Sports headlines for Wednesday July 10, 1974:
- NFL Strike KOs The All-Star Game
- Player Shoots 69 In Wind To Share British Open Lead
- WFL Draws Some Major League Crowds
- Bergey Returns To NFL, Is Traded To Philadelphia
- Dawson Denies He Will Cross The Picket Line
Scores through round 1 of the 1974 British Open
Tournament held at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club (Lytham St. Annes, Engl.) from July 10, 1974 to July 13, 1974 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forrest Fezler | 83 | +12 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Gary Player | 69 | -2 | 69 | $13,200 | |||
| 3 | Al Geiberger | 76 | +5 | 76 | $2,400 | |||
| 4 | Lee Trevino | 79 | +8 | 79 | $510 | |||
| 5 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | Even | 71 | $9,600 | |||
| 6 | Lanny Wadkins | 78 | +7 | 78 | $870 | |||
| 7 | David Jagger | 80 | +9 | 80 | $588 | |||
| 8 | Bobby Cole | 70 | -1 | 70 | $4,121 | |||
| 9 | Lu Liang-Huan | 72 | +1 | 72 | $5,520 | |||
| 9 | Tom Weiskopf | 72 | +1 | 72 | $4,121 | |||
| 11 | Jack Nicklaus | 74 | +3 | 74 | $7,800 | |||
| 12 | Bernard Gallacher | 76 | +5 | 76 | $699 | |||
| 13 | Vicente Fernandez | 78 | +7 | 78 | $462 | |||
| 14 | Danny Edwards | 70 | -1 | 70 | $5,520 | |||
| 15 | Noel Hunt | 73 | +2 | 73 | $354 | |||
| 16 | Hale Irwin | 76 | +5 | 76 | $699 | |||
| 17 | Donald Swaelens | 77 | +6 | 77 | $4,121 | |||
| 18 | Guy Hunt | 78 | +7 | 78 | $432 | |||
| 19 | John Fourie | 79 | +8 | 79 | $300 | |||
| 20 | Hubert Green | 71 | Even | 71 | $6,600 | |||
| 21 | Peter Dawson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,320 | |||
| 22 | David Graham | 76 | +5 | 76 | $3,240 | |||
| 23 | Mike Slater | 77 | +6 | 77 | $300 | |||
| 24 | Brian Waites | 78 | +7 | 78 | $300 | |||
| 25 | Christy O'Connor, Sr. | 80 | +9 | 80 | $699 | |||
| 25 | Oscar Cerda | 80 | +9 | 80 | $510 | |||
| 25 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 80 | +9 | 80 | $300 | |||
| 28 | Bruce Devlin | 81 | +10 | 81 | $432 | |||
| 29 | John Morgan | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,400 | |||
| 30 | Johnny Miller | 72 | +1 | 72 | $3,600 | |||
| 30 | Neil Coles | 72 | +1 | 72 | $2,400 | |||
| 32 | Derek Small | 73 | +2 | 73 | $402 | |||
| 33 | John Panton | 77 | +6 | 77 | $300 | |||
| 34 | Ronnie Shade | 78 | +7 | 78 | $870 | |||
| 35 | Graham Marsh | 79 | +8 | 79 | $354 | |||
| 36 | Jack Newton | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Bruce Crampton | 85 | +14 | 85 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Gene Littler | 77 | +6 | 77 | $1,320 | |||
| 38 | Eddie Polland | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 40 | Christy O'Connor | 78 | +7 | 78 | $699 | |||
| 40 | Hugh Jackson | 78 | +7 | 78 | $510 | |||
| 40 | Tommy Horton | 78 | +7 | 78 | $510 | |||
| 40 | Ian Mosey | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Peter Townsend | 79 | +8 | 79 | $2,400 | |||
| 44 | Malcolm Gregson | 79 | +8 | 79 | $300 | |||
| 44 | Peter Wilcock | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Carl Mason | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Alan Tapie | 73 | +2 | 73 | $2,400 | |||
| 49 | Tony Jacklin | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,320 | |||
| 49 | Angel Gallardo | 74 | +3 | 74 | $699 | |||
| 49 | Bernard Hunt | 74 | +3 | 74 | $402 | |||
| 52 | Peter Butler | 75 | +4 | 75 | $510 | |||
| 52 | Sandy Lyle | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Maurice Bembridge | 76 | +5 | 76 | $354 | |||
| 55 | Stuart Levermore | 77 | +6 | 77 | $312 | |||
| 56 | Gay Brewer | 78 | +7 | 78 | $462 | |||
| 56 | John Mahaffey | 78 | +7 | 78 | $354 | |||
| 56 | Tony Grubb | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Brian Huggett | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Miller Barber | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 61 | David Russell | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 62 | David Llewellyn | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 63 | David Chillas | 72 | +1 | 72 | $510 | |||
| 64 | Norman Wood | 74 | +3 | 74 | $300 | |||
| 65 | John Garner | 75 | +4 | 75 | $3,240 | |||
| 66 | Clive Clark | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Kel Nagle | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Bobby Walker | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Sandy Galbraith | 86 | +15 | 86 | $0 | |||
| 70 | John O'Leary | 71 | Even | 71 | $354 | |||
| 71 | Brian Barnes | 74 | +3 | 74 | $354 | |||
| 71 | Ron Cerrudo | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Doug McClelland | 75 | +4 | 75 | $588 | |||
| 74 | John Cook | 76 | +5 | 76 | $432 | |||
| 75 | Ian Stanley | 77 | +6 | 77 | $300 | |||
| 75 | Bob Shearer | 77 | +6 | 77 | $300 | |||
| 77 | Bob Charles | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Vince Baker | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Hugh Baiocchi | 83 | +12 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,320 | |||
| 81 | Ben Crenshaw | 74 | +3 | 74 | $588 | |||
| 82 | John Fowler | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Florentino Molina | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Craig Defoy | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Jimmy Wright | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Kuo Chi Hsiung | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 87 | David Jones | 83 | +12 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Peter Beames | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Dale Hayes | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Peter Thomson | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Stewart Adwick | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Manuel Ballesteros | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Peter Alliss | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Paddy McGuirk | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Warren Humphreys | 84 | +13 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 96 | John McTear | 87 | +16 | 87 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Jimmy Martin | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Philippe Toussaint | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Jerry Heard | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Martin Foster | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Stewart Ginn | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Lionel Platts | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Andries Oosthuizen | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Phil Rodgers | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Robin Fyfe | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 106 | David Webster | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Alex Caygill | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Sam Torrance | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Bobby Locke | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Hugh Boyle | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 |


