Sports headlines for Saturday September 7, 1974:
- Player Leads World Series Of Golf By Three
- U.S. Open Tennis Delayed Day By Rain
- Hurricane Nears; Ole Miss-Tulane Game Called Off
Scores through round 3 of the 1974 Southern Open
Tournament held at Green Island Country Club (Columbus, GA) from September 5, 1974 to September 8, 1974 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.C. Snead | 68 | 71 | 66 | -5 | 205 | $9,250 | |
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | 65 | 69 | -5 | 205 | $3,633 | |
| 1 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 70 | 65 | -5 | 205 | $2,322 | |
| 4 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | 68 | 68 | -4 | 206 | $20,000 | |
| 5 | Bruce Crampton | 70 | 69 | 68 | -3 | 207 | $9,250 | |
| 5 | Phil Rodgers | 69 | 70 | 68 | -3 | 207 | $3,633 | |
| 5 | Rik Massengale | 70 | 72 | 65 | -3 | 207 | $1,400 | |
| 5 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 68 | 69 | -3 | 207 | $1,400 | |
| 9 | Mike Hill | 71 | 69 | 68 | -2 | 208 | $4,750 | |
| 9 | Jim Ferriell | 67 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 208 | $3,633 | |
| 9 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 68 | 69 | -2 | 208 | $2,322 | |
| 12 | Bob Dickson | 69 | 72 | 68 | -1 | 209 | $2,322 | |
| 12 | David Graham | 71 | 70 | 68 | -1 | 209 | $2,200 | |
| 12 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | 72 | 65 | -1 | 209 | $1,800 | |
| 12 | Jerry McGee | 68 | 69 | 72 | -1 | 209 | $710 | |
| 12 | Spike Kelley | 71 | 68 | 70 | -1 | 209 | $553 | |
| 12 | Larry Nelson | 68 | 67 | 74 | -1 | 209 | $266 | |
| 18 | Billy Ziobro | 70 | 70 | 70 | Even | 210 | $2,200 | |
| 18 | Chris Blocker | 68 | 73 | 69 | Even | 210 | $1,800 | |
| 18 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 70 | 71 | Even | 210 | $925 | |
| 18 | Mark Hayes | 68 | 71 | 71 | Even | 210 | $925 | |
| 18 | Artie McNickle | 72 | 68 | 70 | Even | 210 | $710 | |
| 18 | Jim Jewell | 68 | 71 | 71 | Even | 210 | $553 | |
| 24 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 211 | $1,800 | |
| 24 | Bobby Walzel | 71 | 72 | 68 | +1 | 211 | $1,400 | |
| 24 | Butch Baird | 69 | 71 | 71 | +1 | 211 | $925 | |
| 24 | Nate Starks | 71 | 72 | 68 | +1 | 211 | $553 | |
| 24 | Chuck Courtney | 72 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 211 | $266 | |
| 24 | Bobby Mitchell | 71 | 69 | 71 | +1 | 211 | $266 | |
| 24 | Jim Dent | 72 | 68 | 71 | +1 | 211 | $266 | |
| 31 | Bob Eastwood | 74 | 66 | 72 | +2 | 212 | $1,400 | |
| 31 | Monty Kaser | 72 | 68 | 72 | +2 | 212 | $925 | |
| 31 | Dick Rhyan | 70 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 212 | $925 | |
| 31 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | 68 | 70 | +2 | 212 | $710 | |
| 35 | Babe Hiskey | 72 | 67 | 74 | +3 | 213 | $925 | |
| 35 | Don Iverson | 73 | 70 | 70 | +3 | 213 | $710 | |
| 35 | Ras Allen | 73 | 72 | 68 | +3 | 213 | $553 | |
| 35 | Bert Yancey | 70 | 68 | 75 | +3 | 213 | $410 | |
| 35 | Richard Crawford | 68 | 77 | 68 | +3 | 213 | $266 | |
| 35 | Jim Barber | 72 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 213 | $266 | |
| 35 | Elliott Kirven | 73 | 70 | 70 | +3 | 213 | $266 | |
| 35 | Lyn Lott | 67 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 213 | $220 | |
| 43 | Larry Stubblefield | 73 | 72 | 69 | +4 | 214 | $1,400 | |
| 43 | Jack Ewing | 74 | 68 | 72 | +4 | 214 | $710 | |
| 43 | Gary Sanders | 74 | 71 | 69 | +4 | 214 | $410 | |
| 43 | Larry Wood | 75 | 69 | 70 | +4 | 214 | $410 | |
| 43 | Bob Stanton | 71 | 73 | 70 | +4 | 214 | $410 | |
| 43 | Sam Snead | 73 | 71 | 70 | +4 | 214 | $410 | |
| 43 | Bob Menne | 72 | 71 | 71 | +4 | 214 | $410 | |
| 43 | Curtis Sifford | 72 | 72 | 70 | +4 | 214 | $220 | |
| 43 | Peter Davison | 71 | 72 | 71 | +4 | 214 | $203 | |
| 52 | Mike Morley | 75 | 69 | 71 | +5 | 215 | $553 | |
| 52 | Bruce Ashworth | 72 | 70 | 73 | +5 | 215 | $553 | |
| 52 | Barney Thompson | 71 | 74 | 70 | +5 | 215 | $410 | |
| 52 | Larry Ringer | 75 | 70 | 70 | +5 | 215 | $220 | |
| 52 | Bunky Henry | 72 | 72 | 71 | +5 | 215 | $203 | |
| 52 | John Toepel | 70 | 74 | 71 | +5 | 215 | $190 | |
| 58 | Leonard Thompson | 75 | 70 | 71 | +6 | 216 | $266 | |
| 58 | Jim Jamieson | 71 | 72 | 73 | +6 | 216 | $266 | |
| 58 | Randy Erskine | 75 | 68 | 73 | +6 | 216 | $203 | |
| 58 | Andy North | 72 | 72 | 72 | +6 | 216 | $180 | |
| 58 | Mike Reasor | 73 | 69 | 74 | +6 | 216 | $180 | |
| 58 | Rick Rhoads | 73 | 70 | 73 | +6 | 216 | $160 | |
| 64 | George Archer | 72 | 70 | 75 | +7 | 217 | $266 | |
| 64 | Bobby Heins | 74 | 71 | 72 | +7 | 217 | $160 | |
| 64 | Grier Jones | 71 | 70 | 76 | +7 | 217 | $160 | |
| 64 | Buddy Whitten | 76 | 69 | 72 | +7 | 217 | $0 | |
| 68 | Joe Porter | 73 | 70 | 75 | +8 | 218 | $203 | |
| 68 | Victor Regalado | 76 | 69 | 73 | +8 | 218 | $180 | |
| 68 | Hugh Royer | 72 | 70 | 76 | +8 | 218 | $0 | |
| 71 | Hubert Green | 73 | 72 | 74 | +9 | 219 | $160 | |
| 71 | Ken Still | 72 | 73 | 74 | +9 | 219 | $160 | |
| 71 | Andy Thompson | 74 | 71 | 74 | +9 | 219 | $0 | |
| 74 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | 70 | 78 | +12 | 222 | $0 |