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 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.

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Round summaries First round Thursday, August 13, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 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 Source:

Second round Friday, August 14, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 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=141T6 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 Source:

Third round Saturday, August 15, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 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=214T9 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 Source:

Final round Sunday, August 16, 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Dave Stockton 70-70-66-73=279 −1 40,000T2 Bob Murphy 71-73-71-66=281 +1 18,500 Arnold Palmer 70-72-69-70=281T4 Larry Hinson 69-71-74-68=282 +2 8,800 Gene Littler 72-71-69-70=282T6 Bruce Crampton 73-75-68-67=283 +3 6,800 Jack Nicklaus 68-76-73-66=283T8 Raymond Floyd 71-73-65-75=284 +4 5,650 Dick Lotz 72-70-75-67=284T10 Billy Maxwell 72-71-73-69=285 +5 4,800 Mason Rudolph 71-70-73-71=285 Source:

References

External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1970 PGA Championship Southern Hills Country Club official site