1970 LPGA Tour


The 1970 LPGA Tour was the 21st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 12 to October 25. The season consisted of 21 official money events. Shirley Englehorn won the most tournaments, four. Kathy Whitworth led the money list with earnings of $30,235.
There were two first-time winners in 1970: Kathy Ahern and Jane Blalock.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1970 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse 1st prize
Feb 15Burdine's InvitationalFlorida Carol Mann 216 40,0006,000
Mar 22Orange Blossom ClassicFlorida Kathy Whitworth 216 18,5002,775
Apr 19Raleigh Ladies InvitationalNorth Carolina Sandra Haynie 212 16,5002,475
May 3Shreveport Kiwanis InvitationalLouisiana Sandra Haynie 214 15,0002,250
May 10Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Betsy Rawls 214 25,0003,750
May 17Johnny Londoff Chevrolet TournamentMissouri Shirley Englehorn 216 22,0003,075
May 24Bluegrass InvitationalKentucky Donna Caponi 214 20,0003,000
May 31O'Sullivan Ladies OpenVirginia Shirley Englehorn 210 15,0001,150
Jun 7Lady Carling OpenMaryland Shirley Englehorn 210 22,5003,375
Jun 13LPGA ChampionshipMassachusetts Shirley Englehorn 285 30,0004,500
Jun 21George Washington Golf ClassicPennsylvania Judy Rankin 212 25,0003,750
Jun 28Len Immke Buick OpenOhio Mary Mills 216 20,0003,000
Jul 5U.S. Women's OpenOklahoma Donna Caponi 287 30,0005,000
Jul 19Springfield Jaycee OpenOhio Judy Rankin 209 20,0003,000
Aug 9Lady Carling OpenGeorgia Jane Blalock 221 20,0003,000
Aug 16Cincinnati OpenOhio Betsy Rawls 210 20,0003,000
Aug 23Southgate Ladies OpenKansas Kathy Ahern 211 20,0003,000
Sep 13Wendell-West OpenWashington JoAnne Carner 214 40,0006,000
Sep 26Lincoln-Mercury OpenCalifornia Judy Rankin 217 23,0003,450
Oct 18Quality Chek'd ClassicTexas Kathy Whitworth 205 15,0002,250
Oct 25Women's Golf Charities OpenTexas Marilynn Smith 214 17,5002,625

Awards