1970 PGA Championship

August 2023 1970 PGA Championship Tulsa, Oklahoma Southern Hills Country Club August 13–16, 1970 70 6962 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4988%2C3163899 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Stockton gets three-stroke PGA lead August 16, 1970 1B PGA of America PGA Tour 136 players, 70 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=396&date=1970&tourn_name_id=2 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1970 PGA Championship August 15, 2012 August 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120809071544/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=396&date=1970&tourn_name_id=2 dead 150 (+10) $200,000http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2011/history/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=54691 PGA of America - PGA Championships - history - total purses and first prize money August 2, 2011 October 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004073747/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2011/history/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=54691 dead $40,000 USA Dave Stockton 279 (−1) 1969 1971 USA 1 Southern Hills Country Club bottom 36.070 -95.946 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Oklahoma 1 Southern Hills Country Club 36.070 -95.946 Location in Oklahoma 5 180 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ZpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6488%2C3631314 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Stockton prevails over Arnie – and his army August 17, 1970 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dkwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dFAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3161%2C1347961 Pittsburgh Press Kienzl Ray Stockton makes a name for himself August 17, 1970 31 It was Palmer's third runner-up finish at the only major he never won,https://www.si.com/vault/1970/08/24/611459/the-one-that-got-away-again Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins The one that got away again August 24, 1970 12 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 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). 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 Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4594504103606301883852183783,4784011674564702154105523554583,4846,962Par444453434354344345443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, August 13, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Johnny Miller 68 −2 USA Jack Nicklaus T3 USA Charles Coody 69 −1 USA Larry Hinson T5 USA Homero Blancas 70 E USA Jacky Cupit USA Dick Hendrickson USA Arnold Palmer USA Mason Rudolph USA Sam Snead USA Dave Stockton Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ppQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6555%2C2916364 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Jack seeks 2nd title sweep August 14, 1970 3B Second round Friday, August 14, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Larry Hinson 69-71=140 E USA Dave Stockton 70-70=140 T3 USA Mike Hill 71-70=141 +1 USA Hale Irwin 71-70=141 USA Mason Rudolph 71-70=141T6 USA Billy Casper 72-70=142 +2 USA Dick Lotz 72-70=142 USA Arnold Palmer 70-72=142 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 74-69=142 T10 USA Julius Boros 72-71=143 +3 USA Bill Collins 72-71=143 USA Terry Dill 72-71=143 USA Lou Graham 75-68=143 USA Howie Johnson 71-72=143 USA Gene Littler 72-71=143 USA Bob Lunn 74-69=143 USA Billy Maxwell 72-71=143 USA Bert Yancey 74-69=143 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=45pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6074%2C3030161 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Big Three trailing close on heels of Hinson, Stockton in PGA golf August 15, 1970 1B Third round Saturday, August 15, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Dave Stockton 70-70-66=206 −4 2 USA Raymond Floyd 71-73-65=209 −1 3 USA Arnold Palmer 70-72-69=211 +1 4 USA Gene Littler 72-71-69=212 +2 T5 USA Bob Lunn 74-69-70=213 +3 USA Sam Snead 70-75-68=213 T7 USA Larry Hinson 69-71-74=214 +4 USA Mason Rudolph 71-70-73=214T9 USA Julius Boros 72-71-72=215 +5 USA Mike Hill 71-70-74=215 USA Johnny Miller 68-77-70=215 USA Bob Murphy 71-73-71=215 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6531%2C3192215 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Sports scoreboard: golf August 16, 1970 6B Final round Sunday, August 16, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Dave Stockton 70-70-66-73=279 −1 40,000T2 USA Bob Murphy 71-73-71-66=281 +1 18,500 USA Arnold Palmer 70-72-69-70=281T4 USA Larry Hinson 69-71-74-68=282 +2 8,800 USA Gene Littler 72-71-69-70=282T6 AUS Bruce Crampton 73-75-68-67=283 +3 6,800 USA Jack Nicklaus 68-76-73-66=283T8 USA Raymond Floyd 71-73-65-75=284 +4 5,650 USA Dick Lotz 72-70-75-67=284T10 USA Billy Maxwell 72-71-73-69=285 +5 4,800 USA Mason Rudolph 71-70-73-71=285 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1970&tid=22 databasegolf.com 1970 PGA Championship August 23, 2013 References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1970 PGA Championship Southern Hills Country Club official site 1970 36.070 -95.946 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Oklahoma Category:Sports in Tulsa, Oklahoma PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship