Sports headlines for Thursday May 23, 1974:
- The Race Is On! Lawsuit Against Indy Dismissed
- Barnes Gets 1-Year Suspended Sentence
Scores through round 1 of the 1974 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
Tournament held at Colonial Country Club (Cordova, TN) from May 23, 1974 to May 26, 1974 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 65 | -7 | 65 | $35,000 | |||
| 1 | Rod Curl | 65 | -7 | 65 | $3,238 | |||
| 3 | Hubert Green | 66 | -6 | 66 | $16,188 | |||
| 3 | Bob Wynn | 66 | -6 | 66 | $7,233 | |||
| 3 | Larry Ziegler | 66 | -6 | 66 | $5,382 | |||
| 3 | Jim Colbert | 66 | -6 | 66 | $2,800 | |||
| 7 | Lou Graham | 67 | -5 | 67 | $16,188 | |||
| 7 | John Lister | 67 | -5 | 67 | $3,238 | |||
| 7 | Dave Hill | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,024 | |||
| 7 | Grier Jones | 67 | -5 | 67 | $822 | |||
| 7 | Marion Heck | 67 | -5 | 67 | $359 | |||
| 12 | Don Bies | 68 | -4 | 68 | $7,233 | |||
| 12 | Tom Watson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $7,233 | |||
| 12 | Joe Inman | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,407 | |||
| 12 | Lon Hinkle | 68 | -4 | 68 | $542 | |||
| 12 | Jack Ewing | 68 | -4 | 68 | $417 | |||
| 12 | Ross Randall | 68 | -4 | 68 | $417 | |||
| 18 | Monty Kaser | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,024 | |||
| 18 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,164 | |||
| 18 | Bob Rosburg | 69 | -3 | 69 | $967 | |||
| 18 | David Graham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $967 | |||
| 18 | John Schlee | 69 | -3 | 69 | $822 | |||
| 18 | Mike Hill | 69 | -3 | 69 | $542 | |||
| 18 | Dick Rhyan | 69 | -3 | 69 | $417 | |||
| 18 | Mason Rudolph | 69 | -3 | 69 | $359 | |||
| 18 | Dale Douglass | 69 | -3 | 69 | $285 | |||
| 18 | Don Padgett | 69 | -3 | 69 | $88 | |||
| 28 | Gary Groh | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,025 | |||
| 28 | Chuck Courtney | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,025 | |||
| 28 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,800 | |||
| 28 | Labron Harris | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,024 | |||
| 28 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,024 | |||
| 28 | Jim Dent | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,407 | |||
| 28 | Dan Sikes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,407 | |||
| 28 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,407 | |||
| 28 | Jim Wiechers | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,164 | |||
| 28 | Charles Owens | 70 | -2 | 70 | $967 | |||
| 28 | Steve Melnyk | 70 | -2 | 70 | $967 | |||
| 28 | Jim Barber | 70 | -2 | 70 | $822 | |||
| 28 | Jim Masserio | 70 | -2 | 70 | $359 | |||
| 28 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | -2 | 70 | $320 | |||
| 28 | Ben Kern | 70 | -2 | 70 | $320 | |||
| 28 | Frank Beard | 70 | -2 | 70 | $285 | |||
| 28 | Jim Jamieson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Tom Evans | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Steve Cain | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Bobby Mitchell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $5,382 | |||
| 47 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,025 | |||
| 47 | Bob Payne | 71 | -1 | 71 | $542 | |||
| 47 | Charles Sifford | 71 | -1 | 71 | $542 | |||
| 47 | Bert Yancey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $542 | |||
| 47 | Bob Allard | 71 | -1 | 71 | $417 | |||
| 47 | Larry Nelson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $417 | |||
| 47 | Gil Morgan | 71 | -1 | 71 | $359 | |||
| 47 | Arnold Salinas | 71 | -1 | 71 | $359 | |||
| 47 | Mike Morley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $320 | |||
| 47 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | -1 | 71 | $285 | |||
| 47 | Victor Regalado | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Bob Menne | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 47 | John Schroeder | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Jim Ahern | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Ray Floyd | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,725 | |||
| 62 | Al Geiberger | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,800 | |||
| 62 | Tom Shaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,407 | |||
| 62 | George Archer | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,164 | |||
| 62 | Bobby Heins | 72 | Even | 72 | $700 | |||
| 62 | Lionel Hebert | 72 | Even | 72 | $700 | |||
| 62 | Allen Miller | 72 | Even | 72 | $700 | |||
| 62 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | Even | 72 | $285 | |||
| 62 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | Even | 72 | $88 | |||
| 62 | David Glenz | 72 | Even | 72 | $88 | |||
| 62 | Andy Thompson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jim Ferriell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Roger Parker | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jerry McGee | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Pat Fitzsimons | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jeff Steinberg | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Larry Wood | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Lyn Lott | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,024 | |||
| 79 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,164 | |||
| 79 | Lee Trevino | 73 | +1 | 73 | $700 | |||
| 79 | Bob Zender | 73 | +1 | 73 | $417 | |||
| 79 | Bob Eastwood | 73 | +1 | 73 | $417 | |||
| 79 | Freddie Haas | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Jim Simons | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Bobby Cole | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Richard Crawford | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | George Johnson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Gary McCord | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Rik Massengale | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Jimmy Wittenberg | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Nate Starks | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Bob Unger | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Larry Hinson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $2,024 | |||
| 95 | John Jacobs | 74 | +2 | 74 | $417 | |||
| 95 | Joe Porter | 74 | +2 | 74 | $320 | |||
| 95 | George Knudson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Pete Brown | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Jim Marshall | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Rocky Thompson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Martin Bohen | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Bob Shaw | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Dave Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 95 | David Dixon | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bert Greene | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Gibby Gilbert | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | R.H. Sikes | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Gene Littler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Billy Ziobro | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bob Smith | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Lee Elder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Rick Acton | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Wilf Honenuik | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Terry Diehl | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Barney Thompson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bob Lunn | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Ed Sneed | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Artie McNickle | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Curtis Sifford | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Bob Lewis | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Terry Ferraro | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Bob Dickson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Don Iverson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Spike Kelley | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Rich Bland | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 127 | J.C. Snead | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Mike Mitchell | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Sam Adams | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Bobby Nichols | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Eddie Pearce | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Peter Davison | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Byron Comstock | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Joe Campbell | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Warren Chancellor | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Phil Rodgers | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Vincent Tshabalala | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Larry Miller | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Bert Weaver | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Larry White | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Art Wall | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 |