1970 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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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[3] |
Cut | 150 (+10) |
Prize fund | $200,000[2] |
Winner's share | $40,000 |
Champion | |
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279 (−1) | |
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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, 2007, and 2022.
Course layout
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 459 | 450 | 410 | 360 | 630 | 188 | 385 | 218 | 378 | 3,478 | 401 | 167 | 456 | 470 | 215 | 410 | 552 | 355 | 458 | 3,484 | 6,962 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 13, 1970
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 68 | −2 |
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T3 | ![]() | 69 | −1 |
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T5 | ![]() | 70 | E |
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Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, August 14, 1970
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 69-71=140 | E |
![]() | 70-70=140 | ||
T3 | ![]() | 71-70=141 | +1 |
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T6 | ![]() | 72-70=142 | +2 |
![]() | 72-70=142 | ||
![]() | 70-72=142 | ||
![]() | 74-69=142 | ||
T10 | ![]() | 72-71=143 | +3 |
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![]() | 75-68=143 | ||
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Source:[8]
Third round
Saturday, August 15, 1970
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 70-70-66=206 | −4 |
2 | ![]() | 71-73-65=209 | −1 |
3 | ![]() | 70-72-69=211 | +1 |
4 | ![]() | 72-71-69=212 | +2 |
T5 | ![]() | 74-69-70=213 | +3 |
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T7 | ![]() | 69-71-74=214 | +4 |
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T9 | ![]() | 72-71-72=215 | +5 |
![]() | 71-70-74=215 | ||
![]() | 68-77-70=215 | ||
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Source:[9]
Final round
Sunday, August 16, 1970
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 70-70-66-73=279 | −1 | 40,000 |
T2 | ![]() | 71-73-71-66=281 | +1 | 18,500 |
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T4 | ![]() | 69-71-74-68=282 | +2 | 8,800 |
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T6 | ![]() | 73-75-68-67=283 | +3 | 6,800 |
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T8 | ![]() | 71-73-65-75=284 | +4 | 5,650 |
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T10 | ![]() | 72-71-73-69=285 | +5 | 4,800 |
![]() | 71-70-73-71=285 |
Source:[4][5][10]
References
- ^ a b "Stockton gets three-stroke PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 16, 1970. p. 1B.
- ^ "PGA of America - PGA Championships - history - total purses and first prize money". Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1970 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Stockton prevails over Arnie – and his army". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 17, 1970. p. 3B.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Jack seeks 2nd title sweep". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 14, 1970. p. 3B.
- ^ "Big Three trailing close on heels of Hinson, Stockton in PGA golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 15, 1970. p. 1B.
- ^ "Sports scoreboard: golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 16, 1970. p. 6B.
- ^ "1970 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- PGA.com – 1970 PGA Championship
- Southern Hills Country Club official site
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