1974 Masters Tournament

1974 Masters Tournament
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
Gary Player
278 (−10)
«1973 1975»

Augusta

Location in the United States

The 1974 Masters Tournament was the 38th Masters Tournament, held on April 11–14 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Gary Player	South Africa	1961	71	71	66	70	278	−10	1
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1965, 1966, 1972	69	71	72	69	281	−7	T4
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958, 1960, 1962, 1964	76	71	70	67	284	−4	T11
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	72	72	71	71	286	−2	T20
Bob Goalby	United States	1968	76	71	72	68	287	−1	T22
Charles Coody	United States	1971	74	72	76	67	289	+1	T29
Billy Casper	United States	1970	70	71	76	74	291	+3	T37
Art Wall, Jr.	United States	1959	70	77	72	72	291	+3	T37

Source^[3]^[6]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Tommy Aaron	United States	1973	77	73	150	+6
Gay Brewer	United States	1967	75	75	150	+6
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	72	79	151	+7
Doug Ford	United States	1957	76	75	151	+7
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	76	79	155	+11
George Archer	United States	1969	75		WD

Source^[6]^[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 11, 1974

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jim Colbert	United States	67	−5
T2	Hubert Green	United States	68	−4
	Hale Irwin	United States
	Don Iverson	United States
T5	Frank Beard	United States	69	−3
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Gene Littler	United States
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Dan Sikes	United States
T10	Billy Casper	United States	70	−2
	Bruce Devlin	Australia
	Jerry Heard	United States
	Babe Hiskey	United States
	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States
	Art Wall Jr.	United States

Source^[8]

Second round

Friday, April 12, 1974

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Dave Stockton	United States	71-66=137	−7
T2	Hubert Green	United States	68-70=138	−6
T2	Hale Irwin	United States	68-70=138	−6
T4	Frank Beard	United States	69-70=139	−5
T4	Jim Colbert	United States	67-72=139	−5
T6	Jerry Heard	United States	70-70=140	−4
	Gene Littler	United States	69-71=140
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-71=140
	Dan Sikes	United States	69-71=140
	Tom Weiskopf	United States	71-69=140

Source^[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 13, 1974

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Dave Stockton	United States	71-66-70=207	−9
T2	Jim Colbert	United States	67-72-69=208	−8
T2	Gary Player	South Africa	71-71-66=208	−8
T4	Bobby Nichols	United States	73-68-68=209	−7
T4	Phil Rodgers	United States	72-69-68=209	−7
T6	Hale Irwin	United States	68-70-72=210	−6
T6	Tom Weiskopf	United States	71-69-70=210	−6
8	Frank Beard	United States	68-70-72=211	−5
T9	Hubert Green	United States	68-70-74=212	−2
T9	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-71-72=212	−2

Source^[9]

Final round

Sunday, April 14, 1974

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Gary Player	South Africa	71-71-66-70=278	−10	35,000
T2	Dave Stockton	United States	71-66-70-73=280	−8	21,250
T2	Tom Weiskopf	United States	71-69-70-70=280	−8	21,250
T4	Jim Colbert	United States	67-72-69-73=281	−7	10,833
	Hale Irwin	United States	68-70-72-71=281
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-71-72-69=281
T7	Bobby Nichols	United States	73-68-68-73=282	−6	4,750
T7	Phil Rodgers	United States	72-69-68-73=282	−6	4,750
T9	Maurice Bembridge	England	73-74-72-64=283	−5	3,900
T9	Hubert Green	United States	68-70-74-71=283	−5	3,900

Source^[3]^[6]

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.
1 2 3 "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.
1 2 3 "1974 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
1 2 "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

1974 Men's Major Golf Championships

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Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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