000United States Rod Curl (1)Invitational
May 26Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee175,000South Africa Gary Player (20)
Jun 2Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000United States Bob Menne (1)
Jun 9IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000United States Hubert Green (6)
Jun 16U.S. OpenNew York225,000United States Hale Irwin (3)Major championship
Jun 23American Golf ClassicOhio170,000United States Jim Colbert (4)
Jun 30Western OpenIllinois200,000United States Tom Watson (1)
Jul 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000United States Ed Sneed (2)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipScotland£50,000South Africa Gary Player (21)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 14Quad Cities OpenIowa100,000United States Dave Stockton (8)Alternate event
Jul 21B.C. OpenNew York150,000United States Richie Karl (1)
Jul 28Canadian OpenCanada200,000United States Bobby Nichols (12)
Aug 4Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts200,000Mexico Victor Regalado (1)
Aug 11PGA ChampionshipNorth Carolina225,000United States Lee Trevino (19)Major championship
Aug 18Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut200,000United States Dave Stockton (9)
Aug 25Westchester ClassicNew York250,000United States Johnny Miller (9)
Sep 2Tournament Players ChampionshipGeorgia250,000United States Jack Nicklaus (54)New tournament
Special event
Sep 8Southern OpenGeorgia100,000United States Forrest Fezler (1)
Sep 15World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina300,000United States Johnny Miller (10)
Sep 22Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio150,000United States Miller Barber (9)
Sep 29Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000United States Johnny Miller (11)
Oct 6Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000United States Al Geiberger (5)
Oct 20San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000United States Terry Diehl (1)
Nov 3Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida250,000United States Hubert Green (7) and
United States Mac McLendon (1)		Team event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Jun 21 Flint Elks Open Michigan 10,000 United States Bryan Abbott
Nov 24 World Cup Venezuela 6,300 South Africa Bobby Cole and
South Africa Dale Hayes		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy South Africa Bobby Cole

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Johnny Miller353,021
2United States Jack Nicklaus238,178
3United States Hubert Green211,709
4United States Lee Trevino203,422
5United States J. C. Snead164,486
6United States Dave Stockton155,105
7United States Hale Irwin152,509
8United States Jerry Heard145,788
9United States Buddy Allin137,950
10United States Tom Watson135,474

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Johnny Miller[3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Lee Trevino[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ↑ "1975 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "PGA Top Winners". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. November 12, 1974. p. 15 (B5 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Miller is PGA Player of Year". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Associated Press. October 24, 1974. p. 60. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Morin, Flip (December 31, 1974). "Trevino To Be Honored By Texas Enshrinement". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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