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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 .
The following table lists official events during the 1970 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
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 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 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 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) andArnold 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 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
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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.
^ "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.
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Billy Casper (4)
Bruce Devlin and
Roberto De Vicenzo