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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.

1970 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 12, 1970 (1970-02-12) – October 25, 1970 (1970-10-25)
Number of official events21
Most wins4 Shirley Englehorn
Money leader Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year Sandra Haynie
Rookie of the Year JoAnne Carner
1969
1971

There were two first-time winners in 1970: Kathy Ahern and Jane Blalock.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results edit

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1970 season.[1] "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.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Feb 15 Burdine's Invitational Florida   Carol Mann (29) 216 (E) 40,000 6,000
Mar 22 Orange Blossom Classic Florida   Kathy Whitworth (54) 216 (E) 18,500 2,775
Apr 19 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina   Sandra Haynie (18) 212 (-4) 16,500 2,475
May 3 Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational Louisiana   Sandra Haynie (19) 214 (-2) 15,000 2,250
May 10 Dallas Civitan Open Texas   Betsy Rawls (53) 214 (+1) 25,000 3,750
May 17 Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament Missouri   Shirley Englehorn (8) 216 (E) 22,000 3,075
May 24 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky   Donna Caponi (3) 214 (-2) 20,000 3,000
May 31 O'Sullivan Ladies Open Virginia   Shirley Englehorn (9) 210 (-6) 15,000 1,150
Jun 7 Lady Carling Open Maryland   Shirley Englehorn (10) 210 (-9) 22,500 3,375
Jun 13 LPGA Championship Massachusetts   Shirley Englehorn (11) 285 (-7) 30,000 4,500
Jun 21 George Washington Golf Classic Pennsylvania   Judy Rankin (2) 212 (-7) 25,000 3,750
Jun 28 Len Immke Buick Open Ohio   Mary Mills (7) 216 (E) 20,000 3,000
Jul 5 U.S. Women's Open Oklahoma   Donna Caponi (4) 287 (-1) 30,000 5,000
Jul 19 Springfield Jaycee Open Ohio   Judy Rankin (3) 209 (-10) 20,000 3,000
Aug 9 Lady Carling Open Georgia   Jane Blalock (1) 221 (+2) 20,000 3,000
Aug 16 Cincinnati Open Ohio   Betsy Rawls (54) 210 (-6) 20,000 3,000
Aug 23 Southgate Ladies Open Kansas   Kathy Ahern (1) 211 (-5) 20,000 3,000
Sep 13 Wendell-West Open Washington   JoAnne Carner (2) 214 (-2) 40,000 6,000
Sep 26 Lincoln-Mercury Open California   Judy Rankin (4) 217 (-2) 23,000 3,450
Oct 18 Quality Chek'd Classic Texas   Kathy Whitworth (55) 205 (-11) 15,000 2,250
Oct 25 Women's Golf Charities Open Texas   Marilynn Smith (20) 214 (-2) 17,500 2,625

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • LPGA Tour official site

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