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