1970 LPGA Tour

The 1970 LPGA Tour was the 21st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 12 to October 25. The season consisted of 21 official money events. Shirley Englehorn won the most tournaments, four. Kathy Whitworth led the money list with earnings of $30,235.

1970 LPGA Tour season

Duration	February 12, 1970 (1970-02-12) – October 25, 1970 (1970-10-25)
Number of official events	21
Most wins	4 Shirley Englehorn
Money leader	Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year	Sandra Haynie
Rookie of the Year	JoAnne Carner
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There were two first-time winners in 1970: Kathy Ahern and Jane Blalock.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1970 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($)	1st prize ($)
Feb 15	Burdine's Invitational	Florida	Carol Mann (29)	216 (E)	40,000	6,000
Mar 22	Orange Blossom Classic	Florida	Kathy Whitworth (54)	216 (E)	18,500	2,775
Apr 19	Raleigh Ladies Invitational	North Carolina	Sandra Haynie (18)	212 (-4)	16,500	2,475
May 3	Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational	Louisiana	Sandra Haynie (19)	214 (-2)	15,000	2,250
May 10	Dallas Civitan Open	Texas	Betsy Rawls (53)	214 (+1)	25,000	3,750
May 17	Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament	Missouri	Shirley Englehorn (8)	216 (E)	22,000	3,075
May 24	Bluegrass Invitational	Kentucky	Donna Caponi (3)	214 (-2)	20,000	3,000
May 31	O'Sullivan Ladies Open	Virginia	Shirley Englehorn (9)	210 (-6)	15,000	1,150
Jun 7	Lady Carling Open	Maryland	Shirley Englehorn (10)	210 (-9)	22,500	3,375
Jun 13	LPGA Championship	Massachusetts	Shirley Englehorn (11)	285 (-7)	30,000	4,500
Jun 21	George Washington Golf Classic	Pennsylvania	Judy Rankin (2)	212 (-7)	25,000	3,750
Jun 28	Len Immke Buick Open	Ohio	Mary Mills (7)	216 (E)	20,000	3,000
Jul 5	U.S. Women's Open	Oklahoma	Donna Caponi (4)	287 (-1)	30,000	5,000
Jul 19	Springfield Jaycee Open	Ohio	Judy Rankin (3)	209 (-10)	20,000	3,000
Aug 9	Lady Carling Open	Georgia	Jane Blalock (1)	221 (+2)	20,000	3,000
Aug 16	Cincinnati Open	Ohio	Betsy Rawls (54)	210 (-6)	20,000	3,000
Aug 23	Southgate Ladies Open	Kansas	Kathy Ahern (1)	211 (-5)	20,000	3,000
Sep 13	Wendell-West Open	Washington	JoAnne Carner (2)	214 (-2)	40,000	6,000
Sep 26	Lincoln-Mercury Open	California	Judy Rankin (4)	217 (-2)	23,000	3,450
Oct 18	Quality Chek'd Classic	Texas	Kathy Whitworth (55)	205 (-11)	15,000	2,250
Oct 25	Women's Golf Charities Open	Texas	Marilynn Smith (20)	214 (-2)	17,500	2,625

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Kathy Whitworth (5)	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Kathy Whitworth (5)	United States
Player of the Year	Sandra Haynie	United States
Rookie of the Year	JoAnne Carner	United States

External links

• LPGA Tour official site
• 1970 season coverage at golfobserver.com