1970 PGA Championship Winner and Scores
The 1970 PGA Championship was the 52nd time the tournament was played.
Winner: Dave Stockton, 279
Where it was played: Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tournament dates: August 13-16, 1970
Leader after first round: Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller, 68
Leader after second round: Dave Stockton and Larry Hinson, 140
Leader after third round: Dave Stockton, 206
Notable Notes: Dave Stockton went three up after three rounds on the strength of a 66, then held on to win by two strokes with a final-round 72. It was the first of Stockton's two wins in majors, both at the PGA. Arnold Palmer never won the PGA Championship, and he tied for second here with Bob Murphy.
Final Scores
Dave Stockton | 70-70-66-73—279 |
Arnold Palmer | 70-72-69-70—281 |
Bob Murphy | 71-73-71-66—281 |
Gene Littler | 72-71-69-70—282 |
Larry Hinson | 69-71-74-68—282 |
Bruce Crampton | 73-75-68-67—283 |
Jack Nicklaus | 68-76-73-66—283 |
Raymond Floyd | 71-73-65-75—284 |
Dick Lotz | 72-70-75-67—284 |
Mason Rudolph | 71-70-73-71—285 |
Billy Maxwell | 72-71-73-69—285 |
Don January | 73-71-73-69—286 |
Gary Player | 74-68-74-70—286 |
Sam Snead | 70-75-68-73—286 |
Johnny Miller | 68-77-70-71—286 |
Mike Hill | 71-70-74-73—288 |
Al Geiberger | 72-74-71-71—288 |
Billy Casper | 72-70-74-73—289 |
Dan Sikes Jr. | 74-70-75-70—289 |
Bruce Devlin | 75-70-71-73—289 |
Al Mengert | 76-72-70-71—289 |
Bob Stanton | 71-74-72-73—290 |
Kermit Zarley | 73-74-73-70—290 |
Bert Yancey | 74-69-75-72—290 |
Lou Graham | 75-68-74-73—290 |
Bob Charles | 74-73-72-72—291 |
Terry Dill | 72-71-75-73—291 |
Bobby Nichols | 71-76-72-72—291 |
Julius Boros | 72-71-72-76—291 |
Lee Trevino | 72-77-77-65—291 |
Jim Wiechers | 72-75-73-72—292 |
Bob Menne | 73-72-75-72—292 |
Homero Blancas | 70-74-72-76—292 |
Hale Irwin | 72-69-76-75—292 |
Howie Johnson | 71-72-76-74—293 |
Bobby Mitchell | 72-76-76-69—293 |
Rod Funseth | 76-70-74-73—293 |
Dave Marr | 76-71-74-72—293 |
Bob E. Smith | 77-73-72-71—293 |
Charles Coody | 69-79-73-72—293 |
Doug Sanders | 75-74-71-74—294 |
Orville Moody | 75-72-75-72—294 |
Jacky Cupit | 70-77-75-72—294 |
Bob Lunn | 74-69-70-81—294 |
Jack Burke Jr. | 74-74-74-73—295 |
Tommy Aaron | 71-74-75-75—295 |
Larry Ziegler | 71-73-79-72—295 |
Bert Greene | 73-73-74-76—296 |
Phil Rodgers | 74-74-76-72—296 |
Hugh Royer Jr. | 76-74-73-73—296 |
Bill Collins | 72-71-77-76—296 |
Bob Stone | 73-77-75-71—296 |
Jerry Steelsmith | 73-72-78-73—296 |
Ross Coon | 74-73-74-76—297 |
Jimmy Wright | 74-74-76-74—298 |
Jim O'Hern | 75-74-73-76—298 |
Deane Beman | 76-72-74-76—298 |
Frank Beard | 73-73-77-75—298 |
Gibby Gilbert | 73-74-77-74—298 |
George Knudson | 77-73-74-74—298 |
Tommy Jacobs | 77-70-75-77—299 |
George Archer | 77-71-75-76—299 |
Bob Rosburg | 72-75-74-81—302 |
Dick Bury | 75-74-77-78—304 |
Gordon Jones | 75-75-78-77—305 |
Joe Jimenez | 75-73-80-77—305 |
Tommy Aycock | 75-73-82-75—305 |
Dave Hill | 76-74-79-77—306 |
Bob Hold | 76-74-81-75—306 |
Richard Crawford | 74-76-80-79—309 |