1974 Masters Tournament
The 1974 Masters Tournament was the 38th Masters Tournament, held on April 11–14 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 11–14, 1974 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,020 yards (6,419 m)[1] |
| Field | 78 players, 44 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Winner's share | $30,000 |
| Champion | |
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| 278 (−10) | |
Gary Player won the second of his three Masters titles at 278 (−10), two strokes ahead of runners-up Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf.[2][3] It was the seventh of his nine major championships. Player did not enter the previous year's tournament due to leg and abdominal surgery;[4][5] it was the only Masters that he missed in 53 years.
Defending champion Tommy Aaron missed the cut by two strokes. Jack Burke, Jr., the 1956 champion, competed at the Masters for the final time.
Field
- 1. Masters champions
Tommy Aaron (8,12), George Archer, Gay Brewer (8,12), Jack Burke Jr., Billy Casper (8,11,12,13), Charles Coody, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby (8), Herman Keiser, Jack Nicklaus (2,3,4,8,9,10,11,12), Arnold Palmer (8,9,12), Gary Player (4,9,11), Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr.
- Jimmy Demaret, Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, and Gene Sarazen did not play.
- The following categories only apply to Americans
- 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Johnny Miller (8,9,11), Orville Moody
- Lee Trevino (3,9,11,12) did not play
- 3. The Open champions (last five years)
Tom Weiskopf (9,10.11,12)
- 4. PGA champions (last five years)
Raymond Floyd (9), Dave Stockton (8,11)
- 5. 1973 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
William C. Campbell (a), Henri DeLozier (a), Vinny Giles (6,7,a), Downing Gray (a), Billy Kratzert (a), Dick Siderowf (6,7,a), Craig Stadler (6,a), David Strawn (a)
- 6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
- 7. Members of the 1973 U.S. Walker Cup team
Gary Koch (a), Mark Pfeil (a), Marty West (a)
- Doug Ballenger, Danny Edwards, Jimmy Ellis, Mike Killian, and Bill Rogers forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
- 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1973 Masters Tournament
Frank Beard, Ben Crenshaw (11), Gardner Dickinson, Bob Dickson, Lou Graham (11), Hubert Green (11), Paul Harney, Babe Hiskey, Jim Jamieson, Gene Littler (11), Bobby Nichols (11), Phil Rodgers, Chi-Chi Rodríguez (12), Mason Rudolph (10), J. C. Snead (10,12), Kermit Zarley
- Don January did not play
- 9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1973 U.S. Open
Julius Boros, Jim Colbert, Al Geiberger, Jerry Heard (11), Ralph Johnston, John Schlee, Lanny Wadkins (10,11), Larry Ziegler
- 10. Top eight players and ties from 1973 PGA Championship
- 11. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters
Sam Adams, Buddy Allin, Miller Barber, Homero Blancas (12), Bert Greene, Dave Hill, Hale Irwin (12), John Mahaffey, John Schroeder, Ed Sneed, Leonard Thompson
- Deane Beman did not play, as he was now serving as commissioner of the PGA Tour [6]
- 12. Members of the U.S. 1973 Ryder Cup team
- 13. Foreign invitations
Isao Aoki, Hugh Baiocchi, Maurice Bembridge, Bob Charles (9,11), Bruce Crampton (10,11), Bruce Devlin (8), Trevor Homer (6,a), Tony Jacklin (2,3), Graham Marsh, Peter Oosterhuis, Masashi Ozaki (8)
- Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.
Nationalities in the field
| North America (66) | South America (0) | Europe (4) | Oceania (4) | Asia (2) | Africa (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Player | | 1961 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 70 | 278 | −10 | 1 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 281 | −7 | T4 |
| Arnold Palmer | | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 284 | −4 | T11 |
| Sam Snead | | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 286 | −2 | T20 |
| Bob Goalby | | 1968 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 287 | −1 | T22 |
| Charles Coody | | 1971 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 67 | 289 | +1 | T29 |
| Billy Casper | | 1970 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 291 | +3 | T37 |
| Art Wall, Jr. | | 1959 | 70 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 291 | +3 | T37 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Aaron | | 1973 | 77 | 73 | 150 | +6 |
| Gay Brewer | | 1967 | 75 | 75 | 150 | +6 |
| Jack Burke, Jr. | | 1956 | 72 | 79 | 151 | +7 |
| Doug Ford | | 1957 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
| Herman Keiser | | 1946 | 76 | 79 | 155 | +11 |
| George Archer | | 1969 | 75 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 11, 1974
Source[9]
Second round
Friday, April 12, 1974
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Stockton | | 71-66=137 | −7 |
| T2 | Hubert Green | | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| Hale Irwin | | 68-70=138 | ||
| T4 | Frank Beard | | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| Jim Colbert | | 67-72=139 | ||
| T6 | Jerry Heard | | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| Gene Littler | | 69-71=140 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | | 69-71=140 | ||
| Dan Sikes | | 69-71=140 | ||
| Tom Weiskopf | | 71-69=140 |
Source[8]
Third round
Saturday, April 13, 1974
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Stockton | | 71-66-70=207 | −9 |
| T2 | Jim Colbert | | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
| Gary Player | | 71-71-66=208 | ||
| T4 | Bobby Nichols | | 73-68-68=209 | −7 |
| Phil Rodgers | | 72-69-68=209 | ||
| T6 | Hale Irwin | | 68-70-72=210 | −6 |
| Tom Weiskopf | | 71-69-70=210 | ||
| 8 | Frank Beard | | 68-70-72=211 | −5 |
| T9 | Hubert Green | | 68-70-74=212 | −4 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | 69-71-72=212 |
Source[10]
Final round
Sunday, April 14, 1974
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | | 71-71-66-70=278 | −10 | 35,000 |
| T2 | Dave Stockton | | 71-66-70-73=280 | −8 | 21,250 |
| Tom Weiskopf | | 71-69-70-70=280 | |||
| T4 | Jim Colbert | | 67-72-69-73=281 | −7 | 10,833 |
| Hale Irwin | | 68-70-72-71=281 | |||
| Jack Nicklaus | | 69-71-72-69=281 | |||
| T7 | Bobby Nichols | | 73-68-68-73=282 | −6 | 4,750 |
| Phil Rodgers | | 72-69-68-73=282 | |||
| T9 | Maurice Bembridge | | 73-74-72-64=283 | −5 | 3,900 |
| Hubert Green | | 68-70-74-71=283 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 |
| −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −7 |
| −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 |
| −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
References
- "Colbert in Masters lead, but lookout". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 12, 1974. p. 1B.
- Jenkins, Dan (April 22, 1974). "Wee Gary springs his trap". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- "Player gets first big win in '74". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 15, 1974. p. 1C.
- "Major surgery hinders Player from starting tour". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. February 23, 1973. p. B4.
- "Gary Player reached Masters on pass of hat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1973. p. 20.
- "Beman, Deane". World Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "1974 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- "Masters results". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). April 13, 1974. p. 3B.
- "Colbert leads Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1974. p. 1, part 2.
- "Player's only a stroke back, but Stockton is unworried". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 14, 1974. p. 4C.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1974 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1974 Masters leaderboard and scorecards