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
Dave Stockton
279 (−1)
Southern Hills Country Club
Location in the United States
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, and 2007.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4594504103606301883852183783,4784011674564702154105523554583,4846,962
Par444453434354344345443570

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196368767366283+3T6
Raymond Floyd United States196971736575284+4T8
Gary Player South Africa196274687470286+6T12
Don January United States196773717369286+6T12
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195170756873286+6T12
Al Geiberger United States196672747171288+8T16
Bobby Nichols United States196471767272291+11T26
Julius Boros United States196872717276291+11T26
Dave Marr United States196576717472293+13T35
Jack Burke, Jr. United States195674747473295+15T45
Bob Rosburg United States195972757481302+2263

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Walter Burkemo United States19537675151+11
Lionel Hebert United States19577675151+11
Doug Ford United States19557876154+14
Dow Finsterwald United States19587381154+14
Jerry Barber United States19618079159+19
Denny Shute United States1936, 19378576161+21
Vic Ghezzi United States194179WD

Source:[2][7][8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 13, 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Johnny Miller United States68−2
Jack Nicklaus United States
T3Charles Coody United States69−1
Larry Hinson United States
T5Homero Blancas United States70E
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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Larry Hinson United States69-71=140E
Dave Stockton United States70-70=140
T3Mike Hill United States71-70=141+1
Hale Irwin United States71-70=141
Mason Rudolph United States71-70=141
T6Billy Casper United States72-70=142+2
Dick Lotz United States72-70=142
Arnold Palmer United States70-72=142
Gary Player South Africa74-69=142
T10Julius Boros United States72-71=143+3
Bill Collins United States72-71=143
Terry Dill United States72-71=143
Lou Graham United States75-68=143
Howie Johnson United States71-72=143
Gene Littler United States72-71=143
Bob Lunn United States74-69=143
Billy Maxwell United States72-71=143
Bert Yancey United States74-69=143

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, August 15, 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dave Stockton United States70-70-66=206−4
2Raymond Floyd United States71-73-65=209−1
3Arnold Palmer United States70-72-69=211+1
4Gene Littler United States72-71-69=212+2
T5Bob Lunn United States74-69-70=213+3
Sam Snead United States70-75-68=213
T7Larry Hinson United States69-71-74=214+4
Mason Rudolph United States71-70-73=214
T9Julius Boros United States72-71-72=215+5
Mike Hill United States71-70-74=215
Johnny Miller United States68-77-70=215
Bob Murphy United States71-73-71=215

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, August 16, 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dave Stockton United States70-70-66-73=279−140,000
T2Bob Murphy United States71-73-71-66=281+118,500
Arnold Palmer United States70-72-69-70=281
T4Larry Hinson United States69-71-74-68=282+28,800
Gene Littler United States72-71-69-70=282
T6Bruce Crampton Australia73-75-68-67=283+36,800
Jack Nicklaus United States68-76-73-66=283
T8Raymond Floyd United States71-73-65-75=284+45,650
Dick Lotz United States72-70-75-67=284
T10Billy Maxwell United States72-71-73-69=285+54,800
Mason Rudolph United States71-70-73-71=285

Source:[4][5][7]

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. 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. "1970 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  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. "Jack seeks 2nd title sweep". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 14, 1970. p. 3B.
  10. "Sports scoreboard: golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 16, 1970. p. 6B.
Preceded by
1970 Open Championship
Major Championships Succeeded by
1971 PGA Championship

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