1974 Open Championship

1974 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 10–13 July 1974
Location Lancashire, England
Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71[1]
Length 6,822 yards (6,238 m)[1]
Field 154 players
82 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut 156 (+14) (1st cut)
231 (+18) (2nd cut)[1]
Prize fund £50,000[1]
$120,000
Winner's share £5,500[1]
$13,200
Champion
South Africa Gary Player
282 (−2)
«1973
1975»
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England

The 1974 Open Championship was the 103rd Open Championship, held from 10–13 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Gary Player won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis.[2][3] It was the eighth of his nine major titles and second of the year; he won the Masters in April.[4] In the other two majors in 1974, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, Player had top ten finishes.

The use of the "bigger ball" (1.68 in, 42.67 mm) was made compulsory. In previous Opens players could use the "smaller ball" (1.62 in, 41.15 mm).[5]

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968 69 68 75 70 282 −2 1
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970 74 72 70 71 287 +3 3
Tom Weiskopf  United States 1973 72 72 74 75 293 +9 T7
Tony Jacklin  England 1969 74 77 71 75 297 +13 T18
Lee Trevino  United States 1971, 1972 79 70 78 74 301 +17 T31
Roberto De Vicenzo  Argentina 1967 80 74 77 76 307 +23 T51

Missed the second cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 Total To par
Max Faulkner  England 1951 78 77 79 234 +21
Kel Nagle  Australia 1960 78 78 83 239 +26

Missed the first cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Bob Charles  New Zealand 1963 78 79 157 +15
Peter Thomson  Australia 1954, 1955,
1956, 1958, 1965 		79 81 160 +18
Bobby Locke  South Africa 1949, 1950,
1952, 1957 		81 86 167 +25
Fred Daly  Northern Ireland 1947 86 85 171 +29

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 10 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1John Morgan England69−2
Gary Player South Africa
T3Bobby Cole South Africa70−1
Danny Edwards United States
T5Hubert Green United States71E
John O'Leary Ireland
Peter Oosterhuis England
T8David Chillas Scotland72+1
Neil Coles England
Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan
Johnny Miller United States
Tom Weiskopf United States

Second round

Thursday, 11 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa69-68=137−5
T2Bobby Cole South Africa70-72=142E
Peter Oosterhuis England71-71=142
4Danny Edwards United States70-73=143+1
T5Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan72-72=144+2
John Morgan England69-75=144
Tom Weiskopf United States72-72=144
8Hubert Green United States71-74=145+3
T9Al Geiberger United States76-70=146+4
Noel Hunt England73-73=146
Jack Nicklaus United States74-72=146

Amateurs: Lyle (+10), James (+16), Clark (+21), Burch (+22), Homer (+23), Shaw (+31).

Third round

Friday, 12 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa69-68-75=212−1
2Peter Oosterhuis England71-71-73=215+2
3Jack Nicklaus United States74-72-70=216+3
4Hubert Green United States71-74-72=217+4
T5Bobby Cole South Africa70-72-76=218+5
Tom Weiskopf United States72-72-74=218
T7Danny Edwards United States70-73-76=219+6
Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan72-72-75=219
T9Johnny Miller United States72-75-73=220 +7
John Morgan England69-75-76=220

Amateurs: Lyle (+23), James (+24).

Final round

Saturday, 13 July 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Gary Player  South Africa 69-68-75-70=282 −25,500
2 Peter Oosterhuis  England 71-71-73-71=286 +24,000
3 Jack Nicklaus  United States 74-72-70-71=287 +33,250
4 Hubert Green  United States 71-74-72-71=288 +42,750
T5 Danny Edwards  United States 70-73-76-73=292 +82,300
Lu Liang-Huan  Taiwan 72-72-75-73=292
T7 Bobby Cole  South Africa 70-72-76-75=293 +91,717
Donald Swaelens  Belgium 77-73-74-69=293
Tom Weiskopf  United States 72-72-74-75=293
10 Johnny Miller  United States 72-75-73-74=294 +101,500

Source:[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 62, 203. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (22 July 1974). "Gary Player's Expo". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  3. 1 2 "Player wins Open, sets sights on Jack". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 14 July 1974. p. 1B.
  4. ↑ "Player determined to be No. 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 15 July 2012. p. 3, sec 2.
  5. ↑ "R&A made bigger ball compulsory". The Times. 22 January 1974. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "1974 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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