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1970 PGA Tour

The 1970 PGA Tour was the 55th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the second season since separating from the PGA of America.

1970 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1970 (1970-01-08) – December 13, 1970 (1970-12-13)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Billy Casper (4)
Money listUnited States Lee Trevino
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Billy Casper
← 1969
1971 →

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1970 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner(s)[a] Notes
Jan 11 Los Angeles Open California 100,000   Billy Casper (44)
Jan 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000   Dale Douglass (3)
Jan 25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 125,000   Bert Yancey (6) Pro-Am
Feb 1 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000   Pete Brown (2)
Feb 8 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 125,000   Bruce Devlin (5) Pro-Am
Feb 15 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000   Lee Trevino (4)
Feb 22 San Antonio Open Invitational Texas 100,000   Ron Cerrudo (2)
Mar 1 Doral-Eastern Open Invitational Florida 150,000   Mike Hill (1)
Mar 6 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 25,000   Bob Stone (n/a) Second Tour[b]
Mar 8 Florida Citrus Invitational Florida 150,000   Bob Lunn (4)
Mar 15 Monsanto Open Florida 150,000   Dick Lotz (2)
Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 100,000   Don January (8)
Mar 29 National Airlines Open Invitational Florida 200,000   Lee Trevino (5)
Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 180,000   Gary Player (13)
Apr 12 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 20,000   Chris Blocker (n/a) Second Tour[b]
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 125,000   Billy Casper (45) Major championship
Apr 20 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 125,000   Miller Barber (5)
Apr 26 Tournament of Champions California 150,000   Frank Beard (9) Winners-only event
Apr 26 Tallahassee Open Invitational Florida 50,000   Harold Henning (2) Alternate event
May 3 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000   Jack Nicklaus (31)
May 10 Houston Champions International Texas 115,000   Gibby Gilbert (1)
May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000   Homero Blancas (2) Invitational
May 24 Atlanta Classic Georgia 125,000   Tommy Aaron (2)
May 31 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 150,000   Dave Hill (8)
Jun 7 Kemper Open North Carolina 150,000   Dick Lotz (3)
Jun 7 Kiwanis Peninsula Open Invitational Virginia 25,000   Jerry Barrier (n/a) Second Tour[b]
Jun 14 Western Open Illinois 130,000   Hugh Royer Jr. (1)
Jun 21 U.S. Open Minnesota 195,000   Tony Jacklin (3) Major championship
Jun 28 Cleveland Open Ohio 150,000   Bruce Devlin (6)
Jul 5 Canadian Open Canada 125,000   Kermit Zarley (2)
Jul 12 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 110,000   Deane Beman (2)
Jul 12 The Open Championship Scotland £40,000   Jack Nicklaus (32) Major championship[c]
Jul 19 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000   Billy Casper (46)
Jul 26 National Four-Ball Championship Pennsylvania 200,000   Jack Nicklaus (33) and
  Arnold Palmer (57)		 Team event
Aug 2 Westchester Classic New York 250,000   Bruce Crampton (8)
Aug 9 American Golf Classic Ohio 150,000   Frank Beard (10)
Aug 16 PGA Championship Oklahoma 200,000   Dave Stockton (4) Major championship
Aug 24 AVCO Golf Classic Massachusetts 160,000   Billy Casper (47)
Aug 30 Dow Jones Open Invitational New Jersey 300,000   Bobby Nichols (9) New tournament
Sep 7 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000   Bob Murphy (3)
Sep 20 Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois 100,000   George Knudson (7)
Sep 27 Green Island Open Invitational Georgia 60,000   Mason Rudolph (5) New tournament
Oct 4 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 60,000   Cesar Sanudo (1)
Oct 25 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 150,000   Ken Still (3)
Nov 1 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000   Babe Hiskey (1)
Nov 28 Sea Pines Open Invitational South Carolina 30,000   Larry Wood (n/a) Second Tour[b]
Nov 29 Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 100,000   Bob Goalby (10) Invitational
Dec 6 Coral Springs Open Invitational Florida 125,000   Bill Garrett (1) New tournament
Dec 13 Bahama Islands Open Bahamas 130,000   Doug Sanders (19) New tournament

Unofficial events edit

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Nov 15 World Cup Argentina 6,300   Bruce Devlin and
  David Graham 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy   Roberto De Vicenzo

Money list edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Lee Trevino 157,037
2   Billy Casper 147,372
3   Bruce Crampton 142,609
4   Jack Nicklaus 142,149
5   Arnold Palmer 128,853
6   Dick Lotz 125,023
7   Frank Beard 124,689
8   Larry Hinson 120,897
9   Bob Murphy 120,638
10   Dave Hill 118,415

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Billy Casper [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Lee Trevino [5]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ a b c d Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References edit

  1. ^ "1971 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Golf PGA | Top money winners". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. December 15, 1970. p. 24 (C2 in paper). Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trevino's $157,037 Tops Golf Earnings". The News-Messenger. Fremont, Ohio. December 15, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Billy Casper PGA Player of the Year". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 28, 1970. p. 31. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Durden, Chauncey (January 28, 1971). "Pars and Pickups". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 53. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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