1970 LPGA Tour

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1970 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 12, 1970 (1970-02-12) – October 25, 1970 (1970-10-25)
Number of official events21
Most wins4 Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg JoAnne Carner
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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.

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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. [1] "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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 15 Burdine's Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (29)216 (E)40,0006,000
Mar 22 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (54)216 (E)18,5002,775
Apr 19 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (18)212 (-4)16,5002,475
May 3 Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (19)214 (-2)15,0002,250
May 10 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (53)214 (+1)25,0003,750
May 17 Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (8)216 (E)22,0003,075
May 24 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (3)214 (-2)20,0003,000
May 31 O'Sullivan Ladies Open Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (9)210 (-6)15,0001,150
Jun 7 Lady Carling Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (10)210 (-9)22,5003,375
Jun 13 LPGA Championship Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (11)285 (-7)30,0004,500
Jun 21 George Washington Golf Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (2)212 (-7)25,0003,750
Jun 28 Len Immke Buick Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Mary Mills (7)216 (E)20,0003,000
Jul 5 U.S. Women's Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (4)287 (-1)30,0005,000
Jul 19 Springfield Jaycee Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (3)209 (-10)20,0003,000
Aug 9 Lady Carling Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (1)221 (+2)20,0003,000
Aug 16 Cincinnati Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (54)210 (-6)20,0003,000
Aug 23 Southgate Ladies Open Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Ahern (1)211 (-5)20,0003,000
Sep 13 Wendell-West Open Washington Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (2)214 (-2)40,0006,000
Sep 26 Lincoln-Mercury Open California Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (4)217 (-2)23,0003,450
Oct 18 Quality Chek'd Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (55)205 (-11)15,0002,250
Oct 25 Women's Golf Charities Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (20)214 (-2)17,5002,625

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Kathy Whitworth (5)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth (5)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year Sandra Haynie Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year JoAnne Carner Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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