1974 PGA Championship: Lee Trevino wins at Tanglewood Park (Championship Course)
Lee Trevino won the 1974 PGA Championship at Tanglewood Park (Championship Course) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with 276 (−4), by 1 stroke over Jack Nicklaus.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1974 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 8, 1974 to August 11, 1974
- Course
- Tanglewood Park (Championship Course), Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Edition
- 56th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,050 yards
- Field
- 141
- Made the cut
- 78 (cut at 149)
- Purse
- $225,000 · winner's share $45,000
- Champion
- Lee Trevino · age 34 · United States · born Dallas, Texas
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 73-66-68-69 = 276 (−4) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Jack Nicklaus
- 54-hole leader
- Lee Trevino (207)
- Low club professional
- Tommy Aycock (284)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 277 | −3 |
What happened at the 1974 PGA Championship
Lee Trevino, putting poorly, found an old putter in the attic of his rental house and used it to win by one stroke.
Both Trevino and Nicklaus closed with 69, leaving Nicklaus runner-up to Trevino in a major for the fourth time.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).