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. It was the first year since 1969 in which Nicklaus did not win a major championship, 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.

This championship coincided with the resignation of President Nixon, who left office on Friday.

Round summaries First round Thursday, August 8, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Raymond Floyd 68 −2 Hubert Green John Schlee T4 Bobby Cole 69 −1 Jack Nicklaus Eddie Pearce Sam Snead Leonard Thompson Tom Watson T10 Jim Colbert 70 E Bruce Devlin Al Geiberger Tom Jenkins Grier Jones Tom Nieporte Victor Regalado Mason Rudolph DeWitt Weaver Kermit Zarley Source:

Second round Friday, August 9, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 John Schlee 68-67=135 −5 2 Hubert Green 68-68=136 −4 T3 Bobby Cole 69-68=137 −3 Gary Player 73-64=1375 Jack Nicklaus 69-69=138 −26 Lee Trevino 73-66=139 −1T7 Tommy Aaron 73-67=140 E Frank Beard 73-67=140 Raymond Floyd 68-72=140 Al Geiberger 70-70=140 Leonard Thompson 69-71=140 Sam Snead 69-71=140 Source:

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. PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Lee Trevino 73-66-68=207 −3 T2 Bobby Cole 69-68-71=208 −2 Jack Nicklaus 69-69-70=208 T4 Frank Beard 73-67-69=209 −1 Hubert Green 68-68-73=209T6 Dave Hill 74-69-67=210 E Gary Player 73-64-73=210 John Schlee 68-67-75=210 Leonard Thompson 69-71-70=21010 Sam Snead 69-71-71=211 +1 Source:

Final round Sunday, August 11, 1974 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Lee Trevino 73-66-68-69=276 −4 45,0002 Jack Nicklaus 69-69-70-69=277 −3 25,700T3 Bobby Cole 69-68-71-71=279 −1 10,957 Hubert Green 68-68-73-70=279 Dave Hill 74-69-67-69=279 Sam Snead 69-71-71-68=2797 Gary Player 73-64-73-70=280 E 7,2008 Al Geiberger 70-70-75-66=281 +1 6,635T9 Don Bies 73-71-68-70=282 +2 5,850 John Mahaffey 72-72-71-67=282 Source:

References

External links PGA Media Guide 2012 GolfCompendium.com – 1974 PGA Championship PGA.com – 1974 PGA Championship