Sports headlines for Sunday January 27, 1974:
- Curl's Final Putt Misses; Nichols Wins Williams
Final results of the 1974 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
Tournament held at Torrey Pines Golf Course (La Jolla, CA) from January 24, 1974 to January 27, 1974 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 65 | 72 | 71 | 71 | -9 | 279 | $6,120 |
| 2 | Tom Kite | 65 | 70 | 75 | 74 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 3 | Dick Mast | 66 | 74 | 70 | 73 | -5 | 283 | $2,465 |
| 4 | Cesar Sanudo | 66 | 73 | 74 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $697 |
| 5 | Homero Blancas | 66 | 72 | 75 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $513 |
| 6 | Leonard Thompson | 67 | 71 | 74 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 7 | Gene Littler | 68 | 71 | 71 | 66 | -12 | 276 | $15,725 |
| 8 | Bobby Mitchell | 68 | 71 | 70 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $4,618 |
| 9 | John Lister | 68 | 73 | 73 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 10 | Bobby Nichols | 69 | 69 | 68 | 69 | -13 | 275 | $34,000 |
| 11 | Mark Hayes | 69 | 73 | 68 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $3,332 |
| 12 | Dwight Nevil | 69 | 72 | 73 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 12 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | 72 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 14 | Bob Lunn | 69 | 74 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 15 | Don Iverson | 69 | 72 | 76 | 71 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 16 | Tom Watson | 70 | 72 | 66 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $7,480 |
| 17 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 70 | 70 | 72 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $3,332 |
| 17 | John Schlee | 70 | 70 | 72 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $3,332 |
| 19 | Frank Beard | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $2,465 |
| 20 | Nate Starks | 70 | 71 | 74 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 20 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 69 | 75 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 20 | Lionel Hebert | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 23 | Dow Finsterwald | 70 | 71 | 74 | 73 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 23 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 73 | 72 | 73 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 23 | John Jacobs | 70 | 73 | 71 | 74 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 26 | Charles Coody | 70 | 73 | 76 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $328 |
| 26 | Mike Wynn | 70 | 73 | 71 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $328 |
| 28 | Mike Hadlock | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $289 |
| 29 | Steve Caulkins | 70 | 70 | 78 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $214 |
| 29 | Rick Rhoads | 70 | 73 | 74 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $214 |
| 31 | Rod Curl | 71 | 68 | 67 | 70 | -12 | 276 | $15,725 |
| 32 | J.C. Snead | 71 | 69 | 71 | 70 | -7 | 281 | $4,618 |
| 33 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 71 | 73 | 67 | -6 | 282 | $3,332 |
| 33 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 69 | 73 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $3,332 |
| 35 | Jim Simons | 71 | 68 | 76 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $2,465 |
| 35 | Bud Allin | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | -5 | 283 | $2,465 |
| 37 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 72 | 73 | 68 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 37 | George Archer | 71 | 68 | 74 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 37 | Jumbo Ozaki | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 40 | Bob Stanton | 71 | 72 | 73 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 40 | Labron Harris | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 42 | Richard Crawford | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $697 |
| 43 | David Graham | 71 | 72 | 74 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $513 |
| 43 | Howie Johnson | 71 | 70 | 73 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $513 |
| 43 | Mike Kallam | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $513 |
| 46 | Mike Hill | 71 | 71 | 74 | 72 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 46 | Orville Moody | 71 | 69 | 75 | 73 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 46 | Joe Inman | 71 | 69 | 71 | 77 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 49 | Fred Marti | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $344 |
| 50 | Steve Spray | 71 | 71 | 78 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $306 |
| 50 | Gary Groh | 71 | 70 | 74 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $306 |
| 52 | Jack Renner | 71 | 71 | 74 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $0 |
| 53 | Peter Davison | 71 | 68 | 80 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $0 |
| 54 | Billy Casper | 72 | 68 | 68 | 72 | -8 | 280 | $5,440 |
| 55 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 56 | Jack Ewing | 72 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 56 | Tom Sanderson | 72 | 67 | 75 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 58 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | 70 | 76 | 68 | -2 | 286 | $697 |
| 58 | Gary McCord | 72 | 70 | 72 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $697 |
| 60 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | 70 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $513 |
| 61 | Bob Dickson | 72 | 71 | 73 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $306 |
| 62 | Bob Payne | 72 | 70 | 81 | 70 | +5 | 293 | $214 |
| 62 | John Schroeder | 72 | 66 | 78 | 77 | +5 | 293 | $214 |
| 64 | Andy North | 73 | 70 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $1,560 |
| 65 | John Buczek | 73 | 70 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $991 |
| 66 | Lanny Wadkins | 73 | 67 | 76 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $697 |
| 67 | Bill Johnston | 73 | 68 | 73 | 74 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 68 | Gary Sanders | 73 | 69 | 77 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $344 |
| 69 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | 69 | 80 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $0 |
| 70 | Miller Barber | 74 | 66 | 69 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $7,480 |
| 71 | Mike Morley | 74 | 65 | 71 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $4,618 |
| 72 | Bert Greene | 74 | 68 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $513 |
| 73 | Jim Dent | 75 | 68 | 72 | 73 | Even | 288 | $391 |
| 74 | Gene Torres | 75 | 67 | 75 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $214 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Miller | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Bruce Devlin | 69 | 75 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Doug Sanders | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Eddie Pearce | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Gil Morgan | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Larry Hinson | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Larry Ziegler | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Rik Massengale | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Terry Wilcox | 69 | 75 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
| Artie McNickle | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Barney Thompson | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Bob Smith | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Charles Sifford | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Chuck Courtney | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Dave Hill | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Dick Lotz | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| George Johnson | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Herb Hooper | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Ken Venturi | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Lou Graham | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Mac McLendon | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Al Geiberger | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bob Brue | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bob Eastwood | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Butch Baird | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Dan Sikes | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Randy Erskine | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Tommy McGinnis | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bob Menne | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Dave Barber | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jim Ferriell | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Larry Wise | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Lee Wykle | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Paul Purtzer | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Tom Jenkins | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Tommy Jacobs | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Art Wall | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Gibby Gilbert | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jim Colbert | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Richie Karl | 80 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Ross Randall | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Eddie Merrins | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Jim Blanks | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Jim Masserio | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Lee Elder | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Monte Sanders | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ron Hoyt | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Sam Farlow | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tommy Aaron | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Vern Novak | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| John Ruedi | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| John Toepel | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Sam Adams | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Cox | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Jim Barber | 80 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Mason Rudolph | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Ronnie Reif | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dick Rhyan | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jim Marshall | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Rafe Botts | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jimmy Powell | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mac Hunte | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Pat Fitzsimons | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| WD | Bob Rosburg | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 70 | $0 |
| WD | John Lotz | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 76 | $0 |


