# 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 (−1), 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 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.

## Course layout

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 459 | 450 | 410 | 360 | 630 | 188 | 385 | 218 | 378 | 3,478 | 401 | 167 | 456 | 470 | 215 | 410 | 552 | 355 | 458 | 3,484 | 6,962 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, August 13, 1970
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Johnny Miller | 68 | −2 |
| T1 | Jack Nicklaus | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | Charles Coody | 69 | −1 |
| T3 | Larry Hinson | 69 | −1 |
| T5 | Homero Blancas | 70 | E |
| T5 | Jacky Cupit | 70 | E |
| T5 | Dick Hendrickson | 70 | E |
| T5 | Arnold Palmer | 70 | E |
| T5 | Mason Rudolph | 70 | E |
| T5 | Sam Snead | 70 | E |
| T5 | Dave Stockton | 70 | E |
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### Second round

Friday, August 14, 1970
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Larry Hinson | 69-71=140 | E |
| T1 | Dave Stockton | 70-70=140 | E |
| T3 | Mike Hill | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T3 | Hale Irwin | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T3 | Mason Rudolph | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T6 | Billy Casper | 72-70=142 | +2 |
| T6 | Dick Lotz | 72-70=142 | +2 |
| T6 | Arnold Palmer | 70-72=142 | +2 |
| T6 | Gary Player | 74-69=142 | +2 |
| T10 | Julius Boros | 72-71=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Bill Collins | 72-71=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Terry Dill | 72-71=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Lou Graham | 75-68=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Howie Johnson | 71-72=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Gene Littler | 72-71=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Bob Lunn | 74-69=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Billy Maxwell | 72-71=143 | +3 |
| T10 | Bert Yancey | 74-69=143 | +3 |
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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 |
| T5 | Sam Snead | 70-75-68=213 | +3 |
| T7 | Larry Hinson | 69-71-74=214 | +4 |
| T7 | Mason Rudolph | 71-70-73=214 | +4 |
| T9 | Julius Boros | 72-71-72=215 | +5 |
| T9 | Mike Hill | 71-70-74=215 | +5 |
| T9 | Johnny Miller | 68-77-70=215 | +5 |
| T9 | Bob Murphy | 71-73-71=215 | +5 |
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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 |
| T2 | Arnold Palmer | 70-72-69-70=281 | +1 | 18,500 |
| T4 | Larry Hinson | 69-71-74-68=282 | +2 | 8,800 |
| T4 | Gene Littler | 72-71-69-70=282 | +2 | 8,800 |
| T6 | Bruce Crampton | 73-75-68-67=283 | +3 | 6,800 |
| T6 | Jack Nicklaus | 68-76-73-66=283 | +3 | 6,800 |
| T8 | Raymond Floyd | 71-73-65-75=284 | +4 | 5,650 |
| T8 | Dick Lotz | 72-70-75-67=284 | +4 | 5,650 |
| T10 | Billy Maxwell | 72-71-73-69=285 | +5 | 4,800 |
| T10 | Mason Rudolph | 71-70-73-71=285 | +5 | 4,800 |
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