[Table] header: Year | Country | Champion | Total score | To Par [a ] row 1 : 1934 | United States | Horton Smith Category:Articles with  | 284 | −4
row 2 : 1935 | United States | Gene Sarazen Category:Articles with  | 282 | −6
row 3 : 1936 | United States | Horton Smith Category:Articles with  | 285 | −3
row 4 : 1937 | United States | Byron Nelson Category:Articles with  | 283 | −5
row 5 : 1938 | United States | Henry Picard Category:Articles with  | 285 | −3
row 6 : 1939 | United States | Ralph Guldahl Category:Art | 279 | −9
row 7 : 1940 | United States | Jimmy Demaret Category:Articles with | 280 | −8
row 8 : 1941 | United States | Craig Wood Category:Articles with h | 280 | −8
row 9 : 1942 | United States | Byron Nelson Category:Articles with  | 280 | −8
row 10 : 1943 | — | None [b ] | — | —
row 11 : 1944 | — | None | — | —
row 12 : 1945 | — | None | — | —
row 13 : 1946 | United States | Herman Keiser Category:Articles with | 282 | −6
row 14 : 1947 | United States | Jimmy Demaret Category:Articles with | 281 | −7
row 15 : 1948 | United States | Claude Harmon Category:Articles with  | 279 | −9
row 16 : 1949 | United States | Sam Snead Category:Artic | 282 | −6
row 17 : 1950 | United States | Jimmy Demaret Category:Articles with | 283 | −5
row 18 : 1951 | United States | Ben Hogan Category:Articles with  | 280 | −8
row 19 : 1952 | United States | Sam Snead Category:Artic | 286 | −2
row 20 : 1953 | United States | Ben Hogan Category:Articles with  | 274 | −14
row 21 : 1954 | United States | Sam Snead Category:Artic | 289 | +1
row 22 : 1955 | United States | Cary Middlecoff Category:Articles | 279 | −9
row 23 : 1956 | United States | Jack Burke, Jr. Category:Articles | 289 | +1
row 24 : 1957 | United States | Doug Ford Category:Articles with h | 283 | −5
row 25 : 1958 | United States | Arnold Palmer Category:Articles with h | 284 | −4
row 26 : 1959 | United States | Art Wall, Jr. Category:Articles | 284 | −4
row 27 : 1960 | United States | Arnold Palmer Category:Articles with h | 282 | −6
row 28 : 1961 | South Africa | Gary Player Category:Articles with h | 280 | −8
row 29 : 1962 | United States | Arnold Palmer Category:Articles with h | 280 | −8
row 30 : 1963 | United States | Jack Nicklaus Category:Articles with | 286 | −2
row 31 : 1964 | United States | Arnold Palmer Category:Articles with h | 276 | −12
row 32 : 1965 | United States | Jack Nicklaus Category:Articles with | 271 | −17
row 33 : 1966 | United States | Jack Nicklaus Category:Articles with | 288 | E
row 34 : 1967 | United States | Gay Brewer Category:Articles with  | 280 | −8
row 35 : 1968 | United States | Bob Goalby Category:Articles with  | 277 | −11
row 36 : 1969 | United States | George Archer Category:Articles with  | 281 | −7
row 37 : 1970 | United States | Billy Casper Category:Articles with  | 279 | −9
row 38 : 1971 | United States | Charles Coody Category:Articles with  | 279 | −9
row 39 : 1972 | United States | Jack Nicklaus Category:Articles with | 286 | −2
row 40 : 1973 | United States | Tommy Aaron Category:Articles with h | 283 | −5
row 41 : 1974 | South Africa | Gary Player Category:Articles with h | 278 | −10
row 42 : 1975 | United States | Jack Nicklaus Category:Articles with | 276 | −12
row 43 : 1976 | United States | Raymond Floyd Category:Articles with h | 271 | −17
row 44 : 1977 | United States | Tom Watson Category:Articles with h | 276 | −12
row 45 : 1978 | South Africa | Gary Player Category:Articles with h | 277 | −11
row 46 : 1979 | United States | Fuzzy Zoeller Category:Articles with | 280 | −8
row 47 : 1980 | Spain | Seve Ballesteros Category:Articles | 275 | −13
row 48 : 1981 | United States | Tom Watson Category:Articles with h | 280 | −8
row 49 : 1982 | United States | Craig Stadler Category:Articles with | 284 | −4
row 50 : 1983 | Spain | Seve Ballesteros Category:Articles | 280 | −8
row 51 : 1984 | United States | Ben Crenshaw Category:Articles with | 277 | −11
row 52 : 1985 | West Germany | Bernhard Langer Category:Articles with | 282 | −6
row 53 : 1986 | United States | Jack Nicklaus Category:Articles with | 279 | −9
row 54 : 1987 | United States | Larry Mize Category:Articles with  | 285 | −3
row 55 : 1988 | Scotland | Sandy Lyle Category:Articles with  | 281 | −7
row 56 : 1989 | England | Nick Faldo Category:Articles with | 283 | −5
row 57 : 1990 | England | Nick Faldo Category:Articles with | 278 | −10
row 58 : 1991 | Wales | Ian Woosnam Category:Articles | 277 | −11
row 59 : 1992 | United States | Fred Couples Category:Articles with  | 275 | −13
row 60 : 1993 | Germany | Bernhard Langer Category:Articles with | 277 | −11
row 61 : 1994 | Spain | José María Olazábal Category | 279 | −9
row 62 : 1995 | United States | Ben Crenshaw Category:Articles with | 274 | −14
row 63 : 1996 | England | Nick Faldo Category:Articles with | 276 | −12
row 64 : 1997 | United States | Tiger Woods Category:Articles with  | 270 | −18
row 65 : 1998 | United States | Mark O'Meara Category:Artic | 279 | −9
row 66 : 1999 | Spain | José María Olazábal Category | 280 | −8
row 67 : 2000 | Fiji | Vijay Singh Category:Articles with | 278 | −10
row 68 : 2001 | United States | Tiger Woods Category:Articles with  | 272 | −16
row 69 : 2002 | United States | Tiger Woods Category:Articles with  | 276 | −12
row 70 : 2003 | Canada | Mike Weir Category:Articles with | 281 | −7
row 71 : 2004 | United States | Phil Mickelson Category:Articles with | 279 | −9
row 72 : 2005 | United States | Tiger Woods Category:Articles with  | 276 | −12
row 73 : 2006 | United States | Phil Mickelson Category:Articles with | 281 | −7
row 74 : 2007 | United States | Zach Johnson Category:Articles with h | 289 | +1
row 75 : 2008 | South Africa | Trevor Immelman Category:Articles with | 280 | −8
row 76 : 2009 | Argentina | Ángel Cabrera Category:Art | 276 | −12
row 77 : 2010 | United States | Phil Mickelson Category:Articles with | 272 | −16
row 78 : 2011 | South Africa | Charl Schwartzel Category:Artic | 274 | −14
row 79 : 2012 | United States | Bubba Watson Category:Articles with | 278 | −10
row 80 : 2013 | Australia | Adam Scott Category:Articles with h | 279 | −9 [/Table] Answer this question based on the above table: When the United States had a total score of 274 what was the average year?

Answer: 1974.0