1970 PGA Championship

The 1970 PGA Championship was the 52nd PGA Championship, played August 13–16 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dave Stockton won the first of his two PGA Championships at 279 (−1), two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Murphy and Arnold Palmer.[4][5]

1970 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 13–16, 1970
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma
Course(s)Southern Hills Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,962 yards (6,366 m)[1]
Field136 players, 70 after cut[2]
Cut150 (+10)
Prize fund$200,000[3]
Winner's share$40,000
Champion
United States Dave Stockton
279 (−1)
Southern Hills Country Club is located in the United States
Southern Hills Country Club
Southern Hills Country Club
Location in the United States
Southern Hills Country Club is located in Oklahoma
Southern Hills Country Club
Southern Hills Country Club
Location in Oklahoma

It was Palmer's third runner-up finish at the only major he never won,[6] and was his last time in contention in the final round of a PGA Championship. Stockton won his second PGA Championship six years later in 1976.

The third round was played in 101 °F (38 °C) heat, and Stockton led by three strokes after 54 holes at 206 (−4). Defending champion Raymond Floyd carded a 65 (−5) on Saturday and was in second place at 209 (−1) entering the final round, and Palmer was alone in third place at 211 (+1).[1]

It was the second major championship at Southern Hills, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1958. It later hosted the U.S. Open in 1977 and 2001 and the PGA Championship in 1982, 1994, 2007, and 2022.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4594504103606301883852183783,4784011674564702154105523554583,4846,962
Par444453434354344345443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 13, 1970

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Johnny Miller68−2
United States Jack Nicklaus
T3United States Charles Coody69−1
United States Larry Hinson
T5United States Homero Blancas70E
United States Jacky Cupit
United States Dick Hendrickson
United States Arnold Palmer
United States Mason Rudolph
United States Sam Snead
United States Dave Stockton

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, August 14, 1970

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Larry Hinson69-71=140E
United States Dave Stockton70-70=140
T3United States Mike Hill71-70=141+1
United States Hale Irwin71-70=141
United States Mason Rudolph71-70=141
T6United States Billy Casper72-70=142+2
United States Dick Lotz72-70=142
United States Arnold Palmer70-72=142
South Africa Gary Player74-69=142
T10United States Julius Boros72-71=143+3
United States Bill Collins72-71=143
United States Terry Dill72-71=143
United States Lou Graham75-68=143
United States Howie Johnson71-72=143
United States Gene Littler72-71=143
United States Bob Lunn74-69=143
United States Billy Maxwell72-71=143
United States Bert Yancey74-69=143

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, August 15, 1970

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Dave Stockton70-70-66=206−4
2United States Raymond Floyd71-73-65=209−1
3United States Arnold Palmer70-72-69=211+1
4United States Gene Littler72-71-69=212+2
T5United States Bob Lunn74-69-70=213+3
United States Sam Snead70-75-68=213
T7United States Larry Hinson69-71-74=214+4
United States Mason Rudolph71-70-73=214
T9United States Julius Boros72-71-72=215+5
United States Mike Hill71-70-74=215
United States Johnny Miller68-77-70=215
United States Bob Murphy71-73-71=215

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, August 16, 1970

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Dave Stockton70-70-66-73=279−140,000
T2United States Bob Murphy71-73-71-66=281+118,500
United States Arnold Palmer70-72-69-70=281
T4United States Larry Hinson69-71-74-68=282+28,800
United States Gene Littler72-71-69-70=282
T6Australia Bruce Crampton73-75-68-67=283+36,800
United States Jack Nicklaus68-76-73-66=283
T8United States Raymond Floyd71-73-65-75=284+45,650
United States Dick Lotz72-70-75-67=284
T10United States Billy Maxwell72-71-73-69=285+54,800
United States Mason Rudolph71-70-73-71=285

Source:[4][5][10]

References
  1. "Stockton gets three-stroke PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 16, 1970. p. 1B.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1970 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. "PGA of America - PGA Championships - history - total purses and first prize money". Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  4. "Stockton prevails over Arnie – and his army". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 17, 1970. p. 3B.
  5. Kienzl, Ray (August 17, 1970). "Stockton makes a name for himself". Pittsburgh Press. p. 31.
  6. Jenkins, Dan (August 24, 1970). "The one that got away again". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. "Jack seeks 2nd title sweep". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 14, 1970. p. 3B.
  8. "Big Three trailing close on heels of Hinson, Stockton in PGA golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 15, 1970. p. 1B.
  9. "Sports scoreboard: golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 16, 1970. p. 6B.
  10. "1970 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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