1970 PGA Championship

1970 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	August 13–16, 1970
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Course(s)	Southern Hills Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,962 yards (6,366 m)^[1]
Field	136 players, 70 after cut^[2]
Cut	150 (+10)
Prize fund	$200,000^[3]
Winner's share	$40,000
Champion
Dave Stockton
279 (−1)
«1969 1971»

Southern Hills Country Club

Location in the United States

Southern Hills Country Club

Location in Oklahoma

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]

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, and 2007.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963	68	76	73	66	283	+3	T6
Raymond Floyd	United States	1969	71	73	65	75	284	+4	T8
Gary Player	South Africa	1962	74	68	74	70	286	+6	T12
Don January	United States	1967	73	71	73	69	286	+6	T12
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	70	75	68	73	286	+6	T12
Al Geiberger	United States	1966	72	74	71	71	288	+8	T16
Bobby Nichols	United States	1964	71	76	72	72	291	+11	T26
Julius Boros	United States	1968	72	71	72	76	291	+11	T26
Dave Marr	United States	1965	76	71	74	72	293	+13	T35
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	74	74	74	73	295	+15	T45
Bob Rosburg	United States	1959	72	75	74	81	302	+22	63

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Walter Burkemo	United States	1953	76	75	151	+11
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	76	75	151	+11
Doug Ford	United States	1955	78	76	154	+14
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	73	81	154	+14
Jerry Barber	United States	1961	80	79	159	+19
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	85	76	161	+21
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	79	WD

Source:^[2]^[7]^[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 13, 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Johnny Miller	United States	68	−2
T1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68	−2
T3	Charles Coody	United States	69	−1
T3	Larry Hinson	United States	69	−1
T5	Homero Blancas	United States	70	E
	Jacky Cupit	United States
	Dick Hendrickson	United States
	Arnold Palmer	United States
	Mason Rudolph	United States
	Sam Snead	United States
	Dave Stockton	United States

Source:^[9]

Second round

Friday, August 14, 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Larry Hinson	United States	69-71=140	E
T1	Dave Stockton	United States	70-70=140	E
T3	Mike Hill	United States	71-70=141	+1
	Hale Irwin	United States	71-70=141
	Mason Rudolph	United States	71-70=141
T6	Billy Casper	United States	72-70=142	+2
	Dick Lotz	United States	72-70=142
	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-72=142
	Gary Player	South Africa	74-69=142
T10	Julius Boros	United States	72-71=143	+3
	Bill Collins	United States	72-71=143
	Terry Dill	United States	72-71=143
	Lou Graham	United States	75-68=143
	Howie Johnson	United States	71-72=143
	Gene Littler	United States	72-71=143
	Bob Lunn	United States	74-69=143
	Billy Maxwell	United States	72-71=143
	Bert Yancey	United States	74-69=143

Source:^[8]

Third round

Saturday, August 15, 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Dave Stockton	United States	70-70-66=206	−4
2	Raymond Floyd	United States	71-73-65=209	−1
3	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-72-69=211	+1
4	Gene Littler	United States	72-71-69=212	+2
T5	Bob Lunn	United States	74-69-70=213	+3
T5	Sam Snead	United States	70-75-68=213	+3
T7	Larry Hinson	United States	69-71-74=214	+4
T7	Mason Rudolph	United States	71-70-73=214	+4
T9	Julius Boros	United States	72-71-72=215	+5
	Mike Hill	United States	71-70-74=215
	Johnny Miller	United States	68-77-70=215
	Bob Murphy	United States	71-73-71=215

Source:^[10]

Final round

Sunday, August 16, 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Dave Stockton	United States	70-70-66-73=279	−1	40,000
T2	Bob Murphy	United States	71-73-71-66=281	+1	18,500
T2	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-72-69-70=281	+1	18,500
T4	Larry Hinson	United States	69-71-74-68=282	+2	8,800
T4	Gene Littler	United States	72-71-69-70=282	+2	8,800
T6	Bruce Crampton	Australia	73-75-68-67=283	+3	6,800
T6	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-76-73-66=283	+3	6,800
T8	Raymond Floyd	United States	71-73-65-75=284	+4	5,650
T8	Dick Lotz	United States	72-70-75-67=284	+4	5,650
T10	Billy Maxwell	United States	72-71-73-69=285	+5	4,800
T10	Mason Rudolph	United States	71-70-73-71=285	+5	4,800

Source:^[4]^[5]^[7]

References

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

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
About.com – 1970 PGA Championship
PGA.com – 1970 PGA Championship
Southern Hills Country Club official site

Preceded by 1970 Open Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1971 PGA Championship

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