Sports headlines for Thursday May 16, 1974:
- Henry Aaron Decides His Mark Is Indelible
- Palmer: Designated Tournaments Unfair
- Cannonade, 12 Others Entered In Preakness
Scores through round 1 of the 1974 Colonial National Invitational
Tournament held at Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, TX) from May 16, 1974 to May 19, 1974 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Yancey | 68 | -2 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Jim Wiechers | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Dick Rhyan | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Billy Ziobro | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Mike Kallam | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Gene Littler | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Pete Brown | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Mark Hayes | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Ed Sneed | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 11 | George Archer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Doug Ford | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Dave Marr | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Bob Allard | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Ras Allen | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Mike McCullough | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | George Knudson | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Grier Jones | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Al Geiberger | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Bob Charles | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Jim Masserio | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Dick Mast | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Tom Evans | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Lanny Wadkins | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Curtis Sifford | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Miller Barber | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Jack Burke | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Leonard Thompson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | John Lister | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Tommy Aaron | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bruce Fleisher | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Vern Novak | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bob Rosburg | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Dwight Nevil | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Victor Regalado | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Steve Cain | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Labron Harris | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Babe Hiskey | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Jerry McGee | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Mike Hill | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Ron Cerrudo | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bob Unger | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Charles Sifford | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Martin Bohen | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bob Goalby | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Rod Funseth | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Ken Venturi | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Dewitt Weaver | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Roy Pace | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Johnny Miller | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Warren Chancellor | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | John Schlee | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Byron Comstock | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Bob Dickson | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Bob Smith | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Richard Ellis | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Bob Zender | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Rives McBee | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Paul Moran | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Wally Armstrong | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Gil Morgan | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Rick Acton | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Mike Higgins | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Dick Lotz | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Sam Adams | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Larry Stubblefield | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Joe Carr | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Lou Graham | 74 | +4 | 74 | $7,094 | |||
| 74 | Julius Boros | 69 | -1 | 69 | $11,750 | |||
| 75 | Rod Curl | 70 | Even | 70 | $50,000 | |||
| 76 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | +1 | 71 | $28,500 | |||
| 77 | Lee Trevino | 72 | +2 | 72 | $10,250 | |||
| 78 | Bud Allin | 74 | +4 | 74 | $5,063 | |||
| 78 | Jim Simons | 74 | +4 | 74 | $3,875 | |||
| 80 | Jack Ewing | 76 | +6 | 76 | $5,063 | |||
| 81 | Charles Coody | 68 | -2 | 68 | $7,094 | |||
| 82 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | +2 | 72 | $5,063 | |||
| 82 | Bob Menne | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,850 | |||
| 84 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,875 | |||
| 84 | Pat Fitzsimons | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,110 | |||
| 86 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | +2 | 72 | $7,094 | |||
| 87 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,850 | |||
| 87 | Joe Inman | 73 | +3 | 73 | $850 | |||
| 89 | Gary Player | 74 | +4 | 74 | $9,000 | |||
| 89 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | +4 | 74 | $519 | |||
| 91 | Bobby Mitchell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $2,589 | |||
| 92 | Ray Floyd | 76 | +6 | 76 | $1,418 | |||
| 93 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,418 | |||
| 94 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,110 | |||
| 95 | Gary McCord | 72 | +2 | 72 | $7,094 | |||
| 95 | Gay Brewer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $2,589 | |||
| 97 | Tom Watson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,589 | |||
| 97 | Tom Kite | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,418 | |||
| 99 | Bobby Nichols | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,418 | |||
| 100 | Orville Moody | 69 | -1 | 69 | $3,875 | |||
| 101 | Chuck Courtney | 70 | Even | 70 | $17,750 | |||
| 102 | Lionel Hebert | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,589 | |||
| 102 | Lee Elder | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,850 | |||
| 102 | Bert Greene | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,418 | |||
| 105 | Dave Hill | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,850 | |||
| 105 | Ken Still | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,110 | |||
| 107 | Mason Rudolph | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,418 | |||
| 108 | Frank Beard | 69 | -1 | 69 | $850 | |||
| 108 | Butch Baird | 69 | -1 | 69 | $850 | |||
| 108 | Phil Rodgers | 69 | -1 | 69 | $850 | |||
| 111 | Dan Sikes | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,589 | |||
| 111 | Ross Randall | 71 | +1 | 71 | $519 | |||
| 113 | Don Bies | 72 | +2 | 72 | $641 | |||
| 113 | Andy North | 72 | +2 | 72 | $575 | |||
| 113 | Richard Crawford | 72 | +2 | 72 | $475 | |||
| 113 | John Schroeder | 72 | +2 | 72 | $188 | |||
| 117 | David Graham | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,875 | |||
| 117 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +3 | 73 | $575 | |||
| 119 | J.C. Snead | 74 | +4 | 74 | $641 | |||
| 119 | Randy Erskine | 74 | +4 | 74 | $575 | |||
| 121 | John Mahaffey | 76 | +6 | 76 | $850 | |||
| 122 | Hubert Green | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,589 | |||
| 122 | Billy Casper | 68 | -2 | 68 | $575 | |||
| 124 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | Even | 70 | $5,063 | |||
| 124 | Larry Nelson | 70 | Even | 70 | $850 | |||
| 126 | Lyn Lott | 71 | +1 | 71 | $450 | |||
| 127 | Jim Dent | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,110 | |||
| 127 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | +4 | 74 | $387 | |||
| 129 | Larry Hinson | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,850 | |||
| 130 | Dave Stockton | 70 | Even | 70 | $641 | |||
| 131 | Art Wall | 71 | +1 | 71 | $413 | |||
| 132 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +4 | 74 | $575 | |||
| 133 | Artie McNickle | 75 | +5 | 75 | $519 | |||
| 133 | Dave Barber | 75 | +5 | 75 | $475 | |||
| 135 | Hale Irwin | 65 | -5 | 65 | $2,589 | |||
| 136 | Rik Massengale | 71 | +1 | 71 | $641 | |||
| 137 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | +2 | 72 | $475 | |||
| 138 | Monty Kaser | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,418 | |||
| 139 | Tom Shaw | 71 | +1 | 71 | $413 | |||
| 140 | Roger Parker | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Bob Stanton | 69 | -1 | 69 | $413 | |||
| 142 | Bob Payne | 71 | +1 | 71 | $437 | |||
| 143 | Mike Morley | 72 | +2 | 72 | $519 | |||
| 144 | Rick Rhoads | 73 | +3 | 73 | $188 |


