1970 PGA Championship


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, 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 heat, and Stockton led by three strokes after 54 holes at 206. Defending champion Raymond Floyd carded a 65 on Saturday and was in second place at 209 entering the final round, and Palmer was alone in third place at 211.
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, and 2007.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 13, 1970
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Johnny Miller68−2
T1Jack Nicklaus68−2
T3Charles Coody69−1
T3Larry Hinson69−1
T5Homero Blancas70E
T5Jacky Cupit70E
T5Dick Hendrickson70E
T5Arnold Palmer70E
T5Mason Rudolph70E
T5Sam Snead70E
T5Dave Stockton70E

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Second round

Friday, August 14, 1970
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Larry Hinson69-71=140E
T1Dave Stockton70-70=140E
T3Mike Hill71-70=141+1
T3Hale Irwin71-70=141+1
T3Mason Rudolph71-70=141+1
T6Billy Casper72-70=142+2
T6Dick Lotz72-70=142+2
T6Arnold Palmer70-72=142+2
T6Gary Player74-69=142+2
T10Julius Boros72-71=143+3
T10Bill Collins72-71=143+3
T10Terry Dill72-71=143+3
T10Lou Graham75-68=143+3
T10Howie Johnson71-72=143+3
T10Gene Littler72-71=143+3
T10Bob Lunn74-69=143+3
T10Billy Maxwell72-71=143+3
T10Bert Yancey74-69=143+3

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Third round

Saturday, August 15, 1970
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dave Stockton70-70-66=206−4
2Raymond Floyd71-73-65=209−1
3Arnold Palmer70-72-69=211+1
4Gene Littler72-71-69=212+2
T5Bob Lunn74-69-70=213+3
T5Sam Snead70-75-68=213+3
T7Larry Hinson69-71-74=214+4
T7Mason Rudolph71-70-73=214+4
T9Julius Boros72-71-72=215+5
T9Mike Hill71-70-74=215+5
T9Johnny Miller68-77-70=215+5
T9Bob Murphy71-73-71=215+5

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Final round

Sunday, August 16, 1970
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Dave Stockton70-70-66-73=279−140,000
T2Bob Murphy71-73-71-66=281+118,500
T2Arnold Palmer70-72-69-70=281+118,500
T4Larry Hinson69-71-74-68=282+28,800
T4Gene Littler72-71-69-70=282+28,800
T6Bruce Crampton73-75-68-67=283+36,800
T6Jack Nicklaus68-76-73-66=283+36,800
T8Raymond Floyd71-73-65-75=284+45,650
T8Dick Lotz72-70-75-67=284+45,650
T10Billy Maxwell72-71-73-69=285+54,800
T10Mason Rudolph71-70-73-71=285+54,800

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