Golf tour season
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 .
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.
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
^ 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. ^ a b c d Official money; unofficial win. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. References [ edit ] ^ "1971 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023 . ^ "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. ^ "Trevino's $157,037 Tops Golf Earnings" . The News-Messenger . Fremont, Ohio. December 15, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ^ "Billy Casper PGA Player of the Year" . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. October 28, 1970. p. 31. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ^ Durden, Chauncey (January 28, 1971). "Pars and Pickups" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 53. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. External links [ edit ]
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