The 1974 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the 11th World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received ã10,000 out of a total prize fund of ã30,000. In the final, Hale Irwin beat defending champion Gary Player 3 & 1. It was Player's first defeat in a final after five previous victories.
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The winner received ã10,000, the runner-up ã5,000, the losing semi-finalists ã3,500 and the first round losers ã2,000, making a total prize fund of ã30,000.