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.[4][5]

1970 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 13–16, 1970
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma
Course(s)Southern Hills Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,962 yards (6,366 m)[1]
Field136 players, 70 after cut[3]
Cut150 (+10)
Prize fund$200,000[2]
Winner's share$40,000
Champion
United States Dave Stockton
279 (−1)
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It was Palmer's third runner-up finish at the only major he never won,[6] 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 (38 °C) 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).[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

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 459 450 410 360 630 188 385 218 378 3,478 401 167 456 470 215 410 552 355 458 3,484 6,962
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 35 70

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 13, 1970

Place Player Score To par
T1   Johnny Miller 68 −2
  Jack Nicklaus
T3   Charles Coody 69 −1
  Larry Hinson
T5   Homero Blancas 70 E
  Jacky Cupit
  Dick Hendrickson
  Arnold Palmer
  Mason Rudolph
  Sam Snead
  Dave Stockton

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Second round

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Friday, August 14, 1970

Place Player Score To par
T1   Larry Hinson 69-71=140 E
  Dave Stockton 70-70=140
T3   Mike Hill 71-70=141 +1
  Hale Irwin 71-70=141
  Mason Rudolph 71-70=141
T6   Billy Casper 72-70=142 +2
  Dick Lotz 72-70=142
  Arnold Palmer 70-72=142
  Gary Player 74-69=142
T10   Julius Boros 72-71=143 +3
  Bill Collins 72-71=143
  Terry Dill 72-71=143
  Lou Graham 75-68=143
  Howie Johnson 71-72=143
  Gene Littler 72-71=143
  Bob Lunn 74-69=143
  Billy Maxwell 72-71=143
  Bert Yancey 74-69=143

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Third round

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Saturday, August 15, 1970

Place Player Score To par
1   Dave Stockton 70-70-66=206 −4
2   Raymond Floyd 71-73-65=209 −1
3   Arnold Palmer 70-72-69=211 +1
4   Gene Littler 72-71-69=212 +2
T5   Bob Lunn 74-69-70=213 +3
  Sam Snead 70-75-68=213
T7   Larry Hinson 69-71-74=214 +4
  Mason Rudolph 71-70-73=214
T9   Julius Boros 72-71-72=215 +5
  Mike Hill 71-70-74=215
  Johnny Miller 68-77-70=215
  Bob Murphy 71-73-71=215

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Final round

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Sunday, August 16, 1970

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Dave Stockton 70-70-66-73=279 −1 40,000
T2   Bob Murphy 71-73-71-66=281 +1 18,500
  Arnold Palmer 70-72-69-70=281
T4   Larry Hinson 69-71-74-68=282 +2 8,800
  Gene Littler 72-71-69-70=282
T6   Bruce Crampton 73-75-68-67=283 +3 6,800
  Jack Nicklaus 68-76-73-66=283
T8   Raymond Floyd 71-73-65-75=284 +4 5,650
  Dick Lotz 72-70-75-67=284
T10   Billy Maxwell 72-71-73-69=285 +5 4,800
  Mason Rudolph 71-70-73-71=285

Source:[4][5][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stockton gets three-stroke PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 16, 1970. p. 1B.
  2. ^ "PGA of America - PGA Championships - history - total purses and first prize money". Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Tournament Info for: 1970 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Stockton prevails over Arnie – and his army". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 17, 1970. p. 3B.
  5. ^ a b Kienzl, Ray (August 17, 1970). "Stockton makes a name for himself". Pittsburgh Press. p. 31.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 24, 1970). "The one that got away again". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Jack seeks 2nd title sweep". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 14, 1970. p. 3B.
  8. ^ "Big Three trailing close on heels of Hinson, Stockton in PGA golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 15, 1970. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Sports scoreboard: golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 16, 1970. p. 6B.
  10. ^ "1970 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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