1974 Open Championship
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The use of the larger "American ball" (diameter Script error: No such module "convert".) was made compulsory. In previous Opens, players could use the smaller "British ball" (Script error: No such module "convert".).[4][5][6]
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 |
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Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[8]
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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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External links
- Royal Lytham & St Annes 1974 (Official site)
- 103rd Open Championship – Royal Lytham & St Annes (European Tour)
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