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1974 U.S. Open Golf
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 13–16, 1974 |
| Location | Mamaroneck, New York |
| Course(s) | Winged Foot Golf Club West Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,961 yards (6,365 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 66 after cut |
| Cut | 153 (+13) |
| Prize fund | $227,700 |
| Winner's share | $35,000 |
| Champion | |
| Hale Irwin | |
| 287 (+7) | |
| ← 1973 1975 → |
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 446 | 411 | 216 | 460 | 515 | 324 | 166 | 442 | 466 | 3,446 | 190 | 382 | 535 | 212 | 435 | 417 | 452 | 444 | 448 | 3,515 | 6,961 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 292 | +12 | T5 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 293 | +13 | T8 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 294 | +14 | T10 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 1973 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 302 | +22 | T35 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | England | 1970 | 78 | 76 | 154 | +14 |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1961 | 80 | 75 | 155 | +15 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 80 | 76 | 156 | +16 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 78 | 78 | 156 | +16 |
| Ken Venturi | United States | 1964 | 84 | 81 | 165 | +25 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 1952, 1963 | 78 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | South Africa | 70 | E |
| T2 | Lou Graham | United States | 71 | +1 |
| Mike Reasor | United States | |||
| T4 | Jim Colbert | United States | 72 | +2 |
| Bruce Crampton | Australia | |||
| Raymond Floyd | United States | |||
| Bobby Nichols | United States | |||
| Barney Thompson | United States | |||
| T9 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 73 | +3 |
| Tom Watson | United States | |||
| Hale Irwin | United States | |||
| Rod Funseth | United States | |||
| Jerry Heard | United States | |||
| David Graham | Australia | |||
| Mark Hayes | United States | |||
| John Buczek | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-70=143 | +3 |
| Hale Irwin | United States | 73-70=143 | ||
| Raymond Floyd | United States | 72-71=143 | ||
| Gary Player | South Africa | 70-73=143 | ||
| T5 | Tom Kite | United States | 74-70=144 | +4 |
| Tom Watson | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
| T7 | Bert Yancey | United States | 76-69=145 | +5 |
| Forrest Fezler | United States | 75-70=145 | ||
| T9 | Larry Ziegler | United States | 78-68=146 | +6 |
| Frank Beard | United States | 77-69=146 | ||
| Eddie Pearce | United States | 75-71=146 | ||
| John Buczek | United States | 73-73=146 | ||
| Lou Graham | United States | 71-75=146 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | United States | 73-71-69=213 | +3 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin | United States | 73-70-71=214 | +4 |
| 3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-70-73=216 | +6 |
| T4 | Frank Beard | United States | 77-69-72=218 | +8 |
| Bert Yancey | United States | 76-69-73=218 | ||
| Jim Colbert | United States | 72-77-69=218 | ||
| 7 | Forrest Fezler | United States | 75-70-74=219 | +9 |
| T8 | Lou Graham | United States | 71-75-74=220 | +10 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 70-73-77=220 | ||
| T10 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 72-71-78=221 | +11 |
| Buddy Allin | United States | 76-71-74=221 | ||
| Tom Kite | United States | 74-70-77=221 | ||
| Dale Douglass | United States | 77-72-72=221 | ||
| Tom Weiskopf | United States | 76-73-72=221 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 73-70-71-73=287 | +7 | 35,000 |
| 2 | Forrest Fezler | United States | 75-70-74-70=289 | +9 | 18,000 |
| T3 | Lou Graham | United States | 71-75-74-70=290 | +10 | 11,500 |
| Bert Yancey | United States | 76-69-73-72=290 | |||
| T5 | Jim Colbert | United States | 72-77-69-74=292 | +12 | 8,000 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-70-73-76=292 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States | 73-71-69-79=292 | |||
| T8 | Tom Kite | United States | 74-70-77-72=293 | +13 | 5,500 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 70-73-77-73=293 | |||
| T10 | Buddy Allin | United States | 76-71-74-73=294 | +14 | 3,750 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 75-74-76-69=294 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Irwin | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 |
| Fezler | +9 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 |
| Graham | +10 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 |
| Yancey | +8 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 |
| Watson | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +12 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
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