1974 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 July 1974 |
| Location | Lancashire, England |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| TourTemplate:Pluralize from text | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,822 yards (6,238 m)[1] |
| Field | 154 players 81 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 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | |
| 282 (−2) | |
| Template:Succession links | |
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The use of the larger USGA specification ball (diameter 1.68 in, 42.67 mm) was made compulsory. In previous Opens, players could use the smaller Royal & Ancient specification ball(1.62 in, 41.15 mm).[5][6][7] By 1990, the Royal & Ancient changed the UK Rules of Golf to the 1.68 inch ball.
Course layout
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 206 | 436 | 458 | 393 | 212 | 486 | 551 | 394 | 162 | 3,298 | 334 | 542 | 201 | 339 | 445 | 468 | 356 | 453 | 386 | 3,524 | 6,822 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[8]
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
- 1969: 6,848 yards (6,262 m)
- 1963: 6,836 yards (6,251 m)
- 1958: 6,635 yards (6,067 m)
- 1952: 6,657 yards (6,087 m)
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 10 July 1974
Source:[9]
Second round
Thursday, 11 July 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 69-68=137 | −5 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Bobby Cole | 70-72=142 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis | 71-71=142 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Danny Edwards | 70-73=143 | +1 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan | 72-72=144 | +2 |
| Template:Flagicon John Morgan | 69-75=144 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf | 72-72=144 | ||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Hubert Green | 71-74=145 | +3 |
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger | 76-70=146 | +4 |
| Template:Flagicon Noel Hunt | 73-73=146 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 74-72=146 |
Amateurs: Lyle (+10), James (+16), Clark (+21), Burch (+22), Homer (+23), Shaw (+31).
Third round
Friday, 12 July 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 69-68-75=212 | −1 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis | 71-71-73=215 | +2 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 74-72-70=216 | +3 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Hubert Green | 71-74-72=217 | +4 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Bobby Cole | 70-72-76=218 | +5 |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf | 72-72-74=218 | ||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Danny Edwards | 70-73-76=219 | +6 |
| Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan | 72-72-75=219 | ||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller | 72-75-73=220 | +7 |
| Template:Flagicon John Morgan | 69-75-76=220 |
Source:[10]
Amateurs: Lyle (+23), James (+24).
Final round
Saturday, 13 July 1974
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 69-68-75-70=282 | −2 | 5,500 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis | 71-71-73-71=286 | +2 | 4,000 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 74-72-70-71=287 | +3 | 3,250 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Hubert Green | 71-74-72-71=288 | +4 | 2,750 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Danny Edwards | 70-73-76-73=292 | +8 | 2,300 |
| Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan | 72-72-75-73=292 | |||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Bobby Cole | 70-72-76-75=293 | +9 | 1,717 |
| Template:Flagicon Donald Swaelens | 77-73-74-69=293 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf | 72-72-74-75=293 | |||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller | 72-75-73-74=294 | +10 | 1,500 |
- The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.39 dollars (US) per pound sterling.[12]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 62, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenkins, Dan (22 July 1974). "Gary Player's Expo". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Player wins Open, sets sights on Jack". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. 14 July 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Player determined to be No. 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 15 July 2012. p. 3, sec 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."R&A made bigger ball compulsory". The Times. 22 January 1974. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (22 January 1974). "American-size ball compulsory in Open". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Manufacturers criticize Open ball decision". Glasgow Herald. 23 January 1974. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Card of course". Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1974. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (11 July 1974). "Unknown shares lead with Gary". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jacobs, Raymond (13 July 1974). "Oosterhuis cuts the gap to three". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1974 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Foreign exchange". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 13 July 1974. p. 11.
External links
- Royal Lytham & St Annes 1974 (Official site)
- 103rd Open Championship – Royal Lytham & St Annes (European Tour)
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