1970 - Men Awards
The winners in the category "1970 - Men Awards" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Awards
British PGA
Coles (Eng) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the GB&I PGA Tour, with 70.88. Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire) was second with 71.63; Brian Huggett (Wales) was third with 71.65. Amongst those playing less than 40 rounds on the Tour, Tony Jacklin (Eng) averaged 70.13 over 14 rounds, and Billy Casper (USA) 69.94 over 14 rounds.
Awards
PGA of America
Trevino (USA) won the PGA of America Vardon Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour.
Awards
PGA Tour
Trevino (USA) was the PGA Tour 1970 leading money winner, with earnings of $157,037 on the Tour. Billy Casper (USA) was second with $147,372; Bruce Crampton (Aus) was third with $142,609.
Awards
British PGA
Coles (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1970 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Coles accumulated 778.5 pts; Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire) was second with 774.5 pts; Brian Huggett (Wales) was third with 772.5 pts. O'Connor topped the Tour's 1970 Prize Money List with £31,532; Tony Jacklin (Eng) was second with £16,462; Coles was third with £13,178.
Awards
PGA of America
Casper (USA) won his second PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).
Awards
British PGA
Brown (Eng) won the British PGA 1970 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season tour player. Brown finished 35th on the PGA's (points-based) Order of Merit; he won £974 in prize money during the season.
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The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
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