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
DurationFebruary 12, 1970 (1970-02-12) – October 25, 1970 (1970-10-25)
Number of official events21
Most wins4 United States Shirley Englehorn
Money leaderUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Player of the YearUnited States Sandra Haynie
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa JoAnne Carner
← 1969
1971 →

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 15Burdine's InvitationalFloridaUnited States Carol Mann (29)216 (E)40,0006,000
Mar 22Orange Blossom ClassicFloridaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (54)216 (E)18,5002,775
Apr 19Raleigh Ladies InvitationalNorth CarolinaUnited States Sandra Haynie (18)212 (-4)16,5002,475
May 3Shreveport Kiwanis InvitationalLouisianaUnited States Sandra Haynie (19)214 (-2)15,0002,250
May 10Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Betsy Rawls (53)214 (+1)25,0003,750
May 17Johnny Londoff Chevrolet TournamentMissouriUnited States Shirley Englehorn (8)216 (E)22,0003,075
May 24Bluegrass InvitationalKentuckyUnited States Donna Caponi (3)214 (-2)20,0003,000
May 31O'Sullivan Ladies OpenVirginiaUnited States Shirley Englehorn (9)210 (-6)15,0001,150
Jun 7Lady Carling OpenMarylandUnited States Shirley Englehorn (10)210 (-9)22,5003,375
Jun 13LPGA ChampionshipMassachusettsUnited States Shirley Englehorn (11)285 (-7)30,0004,500
Jun 21George Washington Golf ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Judy Rankin (2)212 (-7)25,0003,750
Jun 28Len Immke Buick OpenOhioUnited States Mary Mills (7)216 (E)20,0003,000
Jul 5U.S. Women's OpenOklahomaUnited States Donna Caponi (4)287 (-1)30,0005,000
Jul 19Springfield Jaycee OpenOhioUnited States Judy Rankin (3)209 (-10)20,0003,000
Aug 9Lady Carling OpenGeorgiaUnited States Jane Blalock (1)221 (+2)20,0003,000
Aug 16Cincinnati OpenOhioUnited States Betsy Rawls (54)210 (-6)20,0003,000
Aug 23Southgate Ladies OpenKansasUnited States Kathy Ahern (1)211 (-5)20,0003,000
Sep 13Wendell-West OpenWashingtonUnited States JoAnne Carner (2)214 (-2)40,0006,000
Sep 26Lincoln-Mercury OpenCaliforniaUnited States Judy Rankin (4)217 (-2)23,0003,450
Oct 18Quality Chek'd ClassicTexasUnited States Kathy Whitworth (55)205 (-11)15,0002,250
Oct 25Women's Golf Charities OpenTexasUnited States Marilynn Smith (20)214 (-2)17,5002,625

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (5) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Kathy Whitworth (5) United States
Player of the YearSandra Haynie United States
Rookie of the YearJoAnne Carner United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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