1970 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1970 (1970-01-08) – December 13, 1970 (1970-12-13)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Billy Casper (4)
Money listUnited States Lee Trevino
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Billy Casper
← 1969
1971 →

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1970 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11Los Angeles OpenCalifornia100,000United States Billy Casper (44)
Jan 18Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona100,000United States Dale Douglass (3)
Jan 25Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia125,000United States Bert Yancey (6)Pro-Am
Feb 1Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000United States Pete Brown (2)
Feb 8Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia125,000Australia Bruce Devlin (5)Pro-Am
Feb 15Tucson Open InvitationalArizona100,000United States Lee Trevino (4)
Feb 22San Antonio Open InvitationalTexas100,000United States Ron Cerrudo (2)
Mar 1Doral-Eastern Open InvitationalFlorida150,000United States Mike Hill (1)
Mar 6Florida Citrus Open InvitationalFlorida25,000United States Bob Stone (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Mar 8Florida Citrus InvitationalFlorida150,000United States Bob Lunn (4)
Mar 15Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000United States Dick Lotz (2)
Mar 23Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida100,000United States Don January (8)
Mar 29National Airlines Open InvitationalFlorida200,000United States Lee Trevino (5)
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina180,000South Africa Gary Player (13)
Apr 12Magnolia ClassicMississippi20,000United States Chris Blocker (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia125,000United States Billy Casper (45)Major championship
Apr 20Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana125,000United States Miller Barber (5)
Apr 26Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia150,000United States Frank Beard (9)Winners-only event
Apr 26Tallahassee Open InvitationalFlorida50,000South Africa Harold Henning (2)Alternate event
May 3Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas100,000United States Jack Nicklaus (31)
May 10Houston Champions InternationalTexas115,000United States Gibby Gilbert (1)
May 17Colonial National InvitationTexas125,000United States Homero Blancas (2)Invitational
May 24Atlanta ClassicGeorgia125,000United States Tommy Aaron (2)
May 31Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee150,000United States Dave Hill (8)
Jun 7Kemper OpenNorth Carolina150,000United States Dick Lotz (3)
Jun 7Kiwanis Peninsula Open InvitationalVirginia25,000United States Jerry Barrier (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Jun 14Western OpenIllinois130,000United States Hugh Royer Jr. (1)
Jun 21U.S. OpenMinnesota195,000England Tony Jacklin (3)Major championship
Jun 28Cleveland OpenOhio150,000Australia Bruce Devlin (6)
Jul 5Canadian OpenCanada125,000United States Kermit Zarley (2)
Jul 12Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin110,000United States Deane Beman (2)
Jul 12The Open ChampionshipScotland£40,000United States Jack Nicklaus (32)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 19IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000United States Billy Casper (46)
Jul 26National Four-Ball ChampionshipPennsylvania200,000United States Jack Nicklaus (33) and
United States Arnold Palmer (57)		Team event
Aug 2Westchester ClassicNew York250,000Australia Bruce Crampton (8)
Aug 9American Golf ClassicOhio150,000United States Frank Beard (10)
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipOklahoma200,000United States Dave Stockton (4)Major championship
Aug 24AVCO Golf ClassicMassachusetts160,000United States Billy Casper (47)
Aug 30Dow Jones Open InvitationalNew Jersey300,000United States Bobby Nichols (9)New tournament
Sep 7Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut100,000United States Bob Murphy (3)
Sep 20Robinson Open Golf ClassicIllinois100,000Canada George Knudson (7)
Sep 27Green Island Open InvitationalGeorgia60,000United States Mason Rudolph (5)New tournament
Oct 4Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina60,000Mexico Cesar Sanudo (1)
Oct 25Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000United States Ken Still (3)
Nov 1Sahara InvitationalNevada100,000United States Babe Hiskey (1)
Nov 28Sea Pines Open InvitationalSouth Carolina30,000United States Larry Wood (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Nov 29Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina100,000United States Bob Goalby (10)Invitational
Dec 6Coral Springs Open InvitationalFlorida125,000United States Bill Garrett (1)New tournament
Dec 13Bahama Islands OpenBahamas130,000United States Doug Sanders (19)New tournament

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Nov 15 World Cup Argentina 6,300 Australia Bruce Devlin and
Australia David Graham		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Lee Trevino157,037
2United States Billy Casper147,372
3Australia Bruce Crampton142,609
4United States Jack Nicklaus142,149
5United States Arnold Palmer128,853
6United States Dick Lotz125,023
7United States Frank Beard124,689
8United States Larry Hinson120,897
9United States Bob Murphy120,638
10United States Dave Hill118,415

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Billy Casper[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Lee Trevino[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ↑ "1971 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Trevino's $157,037 Tops Golf Earnings". The News-Messenger. Fremont, Ohio. December 15, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Billy Casper PGA Player of the Year". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 28, 1970. p. 31. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 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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