1970 PGA Championship
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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.
It was Palmer's third runner-up finish at the only major he never won, 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).
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
| 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
First round
Thursday, August 13, 1970
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Second round
Friday, August 14, 1970
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | United States Larry Hinson | 69-71=140 | E |
| United States Dave Stockton | 70-70=140 | ||
| T3 | United States Mike Hill | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| United States Hale Irwin | 71-70=141 | ||
| United States Mason Rudolph | 71-70=141 | ||
| T6 | United States Billy Casper | 72-70=142 | +2 |
| United States Dick Lotz | 72-70=142 | ||
| United States Arnold Palmer | 70-72=142 | ||
| South Africa Gary Player | 74-69=142 | ||
| T10 | United States Julius Boros | 72-71=143 | +3 |
| United States Bill Collins | 72-71=143 | ||
| United States Terry Dill | 72-71=143 | ||
| United States Lou Graham | 75-68=143 | ||
| United States Howie Johnson | 71-72=143 | ||
| United States Gene Littler | 72-71=143 | ||
| United States Bob Lunn | 74-69=143 | ||
| United States Billy Maxwell | 72-71=143 | ||
| United States Bert Yancey | 74-69=143 |
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Third round
Saturday, August 15, 1970
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Dave Stockton | 70-70-66=206 | −4 |
| 2 | United States Raymond Floyd | 71-73-65=209 | −1 |
| 3 | United States Arnold Palmer | 70-72-69=211 | +1 |
| 4 | United States Gene Littler | 72-71-69=212 | +2 |
| T5 | United States Bob Lunn | 74-69-70=213 | +3 |
| United States Sam Snead | 70-75-68=213 | ||
| T7 | United States Larry Hinson | 69-71-74=214 | +4 |
| United States Mason Rudolph | 71-70-73=214 | ||
| T9 | United States Julius Boros | 72-71-72=215 | +5 |
| United States Mike Hill | 71-70-74=215 | ||
| United States Johnny Miller | 68-77-70=215 | ||
| United States Bob Murphy | 71-73-71=215 |
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Final round
Sunday, August 16, 1970
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Dave Stockton | 70-70-66-73=279 | −1 | 40,000 |
| T2 | United States Bob Murphy | 71-73-71-66=281 | +1 | 18,500 |
| United States Arnold Palmer | 70-72-69-70=281 | |||
| T4 | United States Larry Hinson | 69-71-74-68=282 | +2 | 8,800 |
| United States Gene Littler | 72-71-69-70=282 | |||
| T6 | Australia Bruce Crampton | 73-75-68-67=283 | +3 | 6,800 |
| United States Jack Nicklaus | 68-76-73-66=283 | |||
| T8 | United States Raymond Floyd | 71-73-65-75=284 | +4 | 5,650 |
| United States Dick Lotz | 72-70-75-67=284 | |||
| T10 | United States Billy Maxwell | 72-71-73-69=285 | +5 | 4,800 |
| United States Mason Rudolph | 71-70-73-71=285 |
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External links
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