1970 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1970 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	July 2–5, 1970
Location	Muskogee, Oklahoma
Course(s)	Muskogee Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,210 yards (5,678 m)^[1]
Prize fund	$30,000
Winner's share	$5,000
Champion
Donna Caponi
287 (+3)
«1969 1971»

Muskogee

Location in the United States

Muskogee

Location in Oklahoma

The 1970 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 25th U.S. Women's Open, held July 2–5 at Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Defending champion Donna Caponi won the second of her four major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Sandra Haynie and Sandra Spuzich. Caponi's four-foot (1.3 m) putt for a double bogey on the final hole hung on the lip before falling to avoid a Monday playoff.^[2] She was the second of seven to successfully defend the championship, following Mickey Wright in 1959. Caponi entered the final round with a four-stroke lead and shot a 77 (+6).^[1]^[2]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Donna Caponi	United States	1969	69	70	71	77	287	+3	1
Sandra Spuzich	United States	1966	72	72	70	74	288	+4	T2
Carol Mann	United States	1965	69	70	77	76	292	+8	8
Betsy Rawls	United States	1951, 1953, 1957, 1960	72	75	77	71	295	+11	T14
Murle Lindstrom	United States	1962	73	76	73	76	298	+14	T21
Patty Berg	United States	1946	74	75	76	75	300	+16	31
Mickey Wright	United States	1958, 1959, 1961, 1964	71	78	79	78	306	+22	37

Source:^[2]^[3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 5, 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Donna Caponi	United States	69-70-71-77=287	+3	5,000
T2	Sandra Haynie	United States	71-72-71-74=288	+4	2,000
T2	Sandra Spuzich	United States	72-72-70-74=288	+4	2,000
T4	Kathy Whitworth	United States	71-71-76-71=289	+5	1,100
T4	Sandra Palmer	United States	73-71-71-74=289	+5	1,100
6	Sharon Miller	United States	70-77-74-69=290	+6	900
7	Jo Ann Prentice	United States	72-75-70-74=291	+7	850
8	Carol Mann	United States	69-70-77-76=292	+8	800
T9	Clifford Ann Creed	United States	73-73-74-73=293	+9	725
T9	Shirley Englehorn	United States	70-74-74-75=293	+9	725

Source:^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 "Caponi extends lead in Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 5, 1970. p. 5B.
1 2 3 4 "Miss Caponi golf champ". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. July 6, 1970. p. 12, part 2.
1 2 "Donna Caponi drops four-foot putt to win U.S. Women's Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. Jul 6, 1970. p. 13.

External links

Golf Observer final leaderboard
U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1970
Muskogee Country Club

U.S. Women's Open championships

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Coordinates: 35°46′41″N 95°19′16″W / 35.778°N 95.321°W / 35.778; -95.321

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