1970 PGA Tour

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1970 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1970 (1970-01-08) – December 13, 1970 (1970-12-13)
Number of official events45
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (4)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
← 1969
1971 →

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner(s) [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11 Los Angeles Open California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (44)
Jan 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass (3)
Jan 25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Yancey (6)Pro-Am
Feb 1 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Brown (2)
Feb 8 Bob Hope Desert Classic California125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin (5)Pro-Am
Feb 15 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (4)
Feb 22 San Antonio Open Invitational Texas100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Cerrudo (2)
Mar 1 Doral-Eastern Open Invitational Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hill (1)
Mar 6 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stone (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Mar 8 Florida Citrus Invitational Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lunn (4)
Mar 15 Monsanto Open Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Lotz (2)
Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (8)
Mar 29 National Airlines Open Invitational Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (5)
Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina180,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Player (13)
Apr 12 Magnolia Classic Mississippi20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Blocker (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (45) Major championship
Apr 20 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (5)
Apr 26 Tournament of Champions California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (9)Winners-only event
Apr 26 Tallahassee Open Invitational Florida50,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Harold Henning (2)Alternate event
May 3 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (31)
May 10 Houston Champions International Texas115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gibby Gilbert (1)
May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Homero Blancas (2)Invitational
May 24 Atlanta Classic Georgia125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Aaron (2)
May 31 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (8)
Jun 7 Kemper Open North Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Lotz (3)
Jun 7 Kiwanis Peninsula Open Invitational Virginia25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Barrier (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Jun 14 Western Open Illinois130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Royer Jr. (1)
Jun 21 U.S. Open Minnesota195,000 Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin (3) Major championship
Jun 28 Cleveland Open Ohio150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin (6)
Jul 5 Canadian Open Canada125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Zarley (2)
Jul 12 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Deane Beman (2)
Jul 12 The Open Championship Scotland£40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (32) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 19 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (46)
Jul 26 National Four-Ball Championship Pennsylvania200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (33) and
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (57)		Team event
Aug 2 Westchester Classic New York250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (8)
Aug 9 American Golf Classic Ohio150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (10)
Aug 16 PGA Championship Oklahoma200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton (4) Major championship
Aug 24 AVCO Golf Classic Massachusetts160,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (47)
Aug 30 Dow Jones Open Invitational New Jersey300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (9)New tournament
Sep 7 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy (3)
Sep 20 Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson (7)
Sep 27 Green Island Open Invitational Georgia60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Rudolph (5)New tournament
Oct 4 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina60,000 Flag of Mexico.svg Cesar Sanudo (1)
Oct 25 Kaiser International Open Invitational California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Still (3)
Nov 1 Sahara Invitational Nevada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Babe Hiskey (1)
Nov 28 Sea Pines Open Invitational South Carolina30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Wood (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Nov 29 Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (10)Invitational
Dec 6 Coral Springs Open Invitational Florida125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Garrett (1)New tournament
Dec 13 Bahama Islands Open Bahamas130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (19)New tournament

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Nov 15 World Cup Argentina6,300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo

Money list

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

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

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino [5]

Notes

  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. 1 2 3 4 Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  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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