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1974 Tournament Players Championship

Coordinates: 33°56′24″N 84°25′34″W / 33.940°N 84.426°W / 33.940; -84.426
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1974 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 29 –
September 2, 1974
LocationMarietta, Georgia, U.S.
33°56′24″N 84°25′34″W / 33.940°N 84.426°W / 33.940; -84.426
Course(s)Atlanta Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,883 yards (6,294 m)[1]
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$50,000
Champion
United States Jack Nicklaus
272 (−16)
Location map
Atlanta CC is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Atlanta CC is located in Georgia
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Location in Georgia
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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,[2] and Jack Nicklaus won the first of his three TPC titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead, the 54-hole leader.[1][3]

The final round on Sunday was interrupted several times by weather and twelve players completed their rounds on Monday morning, Labor Day.[4]

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.[1][3]

Venue

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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

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First round

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Thursday, August 29, 1974
Friday, August 30, 1974

Place Player Score To par
1 United States J. C. Snead 64 −8
T2 United States Tom Evans 65 −7
United States Jerry Heard
T4 United States Bobby Mitchell 66 −6
United States Jack Nicklaus
T6 United States Homero Blancas 67 −5
United States Charles Coody
United States Lou Graham
9 Australia David Graham 68 −4
T10 United States Tommy Aaron 69 −3
United States Tim Collins
Australia Bruce Crampton
United States James Ferriell
United States Rod Funseth
United States Gibby Gilbert
United States Larry Hinson
United States Roy Pace
United States Tom Shaw
United States Bob E. Smith
United States Lee Trevino

Source:[5][6][7][8]

Second round

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Friday, August 30, 1974

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Lou Graham 67-67=134 −10
2 United States J. C. Snead 64-71=135 −9
3 United States Dave Hill 70-66=136 −8
T4 Australia Bruce Crampton 69-68=137 −7
United States Hubert Green 70-67=137
United States Jack Nicklaus 66-71=137
T7 United States Bud Allin 71-67=138 −6
United States Homero Blancas 67-71=138
United States Charles Coody 67-71=138
Australia David Graham 68-70=138
United States Jerry Heard 65-73=138

Source:[7][8]

Third round

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Saturday, August 31, 1974

Place Player Score To par
1 United States J. C. Snead 64-71-67=202 −14
2 United States Jack Nicklaus 66-71-68=205 −11
T3 United States Homero Blancas 67-71-69=207 −9
United States Lou Graham 67-67-73=207
5 United States Dave Hill 70-66-72=208 −8
T6 United States Bud Allin 71-67-71=209 −7
United States Charles Coody 67-71-71=209
Australia Bruce Crampton 69-68-72=209
Australia David Graham 68-70-71=209
United States Hubert Green 70-67-72=209

Source:[9][10]

Final round

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Sunday, September 1, 1974
Monday, September 2, 1974

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Jack Nicklaus 66-71-68-67=272 −16 50,000
2 United States J. C. Snead 64-71-67-72=274 −14 28,500
3 Australia Bruce Crampton 69-68-72-67=276 −12 17,750
4 United States Gene Littler 72-69-69-67=277 −11 11,750
5 United States Lou Graham 67-67-73-71=278 −10 10,250
T6 United States Hubert Green 70-67-72-70=279 −9 8,500
United States Bob Murphy 71-71-69-68=279
8 United States Dave Hill 70-66-72-72=280 −8 7,375
T9 United States Bud Allin 71-67-71-72=281 −7 6,250
United States Charles Coody 67-71-71-72=281
United States Eddie Pearce 73-67-69-72=281

Source:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Final round birdies end Nicklaus' victory drought". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 3, 1974. p. 23.
  2. ^ Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
  3. ^ a b c "Nicklaus 1st by 2 strokes; J.C. Snead 2d". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 3, 1974. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. ^ "Nicklaus catches Snead after 67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 2, 1974. p. 13.
  5. ^ "J.C. Snead fashions 64 for TPC lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 30, 1975. p. 1D.
  6. ^ "J.C. Snead's 64 leads Atlanta". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 30, 1974. p. 7 sec. 3.
  7. ^ a b "Graham hits second 67". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 31, 1975. p. 2B.
  8. ^ a b "Graham sets pace, Evans disqualified". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 31, 1974. p. 2, sec. 2.
  9. ^ "J.C. Snead sizzles". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 1, 1974. p. 3, sports.
  10. ^ "J.C. Snead grabs lead of 3 on eagle". Chicago Tribune. UPI. September 1, 1974. p. 4, sec. 3.
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