1974 Masters: Player Wins Again
The 1974 Masters was the 38th edition of the tournament. Gary Player won it for the second time.
Winner: Gary Player, 278
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 11-14, 1974
Leader after first round: Jim Colbert, 67
Leader after second round: Dave Stockton, 137
Leader after third round: Dave Stockton, 207
Notable Notes: Gary Player hovered around the top of the leaderboard all week, then on the next-to-last hole of the tournament he struck a blow for the championship. Actually, he struck a 9-iron approach to the 17th green in the final round, which stopped at tap-in range. That late birdie propelled Player to the second of his three Masters titles, a 2-stroke victory over Dave Stockton and Tom Kite.
Final Scores
| Gary Player | 71-71-66-70—278 |
| Dave Stockton | 71-66-70-73—280 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 71-69-70-70—280 |
| Jim Colbert | 67-72-69-73—281 |
| Hale Irwin | 68-70-72-71—281 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 69-71-72-69—281 |
| Bobby Nichols | 73-68-68-73—282 |
| Phil Rodgers | 72-69-68-73—282 |
| Maurice Bembridge | 73-74-72-64—283 |
| Hubert Green | 68-70-74-71—283 |
| Bruce Crampton | 73-72-69-70—284 |
| Jerry Heard | 70-70-73-71—284 |
| Dave Hill | 71-72-70-71—284 |
| Arnold Palmer | 76-71-70-67—284 |
| Bud Allin | 73-73-70-69—285 |
| Miller Barber | 75-67-72-71—285 |
| Ralph Johnston | 72-71-70-72—285 |
| Johnny Miller | 72-74-69-70—285 |
| Dan Sikes | 69-71-74-71—285 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 70-74-71-71—286 |
| Sam Snead | 72-72-71-71—286 |
| Frank Beard | 69-70-72-76—287 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 75-70-70-72—287 |
| Raymond Floyd | 69-72-76-70—287 |
| Bob Goalby | 76-71-72-68—287 |
| Julius Boros | 75-70-69-74—288 |
| John Schlee | 75-71-71-71—288 |
| J.C. Snead | 73-68-74-73—288 |
| Charles Coody | 74-72-76-67—289 |
| Don Iverson | 68-74-73-74—289 |
| Hugh Baiocchi | 75-71-74-70—290 |
| Bruce Devlin | 70-72-76-72—290 |
| Al Geiberger | 76-68-70-76—290 |
| Graham Marsh | 76-69-72-73—290 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 79-68-68-75—290 |
| Kermit Zarley | 73-71-77-69—290 |
| Billy Casper | 70-71-76-74—291 |
| Art Wall | 70-77-72-72—291 |
| Gene Littler | 69-71-78-74—292 |
| Larry Ziegler | 72-73-73-74—292 |
| Babe Hiskey | 70-78-75-72—295 |
| Leonard Thompson | 73-72-77-73—295 |
| Ed Sneed | 74-74-77-72—297 |
| Orville Moody | 74-73-78-77—302 |
