Sports headlines for Sunday May 5, 1974:
- Nelson Golf Rained Out; Final Today
Final results of the 1974 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from May 2, 1974 to May 5, 1974 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bud Allin | 69 | 69 | 63 | 68 | -15 | 269 | $30,045 | 
| 2 | Charles Coody | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | -11 | 273 | $10,253 | 
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 69 | 69 | 66 | 69 | -11 | 273 | $10,253 | 
| 2 | Tom Watson | 70 | 66 | 67 | 70 | -11 | 273 | $10,253 | 
| 2 | Homero Blancas | 65 | 70 | 67 | 71 | -11 | 273 | $10,253 | 
| 6 | Kermit Zarley | 72 | 65 | 71 | 66 | -10 | 274 | $5,408 | 
| 7 | Bob Charles | 67 | 73 | 66 | 69 | -9 | 275 | $4,619 | 
| 7 | Jim Simons | 68 | 65 | 72 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $4,619 | 
| 9 | Butch Baird | 71 | 70 | 70 | 65 | -8 | 276 | $3,756 | 
| 9 | Bob Wynn | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -8 | 276 | $3,756 | 
| 9 | Bruce Crampton | 67 | 69 | 68 | 72 | -8 | 276 | $3,756 | 
| 12 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 69 | 70 | 73 | 66 | -6 | 278 | $2,904 | 
| 12 | Dwight Nevil | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -6 | 278 | $2,904 | 
| 12 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | 72 | 69 | 68 | -6 | 278 | $2,904 | 
| 15 | Rod Curl | 73 | 71 | 67 | 68 | -5 | 279 | $2,178 | 
| 15 | Don Bies | 70 | 68 | 71 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $2,178 | 
| 15 | Eddie Pearce | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $2,178 | 
| 15 | Bruce Devlin | 67 | 71 | 71 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $2,178 | 
| 15 | Gay Brewer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -5 | 279 | $2,178 | 
| 15 | Hale Irwin | 70 | 67 | 70 | 72 | -5 | 279 | $2,178 | 
| 21 | Mark Hayes | 74 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 21 | Bobby Nichols | 69 | 70 | 72 | 69 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 21 | Jim Colbert | 73 | 66 | 72 | 69 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 21 | Bert Yancey | 75 | 68 | 67 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 21 | Grier Jones | 72 | 70 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 21 | Billy Casper | 69 | 74 | 66 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 21 | Bob Payne | 67 | 73 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $1,356 | 
| 28 | Dale Douglass | 70 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 281 | $1,022 | 
| 28 | Rick Rhoads | 68 | 70 | 72 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $1,022 | 
| 28 | Ray Floyd | 68 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $1,022 | 
| 28 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 71 | 68 | 72 | -3 | 281 | $1,022 | 
| 28 | Joe Inman | 72 | 67 | 69 | 73 | -3 | 281 | $1,022 | 
| 33 | David Graham | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | -2 | 282 | $849 | 
| 33 | Labron Harris | 72 | 68 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 282 | $849 | 
| 33 | Spike Kelley | 69 | 73 | 68 | 72 | -2 | 282 | $849 | 
| 36 | Jim Jamieson | 70 | 71 | 73 | 69 | -1 | 283 | $738 | 
| 36 | Bert Greene | 70 | 74 | 70 | 69 | -1 | 283 | $738 | 
| 36 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 66 | 73 | 73 | -1 | 283 | $738 | 
| 39 | John Mahaffey | 68 | 75 | 71 | 70 | Even | 284 | $646 | 
| 39 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | 70 | 69 | 73 | Even | 284 | $646 | 
| 39 | Jim Dent | 71 | 73 | 67 | 73 | Even | 284 | $646 | 
| 42 | Martin Bohen | 71 | 72 | 74 | 68 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | 69 | 73 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Wally Armstrong | 72 | 67 | 75 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | 70 | 71 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Jack Ewing | 71 | 73 | 69 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | 71 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Gary McCord | 72 | 69 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Vern Novak | 71 | 71 | 70 | 73 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 42 | Larry Hinson | 73 | 68 | 70 | 74 | +1 | 285 | $460 | 
| 52 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 52 | Bob Lunn | 69 | 72 | 75 | 70 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 52 | Chuck Courtney | 74 | 70 | 71 | 71 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 52 | Lionel Hebert | 71 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 52 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 52 | Ben Kern | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 52 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | 68 | 71 | 73 | +2 | 286 | $338 | 
| 59 | Dan Sikes | 74 | 69 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 287 | $304 | 
| 59 | Ed Sneed | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | +3 | 287 | $304 | 
| 61 | Monty Kaser | 75 | 69 | 73 | 71 | +4 | 288 | $285 | 
| 61 | Fred Marti | 69 | 71 | 77 | 71 | +4 | 288 | $285 | 
| 61 | Terry Diehl | 71 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +4 | 288 | $285 | 
| 64 | Mike Wynn | 72 | 71 | 76 | 70 | +5 | 289 | $270 | 
| 65 | Bob Shaw | 72 | 72 | 71 | 75 | +6 | 290 | $259 | 
| 65 | Tom Kite | 71 | 69 | 70 | 80 | +6 | 290 | $259 | 
| 67 | Tom Evans | 72 | 72 | 79 | 71 | +10 | 294 | $244 | 
| 67 | Charles Owens | 72 | 72 | 77 | 73 | +10 | 294 | $244 | 
| 69 | Andy North | 73 | 70 | 76 | 76 | +11 | 295 | $233 | 
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 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Arnold Palmer | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Artie McNickle | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Barney Thompson | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Bob Stanton | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Charles Sifford | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Dewitt Weaver | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Gary Groh | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Gil Morgan | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Jim Ferriell | 77 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| John Schlee | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Miller Barber | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 69 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Richard Crawford | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Andy Thompson | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bobby Heins | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Don Maddox | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Eldridge Miles | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| John Toepel | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Julius Boros | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Ross Randall | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Roy Pace | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Bob Menne | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| George Johnson | 77 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Ken Venturi | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Lyn Lott | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Marty Fleckman | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Mike McCullough | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Paul Moran | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Allard | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Curtis Sifford | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| David Glenz | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jack Burke | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jim Barber | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Joe Porter | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Lanny Wadkins | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Larry Nelson | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Marion Heck | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Mike Higgins | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Pat Fitzsimons | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Randy Erskine | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Rich Bassett | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Rik Massengale | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Arnold Salinas | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Richard Ellis | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Rives McBee | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tommy McGinnis | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bobby Walzel | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| John Lister | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ras Allen | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Rocky Thompson | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ron Cerrudo | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Steve Cain | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Wilf Honenuik | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Terry Ferraro | 72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Larry Ringer | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Tim Collins | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bill Garrett | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mike Mitchell | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| WD | Mike Reasor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | John Quick | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 78 | $0 | 
| WD | Jim Ahern | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 79 | $0 | 
| WD | Bob Rosburg | 76 | 66 | 69 | 0 | -2 | 211 | $0 | 
| WD | Bob Dickson | 73 | 71 | 74 | 0 | +5 | 218 | $0 | 


 
 