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

Shirley Englehorn

Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...

 won the most tournaments, four. Kathy Whitworth

Kathy Whitworth

Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...

 led the money list with earnings of $30,235.

There were two first-time winners in 1970: Kathy Ahern

Kathy Ahern

Kathy Ahern was an American professional golfer.Ahern was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined the LPGA Tour direct from high school in 1967 and won three tournaments on it, including one major championship, the 1972 LPGA Championship. Her other wins came at the 1970 Southgate Ladies Open...

 and Jane Blalock

Jane Blalock

Jane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...

.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1970 season. "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

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... )	1st prize ($)
Feb 15	Burdine's Invitational	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964...  (29)	216 (E)	40,000	6,000
Mar 22	Orange Blossom Classic St. Petersburg Women's Open The St. Petersburg Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989. It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida area....	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...  (54)	216 (E)	18,500	2,775
Apr 19	Raleigh Ladies Invitational	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...	Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...  (18)	212 (-4)	16,500	2,475
May 3	Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational The Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1963 to 1970. It was played at three different couses in Louisiana: Alexandria Golf & Country Club in Alexandria in 1963 and 1964, Palmetto Country Club in Benton from 1965 to 1969, and Huntington Park Country Club in...	Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...	Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...  (19)	214 (-2)	15,000	2,250
May 10	Dallas Civitan Open	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...  (53)	214 (+1)	25,000	3,750
May 17	Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament	Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...	Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...  (8)	216 (E)	22,000	3,075
May 24	Bluegrass Invitational Bluegrass Invitational The Bluegrass Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1965 to 1974. It was played at the Hunting Creek Country Club in Prospect, Kentucky.-Winners:Bluegrass Invitational*1974 JoAnne Carner*1973 Donna Caponi*1972 Kathy Cornelius...	Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...	Donna Caponi Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...  (3)	214 (-2)	20,000	3,000
May 31	O'Sullivan Ladies Open O'Sullivan Ladies Open The O'Sullivan Ladies Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1968 to 1971. It was played at the Winchester Country Club in Winchester, Virginia.-Winners:O'Sullivan Ladies Open*1971 Judy Kimball*1970 Shirley Englehorn*1969 Murle Lindstrom...	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...	Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...  (9)	210 (-6)	15,000	1,150
Jun 7	Lady Carling Open	Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...  (10)	210 (-9)	22,500	3,375
Jun 13	LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...  (11)	285 (-7)	30,000	4,500
Jun 21	George Washington Golf Classic	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...  (2)	212 (-7)	25,000	3,750
Jun 28	Len Immke Buick Open	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Mary Mills (7)	216 (E)	20,000	3,000
Jul 5	U.S. Women's Open	Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...	Donna Caponi Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...  (4)	287 (-1)	30,000	5,000
Jul 19	Springfield Jaycee Open Springfield Jaycee Open The Springfield Jaycee Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1969 to 1970. It was played at the Northwood Hills Country Club in Springfield, Ohio....	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...  (3)	209 (-10)	20,000	3,000
Aug 9	Lady Carling Open Potamkin Cadillac Classic The Potamkin Cadillac Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1968 to 1984. It was played at three different courses in the Atlanta, Georgia area....	Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Jane Blalock Jane Blalock Jane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...  (1)	221 (+2)	20,000	3,000
Aug 16	Cincinnati Open	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...  (54)	210 (-6)	20,000	3,000
Aug 23	Southgate Ladies Open Southgate Ladies Open The Southgate Ladies Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1969 to 1975. It was played at the Leawood South Country Club in Prairie Village, Kansas.-Winners:Southgate Open*1975 Kathy WhitworthSouthgate Ladies Open...	Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...	Kathy Ahern Kathy Ahern Kathy Ahern was an American professional golfer.Ahern was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined the LPGA Tour direct from high school in 1967 and won three tournaments on it, including one major championship, the 1972 LPGA Championship. Her other wins came at the 1970 Southgate Ladies Open...  (1)	211 (-5)	20,000	3,000
Sep 13	Wendell-West Open Wendell-West Open The Wendell-West Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1969 to 1970. It was played at the Ocean Shores Golf Club in Ocean Shores, Washington....	Washington	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...  (2)	214 (-2)	40,000	6,000
Sep 26	Lincoln-Mercury Open Lincoln-Mercury Open The Lincoln-Mercury Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1969 to 1973. It was played at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo, California.-Winners:*1973 Sandra Haynie*1972 Sandra Haynie*1971 Pam Higgins*1970 Judy Rankin*1969 Donna Caponi...	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...  (4)	217 (-2)	23,000	3,450
Oct 18	Quality Chek'd Classic	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...  (55)	205 (-11)	15,000	2,250
Oct 25	Women's Golf Charities Open Women's Golf Charities Open The Women's Golf Charities Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1970. It was played at the Inwood Forest Country Club in Houston, Texas. Marilynn Smith won the event in a sudden-death playoff with Sandra Haynie and Judy Rankin....	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Marilynn Smith Marilynn Smith Marilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two...  (20)	214 (-2)	17,500	2,625

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...  (5)
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...  (5)
Player of the Year	Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...
Rookie of the Year	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...

External links

• LPGA Tour official site
• 1970 season coverage at golfobserver.com