| 1974 PGA Championship | |
Lee Trevino won six majors on the PGA Tour. And in four of those wins, the runner-up was Jack Nicklaus. The 1974 PGA Championship was the fourth and final time Trevino finished first to Nicklaus' second in a major.
Trevino entered the 1974 PGA Championship struggling with his putting. But he used a "new" putter in this tournament - an old one he found in the attic of the house he was renting for the week.
Another story of the week was the play of Sam Snead. Snead was 62 years old at the time of the 1974 PGA Championship, but opened with a 69, added back-to-back 71s in the middle rounds, and closed with a 68. His 279 total was three strokes shy of Trevino's winning total and tied Snead for third place. It was the third straight Top 10 finish in a PGA Championship for Snead, who made the cut in only two more majors after this showing.
1974 PGA Championship Scores
Results from the 1974 PGA Championship golf tournament played par-70 Championship Course of Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina:
| Lee Trevino | 73-66-68-69--276 | $45,000 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 69-69-70-69--277 | $25,700 |
| Bobby Cole | 69-68-71-71--279 | $10,956 |
| Sam Snead | 69-71-71-68--279 | $10,956 |
| Hubert Green | 68-68-73-70--279 | $10,956 |
| Dave Hill | 74-69-67-69--279 | $10,956 |
| Gary Player | 73-64-73-70--280 | $7,200 |
| Al Geiberger | 70-70-75-66--281 | $6,635 |
| John Mahaffey | 72-72-71-67--282 | $5,850 |
| Don Bies | 73-71-68-70--282 | $5,850 |
| Tom Watson | 69-72-73-70--284 | $4,275 |
| Tommy Aycock | 73-68-73-70--284 | $4,275 |
| Raymond Floyd | 68-72-74-70--284 | $4,275 |
| Lee Elder | 74-69-72-69--284 | $4,275 |
| Frank Beard | 73-67-69-75--284 | $4,275 |
| Mike Hill | 76-72-68-68--284 | $4,275 |
| Gay Brewer | 72-72-72-69--285 | $2,925 |
| Tom Jenkins | 70-73-71-71--285 | $2,925 |
| John Schlee | 68-67-75-75--285 | $2,925 |
| Leonard Thompson | 69-71-70-75--285 | $2,925 |
| Dan Sikes Jr. | 71-75-71-68--285 | $2,925 |
| Bruce Devlin | 70-74-70-72--286 | $2,182 |
| Stan Brion | 71-71-74-70--286 | $2,182 |
| Don Massengale | 74-71-70-72--287 | $1,925 |
| J.C. Snead | 72-72-75-68--287 | $1,925 |
| Dave Stockton | 71-73-70-74--288 | $1,765 |
| Larry Hinson | 74-73-69-72--288 | $1,765 |
| Arnold Palmer | 72-75-70-72--289 | $1,565 |
| Jim Colbert | 70-76-70-73--289 | $1,565 |
| Gene Littler | 76-72-70-71--289 | $1,565 |
| Victor Regalado | 70-72-77-70--289 | $1,565 |
| Bob Murphy | 74-73-71-72--290 | $1,260 |
| Grier Jones | 70-74-71-75--290 | $1,260 |
| Larry Ziegler | 75-72-71-72--290 | $1,260 |
| Bert Yancey | 75-74-73-68--290 | $1,260 |
| Gene Borek | 72-76-72-70--290 | $1,260 |
| Forrest Fezler | 77-68-74-71--290 | $1,260 |
| Eddie Pearce | 69-72-79-70--290 | $1,260 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 73-73-73-72--291 | $817 |
| Tom Kite | 71-74-73-73--291 | $817 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71-74-74-72--291 | $817 |
| Bobby Nichols | 72-74-72-73--291 | $817 |
| Andy North | 73-74-73-71--291 | $817 |
| Johnny Miller | 71-75-72-73--291 | $817 |
| Charles Volpone | 72-75-71-73--291 | $817 |
| Bob E. Smith | 72-75-72-72--291 | $817 |
| Jim Dent | 73-76-73-69--291 | $817 |
| Bruce Crampton | 75-71-73-73--292 | $495 |
| Jerry Heard | 73-76-73-70--292 | $495 |
| Lou Graham | 77-72-71-72--292 | $495 |
| Kermit Zarley | 70-73-73-77--293 | $321 |
| Mason Rudolph | 70-72-70-81--293 | $321 |
| Dwight Nevil | 75-72-75-72--294 | $321 |
| Chuck Courtney | 76-73-74-71--294 | $321 |
| Dewitt Weaver | 70-73-76-76--295 | $321 |
| Tony Jacklin | 73-72-76-74--295 | $321 |
| Jerry McGee | 75-73-71-76--295 | $321 |
| Richie Karl | 72-77-75-71--295 | $321 |
| Tommy Aaron | 73-67-78-77--295 | $321 |
| Joe Porter | 76-72-75-73--296 | $321 |
| Tom Nieporte | 70-73-76-77--296 | $321 |
| Miller Barber | 71-70-77-78--296 | $321 |
| Billy Casper | 75-73-75-74--297 | $321 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 75-74-74-74--297 | $321 |
| Roy Pace | 75-71-76-75--297 | $321 |
| Bob Galloway | 72-77-75-73--297 | $321 |
| Gary Hopkins | 72-77-76-74--299 | $321 |
| Howell Fraser | 71-76-74-78--299 | $321 |
| Frank Mize | 76-72-79-72--299 | $321 |
| Homero Blancas | 75-73-80-71--299 | $321 |
| Dave Eichelberger | 74-74-75-78--301 | $321 |
| Clayton Cole | 79-69-76-77--301 | $321 |
| Bob Charles | 72-75-77-78--302 | $321 |
| Larry Mancour | 75-73-76-78--302 | $321 |
| Bert Greene | 73-71-80-78--302 | $321 |
| Bob Rosburg | 75-72-74-82--303 | $321 |
| Allen Miller | 71-78-74-83--306 | $321 |
| Clare Emery | 74-72-80-81--307 | $321 |
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