1970 Pga Championship

Dave Stockton won the first of his two PGA Championships at 279 (−1), two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Murphy and Arnold Palmer.

1970 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	August 13–16, 1970
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Course(s)	Southern Hills Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,962 yards (6,366 m)
Field	136 players, 70 after cut
Cut	150 (+10)
Prize fund	$200,000
Winner's share	$40,000
Champion
Dave Stockton
279 (−1)
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Southern Hills Country Club

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Location in the United States

Southern Hills Country Club

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Location in Oklahoma

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.

First round

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

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

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

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

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