1970 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1970 PGA Tour 1970 1 8 – 1970 12 13 45 USA Billy Casper (4) Money list USA Lee Trevino PGA Player of the Year USA 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.1971 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1971_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 8 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.Notes Jan 11 Los Angeles Open California 100,000 USA Billy Casper (44) Jan 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 USA Dale Douglass (3) Jan 25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 125,000 USA Bert Yancey (6) Pro-Am Feb 1 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 USA Pete Brown (2) Feb 8 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 125,000 AUS Bruce Devlin (5) Pro-Am Feb 15 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 USA Lee Trevino (4) Feb 22 San Antonio Open Invitational Texas 100,000 USA Ron Cerrudo (2) Mar 1 Doral-Eastern Open Invitational Florida 150,000 USA Mike Hill (1) Mar 6 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 25,000 USA Bob Stone (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Mar 8 Florida Citrus Invitational Florida 150,000 USA Bob Lunn (4) Mar 15 Monsanto Open Florida 150,000 USA Dick Lotz (2) Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 100,000 USA Don January (8) Mar 29 National Airlines Open Invitational Florida 200,000 USA Lee Trevino (5) Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 180,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (13) Apr 12 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 20,000 USA Chris Blocker (n/a) Second Touralt Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 125,000 USA Billy Casper (45) Major championship Apr 20 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 125,000 USA Miller Barber (5) Apr 26 Tournament of Champions California 150,000 USA Frank Beard (9) Winners-only event Apr 26 Tallahassee Open Invitational Florida 50,000 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning (2) Alternate event May 3 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (31) May 10 Houston Champions International Texas 115,000 USA Gibby Gilbert (1) May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 USA Homero Blancas (2) Invitational May 24 Atlanta Classic Georgia 125,000 USA Tommy Aaron (2) May 31 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 150,000 USA Dave Hill (8) Jun 7 Kemper Open North Carolina 150,000 USA Dick Lotz (3) Jun 7 Kiwanis Peninsula Open Invitational Virginia 25,000 USA Jerry Barrier (n/a) Second Touralt Jun 14 Western Open Illinois 130,000 USA Hugh Royer Jr. (1) Jun 21 U.S. Open Minnesota 195,000 ENG Tony Jacklin (3) Major championship Jun 28 Cleveland Open Ohio 150,000 AUS Bruce Devlin (6) Jul 5 Canadian Open Canada 125,000 USA Kermit Zarley (2) Jul 12 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 110,000 USA Deane Beman (2) Jul 12 The Open Championship Scotland £40,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (32) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 19 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 USA Billy Casper (46) Jul 26 National Four-Ball Championship Pennsylvania 200,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (33) andUSA Arnold Palmer (57) Team event Aug 2 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (8) Aug 9 American Golf Classic Ohio 150,000 USA Frank Beard (10) Aug 16 PGA Championship Oklahoma 200,000 USA Dave Stockton (4) Major championship Aug 24 AVCO Golf Classic Massachusetts 160,000 USA Billy Casper (47) Aug 30 Dow Jones Open Invitational New Jersey 300,000 USA Bobby Nichols (9) New tournament Sep 7 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 USA Bob Murphy (3) Sep 20 Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois 100,000 CAN George Knudson (7) Sep 27 Green Island Open Invitational Georgia 60,000 USA Mason Rudolph (5) New tournament Oct 4 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 60,000 MEX Cesar Sanudo (1) Oct 25 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 150,000 USA Ken Still (3) Nov 1 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 USA Babe Hiskey (1) Nov 28 Sea Pines Open Invitational South Carolina 30,000 USA Larry Wood (n/a) Second Touralt Nov 29 Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 100,000 USA Bob Goalby (10) Invitational Dec 6 Coral Springs Open Invitational Florida 125,000 USA Bill Garrett (1) New tournament Dec 13 Bahama Islands Open Bahamas 130,000 USA 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. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesNov 15World CupArgentina6,300AUS Bruce Devlin andAUS David GrahamTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyARG Roberto De Vicenzo Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/133133862/ Golf PGA Top money winners The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida 15 December 1970 8 November 2023 24 (C2 in paper) Newspapers.com subscriptionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/304511217/ Trevino's $157,037 Tops Golf Earnings The News-Messenger Fremont, Ohio 15 December 1970 8 November 2023 14 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Lee Trevino 157,0372 USA Billy Casper 147,3723 AUS Bruce Crampton 142,6094 USA Jack Nicklaus 142,1495 USA Arnold Palmer 128,8536 USA Dick Lotz 125,0237 USA Frank Beard 124,6898 USA Larry Hinson 120,8979 USA Bob Murphy 120,63810 USA Dave Hill 118,415 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Billy Casper https://www.newspapers.com/image/151101050/ Billy Casper PGA Player of the Year Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, Nevada 28 October 1970 8 November 2023 31 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Lee Trevino https://www.newspapers.com/image/829561444/ Pars and Pickups Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia Chauncey Durden 28 January 1971 8 November 2023 53 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour