Sports headlines for Thursday May 9, 1974:
- Nastase Loses His Cool... And Match; Borg Upsets Ashe
- NCAA Sets Monday TV Football Game
Scores through round 1 of the 1974 Houston Open
Tournament held at Quail Valley Golf Club (Missouri City, TX) from May 9, 1974 to May 12, 1974 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Ferraro | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Tom Shaw | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Don Massengale | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Bob Lunn | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Marion Heck | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Ben Kern | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Jim Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Bob Erickson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Sam Farlow | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Charles Owens | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Tommy Aycock | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Jack Burke | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Don Maddox | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Chris Blocker | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Miller Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Ken Venturi | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Bobby Walzel | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Jim Masserio | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Don Bies | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Larry Wood | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Julius Boros | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Rik Massengale | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Chuck Thorpe | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | John Lister | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dwaine Knight | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dewitt Weaver | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim Marshall | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Fred Marti | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 24 | John Quick | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bob Shaw | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Don Padgett | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 33 | David Glenz | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Ras Allen | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 33 | John Jackson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Bobby Mitchell | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Bobby Heins | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Terry Diehl | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Lou Graham | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Andy Thompson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Bob Allard | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Rick Acton | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Elwin Fanning | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Artie McNickle | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Jim Simons | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Tommy McGinnis | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Bob Charles | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Peter Davison | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Spike Kelley | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 52 | John Toepel | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Larry Laoretti | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Bob Crissy | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Bill Garrett | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Larry Miller | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 57 | Rocky Thompson | 84 | +12 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Orville Moody | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,554 | |||
| 59 | Bob Rosburg | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,613 | |||
| 60 | Joe Inman | 71 | -1 | 71 | $5,775 | |||
| 60 | Dick Lotz | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,450 | |||
| 62 | Andy North | 73 | +1 | 73 | $11,600 | |||
| 62 | Pat Fitzsimons | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,325 | |||
| 64 | Mike Hill | 74 | +2 | 74 | $833 | |||
| 65 | Rod Curl | 69 | -3 | 69 | $11,600 | |||
| 66 | Bob Payne | 72 | Even | 72 | $833 | |||
| 67 | Victor Regalado | 73 | +1 | 73 | $334 | |||
| 68 | Mark Hayes | 74 | +2 | 74 | $3,450 | |||
| 69 | Rod Funseth | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,554 | |||
| 70 | Bob Zender | 68 | -4 | 68 | $540 | |||
| 71 | Tommy Aaron | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,554 | |||
| 72 | Bob Stanton | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,450 | |||
| 73 | Mike Morley | 72 | Even | 72 | $289 | |||
| 74 | Charles Coody | 73 | +1 | 73 | $373 | |||
| 75 | Richard Crawford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $540 | |||
| 75 | Frank Beard | 74 | +2 | 74 | $373 | |||
| 77 | George Archer | 75 | +3 | 75 | $833 | |||
| 77 | Lionel Hebert | 75 | +3 | 75 | $833 | |||
| 79 | Tom Kite | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,325 | |||
| 80 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,554 | |||
| 81 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | Even | 72 | $11,600 | |||
| 82 | David Graham | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,700 | |||
| 82 | Bob Eastwood | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,110 | |||
| 84 | Bob Goalby | 74 | +2 | 74 | $373 | |||
| 85 | Dave Eichelberger | 75 | +3 | 75 | $540 | |||
| 86 | Chuck Courtney | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,554 | |||
| 86 | Rick Rhoads | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,110 | |||
| 86 | Charles Sifford | 72 | Even | 72 | $289 | |||
| 89 | Dave Stockton | 73 | +1 | 73 | $5,775 | |||
| 89 | Hubert Green | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,613 | |||
| 89 | Bruce Devlin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $540 | |||
| 92 | Gary McCord | 74 | +2 | 74 | $833 | |||
| 92 | Mike Kallam | 74 | +2 | 74 | $153 | |||
| 94 | Mike Higgins | 75 | +3 | 75 | $289 | |||
| 95 | Wally Armstrong | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,325 | |||
| 96 | Paul Moran | 68 | -4 | 68 | $289 | |||
| 97 | Bruce Crampton | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,325 | |||
| 97 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 70 | -2 | 70 | $540 | |||
| 99 | Dave Marr | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,554 | |||
| 99 | Bob Menne | 71 | -1 | 71 | $334 | |||
| 101 | Allen Miller | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,450 | |||
| 101 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,450 | |||
| 101 | John Mahaffey | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,110 | |||
| 101 | Kermit Zarley | 72 | Even | 72 | $833 | |||
| 101 | Roy Pace | 72 | Even | 72 | $540 | |||
| 101 | Bob Wynn | 72 | Even | 72 | $540 | |||
| 101 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Dick Rhyan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $334 | |||
| 109 | Bob Unger | 74 | +2 | 74 | $833 | |||
| 109 | Bert Greene | 74 | +2 | 74 | $540 | |||
| 109 | Vern Novak | 74 | +2 | 74 | $251 | |||
| 112 | Ed Sneed | 69 | -3 | 69 | $540 | |||
| 112 | Dwight Nevil | 69 | -3 | 69 | $289 | |||
| 114 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | -2 | 70 | $334 | |||
| 115 | Homero Blancas | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,110 | |||
| 116 | Tom Evans | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,110 | |||
| 116 | Babe Hiskey | 72 | Even | 72 | $373 | |||
| 118 | Monty Kaser | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Jack Ewing | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,554 | |||
| 120 | Dave Hill | 70 | -2 | 70 | $30,000 | |||
| 120 | Ross Randall | 70 | -2 | 70 | $289 | |||
| 122 | Larry Nelson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $833 | |||
| 123 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +1 | 73 | $251 | |||
| 123 | Martin Bohen | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Pete Brown | 74 | +2 | 74 | $540 | |||
| 126 | Mike McCullough | 75 | +3 | 75 | $251 | |||
| 127 | Jim Dent | 70 | -2 | 70 | $153 | |||
| 128 | Byron Comstock | 71 | -1 | 71 | $153 | |||
| 128 | Billy Ziobro | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Labron Harris | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Al Geiberger | 73 | +1 | 73 | $334 | |||
| 132 | Bob Smith | 70 | -2 | 70 | $334 | |||
| 133 | Lyn Lott | 71 | -1 | 71 | $251 |


