1970 PGA Tour

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.

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

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 OpenCalifornia100,000 Billy Casper (44)
Jan 18Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona100,000 Dale Douglass (3)
Jan 25Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia125,000 Bert Yancey (6)Pro-Am
Feb 1Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 Pete Brown (2)
Feb 8Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia125,000 Bruce Devlin (5)Pro-Am
Feb 15Tucson Open InvitationalArizona100,000 Lee Trevino (4)
Feb 22San Antonio Open InvitationalTexas100,000 Ron Cerrudo (2)
Mar 1Doral-Eastern Open InvitationalFlorida150,000 Mike Hill (1)
Mar 6Florida Citrus Open InvitationalFlorida25,000 Bob Stone (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Mar 8Florida Citrus InvitationalFlorida150,000 Bob Lunn (4)
Mar 15Monsanto OpenFlorida150,000 Dick Lotz (2)
Mar 23Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida100,000 Don January (8)
Mar 29National Airlines Open InvitationalFlorida200,000 Lee Trevino (5)
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina180,000 Gary Player (13)
Apr 12Magnolia ClassicMississippi20,000 Chris Blocker (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia125,000 Billy Casper (45)Major championship
Apr 20Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana125,000 Miller Barber (5)
Apr 26Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia150,000 Frank Beard (9)Winners-only event
Apr 26Tallahassee Open InvitationalFlorida50,000 Harold Henning (2)Alternate event
May 3Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas100,000 Jack Nicklaus (31)
May 10Houston Champions InternationalTexas115,000 Gibby Gilbert (1)
May 17Colonial National InvitationTexas125,000 Homero Blancas (2)Invitational
May 24Atlanta ClassicGeorgia125,000 Tommy Aaron (2)
May 31Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee150,000 Dave Hill (8)
Jun 7Kemper OpenNorth Carolina150,000 Dick Lotz (3)
Jun 7Kiwanis Peninsula Open InvitationalVirginia25,000 Jerry Barrier (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Jun 14Western OpenIllinois130,000 Hugh Royer Jr. (1)
Jun 21U.S. OpenMinnesota195,000 Tony Jacklin (3)Major championship
Jun 28Cleveland OpenOhio150,000 Bruce Devlin (6)
Jul 5Canadian OpenCanada125,000 Kermit Zarley (2)
Jul 12Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin110,000 Deane Beman (2)
Jul 12The Open ChampionshipScotland£40,000 Jack Nicklaus (32)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 19IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania150,000 Billy Casper (46)
Jul 26National Four-Ball ChampionshipPennsylvania200,000 Jack Nicklaus (33) and
Arnold Palmer (57)		Team event
Aug 2Westchester ClassicNew York250,000 Bruce Crampton (8)
Aug 9American Golf ClassicOhio150,000 Frank Beard (10)
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipOklahoma200,000 Dave Stockton (4)Major championship
Aug 24AVCO Golf ClassicMassachusetts160,000 Billy Casper (47)
Aug 30Dow Jones Open InvitationalNew Jersey300,000 Bobby Nichols (9)New tournament
Sep 7Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut100,000 Bob Murphy (3)
Sep 20Robinson Open Golf ClassicIllinois100,000 George Knudson (7)
Sep 27Green Island Open InvitationalGeorgia60,000 Mason Rudolph (5)New tournament
Oct 4Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina60,000 Cesar Sanudo (1)
Oct 25Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 Ken Still (3)
Nov 1Sahara InvitationalNevada100,000 Babe Hiskey (1)
Nov 28Sea Pines Open InvitationalSouth Carolina30,000 Larry Wood (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Nov 29Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina100,000 Bob Goalby (10)Invitational
Dec 6Coral Springs Open InvitationalFlorida125,000 Bill Garrett (1)New tournament
Dec 13Bahama Islands OpenBahamas130,000 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 Bruce Devlin and
David Graham		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 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 ($)
1 Lee Trevino157,037
2 Billy Casper147,372
3 Bruce Crampton142,609
4 Jack Nicklaus142,149
5 Arnold Palmer128,853
6 Dick Lotz125,023
7 Frank Beard124,689
8 Larry Hinson120,897
9 Bob Murphy120,638
10 Dave Hill118,415

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Billy Casper[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) 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. 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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