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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 $30,235.
There were two first-time winners in 1970: Kathy Ahern and Jane Blalock .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1970 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
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