1974 British Open Results
The 1974 British Open was the 103rd time the tournament was played. The golfer called "The Black Knight" won it for the third time.
Winner: Gary Player, 282
Where it was played: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England
Tournament dates: July 10-13, 1974
Leader after first round: John Morgan and Gary Player, 69
Leader after second round: Gary Player, 137
Leader after third round: Gary Player, 212
Notable Notes: Gary Player won the third of his three British Open titles this year. He seemed to take control with a second round 68, opening a 5-stroke advantage. A third-round 75 brought the field back into play, but Player solidified his edge in the final round with a solid 70 to win by four over Peter Oosterhuis.
Final Scores
| Gary Player | 69-68-75-70—282 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 71-71-73-71—286 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-72-70-71—287 |
| Hubert Green | 71-74-72-71—288 |
| Liang-Huan Lu | 72-72-75-73—292 |
| Danny Edwards | 70-73-76-73—292 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 72-72-74-75—293 |
| Bobby Cole | 70-72-76-75—293 |
| Donald Swaelens | 77-73-74-69—293 |
| Johnny Miller | 72-75-73-74—294 |
| David Graham | 76-74-76-69—295 |
| John Garner | 75-78-73-69—295 |
| Neil Coles | 72-75-75-74—296 |
| John Morgan | 69-75-76-76—296 |
| Al Geiberger | 76-70-76-74—296 |
| Alan Tapie | 73-77-73-73—296 |
| Peter Townsend | 79-76-72-69—296 |
| Peter Dawson | 74-74-73-76—297 |
| Tony Jacklin | 74-77-71-75—297 |
| Gene Littler | 77-76-70-74—297 |
| Dewitt Weaver | 73-80-70-74—297 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 78-71-75-74—298 |
| Ronnie Shade | 78-75-73-72—298 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 76-72-76-75—299 |
| Angel Gallardo | 74-77-75-73—299 |
| Christy O'Connor Jr. | 78-76-72-73—299 |
| Hale Irwin | 76-73-79-71—299 |
| Doug McClelland | 75-79-73-73—300 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 74-80-76-70—300 |
| David Jagger | 80-71-76-73—300 |
| Peter Butler | 75-77-77-72—301 |
| David Chillas | 72-78-77-74—301 |
| Hugh Jackson | 78-76-73-74—301 |
| Vicente Fernandez | 78-72-78-73—301 |
| Tommy Horton | 78-76-76-71—301 |
| Lee Trevino | 79-70-78-74—301 |
| Oscar Cerda | 80-74-77-70—301 |
| Gay Brewer | 78-77-74-73—302 |
| John Cook | 76-79-75-73—303 |
| Guy Hunt | 78-73-72-80—303 |
| Bruce Devlin | 81-74-73-75—303 |
| Derek Small | 73-75-77-79—304 |
| Bernard Hunt | 74-77-74-79—304 |
| Stuart Levermore | 77-77-76-75—305 |
| John Mahaffey | 78-77-75-75—305 |
| John O'Leary | 71-79-78-77—305 |
| Brian Barnes | 74-79-78-74—305 |
| Maurice Bembridge | 76-77-73-79—305 |
| Graham Marsh | 79-75-77-74—305 |
| Noel Hunt | 73-73-79-80—305 |
| Malcolm Gregson | 79-76-76-75—306 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 80-74-77-75—306 |
| Brian Waites | 78-74-74-81—307 |
| Norman Wood | 74-78-78-78—308 |
| Mike Slater | 77-74-80-77—308 |
| Christy O'Connor Sr. | 80-74-77-78—309 |
| Ian Stanley | 77-79-75-78—309 |
| John Panton | 77-75-77-80—309 |
| Bob Shearer | 77-79-73-81—310 |
| John Fourie | 79-73-77-81—310 |
