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1970 PGA RECAP  

FINAL ROUND

DATE

Tournament COURSE WINNER
1/11 Los Angeles Open Rancho Municpal G.C.
Los Angeles , CA

Billy Casper

 

1/18 Phoenix Open Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz.

Dale Douglass

1/25 Bing Crosby Pro-Am Pebble Beach Golf Links
Spyglass Hill
Poppy Hills

Bert Yancey

2/1 Andy Williams San Diego Open Torrey Pines Golf Course
LaJolla, CA

Pete Brown

 

2/8 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Palm Desert, Calif.

Bruce Devlin

2/15 Tucson Open Tucson National GC , Tucson, Ariz.

Lee Trevino

 

2/23 Texas Open  

Ron Cerrudo

3/1 Doral Eastern Open Doral Golf Resort and Spa (Blue Course)
Miami, FL

 

Mike Hill

3/8 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Rio Pinar CC
Orlando, FL

Bob Lunn

3/15 Monsanto Open  

Dick Lotz

3/23 Greater Jacksonville Open  

Don January

 

3/29 National Airlines Open  

Lee Trevino

 

4/5 Greensboro Classic Forest Oaks Country Club
Greensboro, NC

Gary Player

4/12 The Masters  Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, GA

Billy Casper

 

4/20 New Orleans Open  

Miller Barber

 

4/26 Tallahassee Open  

Harold Henning

4/26 Tournament Of Champions La Costa Resort and Spa course
Carlsbad, Calif.

Frank Beard

5/3 Byron Nelson Classic  Tournament Players Club at Four Seasons-Las Colinas
Cottonwood Valley CC
Irving, TX

Jack Nicklaus

 

5/10 Houston Open  

Gibby Gilbert

 

5/17 The Colonial Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth, TX

Homero Blancas

5/24 Atlanta Classic Atlanta CC

Marietta, Ga.

Tommy Aaron

5/31 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tournament Players Club at Southwind
Memphis, TN

Dave Hill

6/7 Kemper Open Quail Hollow C.C. , Charlotte, NC

Dick Lotz

6/14 Western Open Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Lemont, IL

Hugh Royer, Jr.

6/21 U.S. Open   

Tony Jacklin

6/28 Cleveland Open  

Bruce Devlin

7/5 Canadian Open Oakville, Ont.

Kermit Zarley

7/8 British Open  

Jack Nicklaus

 

7/12 Greater Milwaukee Open Brown Deer Park Golf Course

Deane Beman

7/19 IVB Golf Classic  

Billy Casper

8/2 American Express Westchester Classic Westchester Country Club
Harrison, NY

Bruce Crampton

8/9 American Golf Classic  

Frank Beard

8/16 PGA Championship  

Dave Stockton

8/24 AVCO Classic  

Billy Casper

8/30 Dow Jones Open Invitational  

Bobby Nichols

9/7 Greater Hartford Open Tournament Players Club at River Highlands
Cromwell, CT

Bob Murphy

9/20 Robinson's Open Golf Classic  

George Knudson

 

9/27 Green Island Open Invitational  

Mason Rudolph

10/04

Azalea Open Invitational

 

Cesar Sanudo
10/25 Kaiser International Open   Ken Still
 
11/1 Sahara Invitational  

Babe Hiskey

11/29 Heritage Classic                Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Bob Goalby

12/6 Coral Springs Open Invitational   Bill Garrett
12/13 Bahamas National Open   Doug Sanders
End Date Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/11 Los Angeles Open Billy Casper * 276 - 8 0 20,000.00 Hale Irwin
01/18 Phoenix Open Invitational Dale Douglass 271 -13 1 20,000.00 Howie Johnson,Gene Littler
01/25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Bert Yancey 278 -10 1 25,000.00 Jack Nicklaus
02/01 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Pete Brown * 275 -13 0 30,000.00 Tony Jacklin
02/04 Hope of Tomorrow Open Invitational   275 -13 0   Tony Jacklin
02/08 Bob Hope Desert Classic Bruce Devlin 339 -21 4 25,000.00 Larry Ziegler
02/08 Panama Open Invitational Herb Hooper 275 N/A 2 3,500.00 Jim Dolan
02/15 Tucson Open Invitational Lee Trevino * 275 N/A 0 20,000.00 Bob Murphy
02/15 Maracaibo Open Florentino Molina 276 N/A 2 3,500.00 Art Wall
02/22 San Antonio Open Invitational Ron Cerrudo 273 -11 5 20,000.00 Dick Lotz
02/22 Los Lagartos International Bert Greene 274 N/A 4 3,500.00 Rocky Thompson
03/01 Doral-Eastern Open Invitational Mike Hill 279 - 9 4 30,000.00 Jim Colbert
03/06 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Bob Stone 278 N/A 4 5,000.00 Rives McBee
03/08 Florida Citrus Invitational Bob Lunn 271 -17 1 30,000.00 Arnold Palmer,Bob Stanton
03/15 Monsanto Open Invitational Dick Lotz 275 - 9 3 30,000.00 Dave Stockton
03/22 Greater Jacksonville Open Don January * 279 - 9 0 20,000.00 Dale Douglass
03/29 National Airlines Open Invitational Lee Trevino * 274 N/A 0 40,000.00 Bob Menne
04/05 Greater Greensboro Open Gary Player 271 -13 2 36,000.00 Miller Barber
04/12 Masters Tournament Billy Casper * 279 - 9 0 25,000.00 Gene Littler
04/12 Magnolia Classic Chris Blocker 271 N/A 1 5,000.00 Roy Pace,Martin Roesink
04/19 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Miller Barber * 278 -10 0 25,000.00 Bob Charles,Howie Johnson
04/26 Tournament of Champions Frank Beard 273 -15 7 30,000.00 Billy Casper,Tony Jacklin,Gary Player
04/26 Tallahassee Open Invitational Harold Henning 277 N/A 1 10,000.00 Rives McBee
04/27 Mini-Nelson   277 N/A 1   Rives McBee
05/03 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Jack Nicklaus * 274 - 6 0 20,000.00 Arnold Palmer
05/10 Houston Champions International Gibby Gilbert * 282 - 2 0 23,000.00 Bruce Crampton
05/17 Colonial National Invitational Homero Blancas 273 - 7 1 25,000.00 Gene Littler,Lee Trevino
05/24 Atlanta Classic Tommy Aaron 275 N/A 1 25,000.00 Dan Sikes
05/31 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Dave Hill 267 -13 1 30,000.00 Frank Beard,Homero Blancas,Bob Charles
06/07 Kemper Open Dick Lotz 278 -10 2 30,000.00 Lou Graham,Larry Hinson,Grier Jones,Tom Weiskopf
06/07 Kiwanis Peninsula Open Invitational Jerry Barrier 281 N/A 3 5,000.00 Rives McBee,Rocky Thompson
06/14 Western Open Hugh Royer 273 -11 1 26,000.00 Dale Douglass
06/21 U.S. Open Championship Tony Jacklin 281 - 7 7 30,000.00 Dave Hill
06/28 Cleveland Open Invitational Bruce Devlin 268 -12 4 30,000.00 Steve Eichstaedt
07/05 Canadian Open Kermit Zarley 279 - 9 3 25,000.00 Gibby Gilbert
07/11 The Open Championship Jack Nicklaus 355 - 5 1 12,600.00 Doug Sanders
07/12 Greater Milwaukee Open Deane Beman 276 N/A 3 22,000.00 Richard Crawford,Ted Hayes,Don Massengale
07/19 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Billy Casper 274 -14 3 30,000.00 Terry Wilcox
07/26 National Four-Ball Championship

 
N/A N/A 0 20,000.00 
20,000.00
George Archer,Bruce Crampton,Gardner Dickinson,Orville Moody,Bobby Nichols,Sam Snead
08/02 Westchester Classic Bruce Crampton 273 -15 1 50,000.00 Larry Hinson,Jack Nicklaus
08/09 American Golf Classic Frank Beard 276 - 4 2 30,000.00 Tommy Aaron,Bruce Crampton,Jack Nicklaus
08/16 PGA Championship Dave Stockton 279 - 1 2 40,000.00 Bob Murphy,Arnold Palmer
08/23 Avco Classic Billy Casper 277 -11 3 32,000.00 Rod Funseth,Tom Weiskopf
08/30 Dow Jones Open Invitational Bobby Nichols 276 N/A 1 60,000.00 Labron Harris
09/07 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Bob Murphy 267 -17 4 20,000.00 Paul Harney
09/20 Robinson Open Golf Classic George Knudson * 268 N/A 0 20,000.00 George Archer
09/27 Green Island Open Invitational Mason Rudolph 274 N/A 2 12,000.00 Chris Blocker
10/04 Azalea Open Invitational Cesar Sanudo 269 -19 1 12,000.00 Bobby Mitchell
10/25 Kaiser International Open Invitational Ken Still * 278 N/A 0 30,000.00 Lee Trevino,Bert Yancey
11/01 Sahara Invitational Babe Hiskey 276 N/A 1 20,000.00 Miller Barber,Terry Dill,Bob Goalby
11/28 Sea Pines Open Invitational Larry Wood 282 N/A 2 6,000.00 George Johnson,Bert Weaver
11/29 Heritage Golf Classic Bob Goalby 280 - 4 4 20,000.00 Lanny Wadkins
12/06 Coral Springs Open Invitation Bill Garrett 272 N/A 1 25,000.00 Bob Murphy
12/13 Bahama Islands Open Doug Sanders * 272 N/A 0 26,000.00 Chris Blocker
12/31 Pro-Am Misc Money   272 N/A 0   Chris Blocker

* indicates a playoff.

 

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