1974 European Tour

The 1974 European Tour was the third official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.

The Order of Merit was won by England's Peter Oosterhuis.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1974 European Tour schedule which was made up of 21 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Scotland and Wales. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Double Diamond Strokeplay and the El Paraiso Open, and the loss of the Scottish Open and the John Player Classic.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner
10–13 Apr	Portuguese Open	Portugal	Brian Huggett
17–20 Apr	Spanish Open	Spain	Jerry Heard
24–27 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	Manuel Piñero
2–5 May	French Open	France	Peter Oosterhuis
8–11 May	Penfold Tournament	England	Tommy Horton
22 25 May	Piccadilly Medal	England	Maurice Bembridge
5–8 Jun	Martini International	England	Stewart Ginn
20–23 Jun	Carroll's International	Republic of Ireland	Bernard Gallacher
10–13 Jul	The Open Championship	England	Gary Player
18–21 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	Tony Jacklin
24–27 Jul	Swiss Open	Switzerland	Bob Charles
1 4 Aug	German Open	West Germany	Simon Owen
8–11 Aug	Dutch Open	Netherlands	Brian Barnes
14–17 Aug	Benson & Hedges Festival	England	Philippe Toussaint
20–21 Aug	Double Diamond Strokeplay	Scotland	Maurice Bembridge
28–31 Aug	Viyella PGA Championship	England	Maurice Bembridge
12–15 Sept	Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship	Scotland	Jack Newton
18–21 Sept	W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament	England	Neil Coles
2–5 Oct	Dunlop Masters	Wales	Bernard Gallacher
17–20 Oct	Italian Open	Italy	Peter Oosterhuis
23–26 Oct	El Paraiso Open	Spain	Peter Oosterhuis

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.

Position	Player	Country	Prize money (£)
1	Peter Oosterhuis	England	32,127
2	Dale Hayes	South Africa	18,396
3	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	18,515
4	Brian Barnes	Scotland	14,380
5	Neil Coles	England	13,961
6	Vicente Fernández	Argentina	7,819
7	Tony Jacklin	England	19,547
8	Brian Huggett	Wales	12,373
9	Peter Townsend	England	15,828
10	Tommy Horton	England	11,343

See also

• Golfers with most European Tour wins

References

External links

• 1974 season results on the PGA European Tour website
• 1974 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website