1970 - Men Europe
The winners in the category "1970 - Men Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Agfacolor
Played as the Agfacolor Film Tournament (May 21-23). Second-placed Tommy Horton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng), who recorded his third straight win on the British professional circuit. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
Europe
Alcan
Played as the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship (Sept 17-20). Second-placed Bob Rosburg (USA) finished 7 shots behind Bruce Devlin (Aus). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Alcan
Played as the Alcan International (Sept 17-20; played alongside the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship). Second-placed Eric Brown (Scot) and Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Paddy Skerritt (Ire). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
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Played as the Algarve Open (March 19-21). Second-placed Andrew Brooks (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Brian Huggett (Wales). [Old course, Vilamoura GC, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
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PGA Championship not played due to plans being laid for the formation of the PGA European Tour.
Europe
Bowmaker
Played as the Bowmaker £4000 Tournament (a 36-hole pro-am event). Second-placed Jimmy Hitchcock (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Coles (Eng). [Outer course, Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey. Now called the J.H. Taylor course.].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (25th) (Sept 10-12). Second-placed David Graham (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Huggett (Wales). [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
Europe
Long John Whisky
Played as the Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship (Aug 26-29). Horton (Eng) beat Ronnie Shade (Scot) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Combination of holes from High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as the Carroll's International. Second-placed Christy O'Connor Snr (Ire) finished 7 shots behind Huggett (Wales). [Woodbrook GC, nr Bray, Co. Wicklow].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural £6000 Classic International (July 23-25). 32-year-old Muscroft (Eng) beat Christy O'Connor (Ire) with a par at the fourth playoff hole, to claim his first and only British PGA circuit win. [Copt Heath GC, Knowle, Solihull, nr Birmingham].
Europe
Daks
Played as the Daks Tournament. Second-placed Peter Wilcock (Eng) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Coles (Eng). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open. Second-placed Tony Kugelmuller (Ger) finished 6 shots behind Fernández (Arg). [Eindhovensche Golf, Valkenswaard, nr Eindhoven].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Open. Second-placed Donald Swaelens (Belg) and Jean Garaialde (Fra) finished behind Marsh (Aus). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Played as the French Open. Florentino Molina (Arg) and defending champion Jean Garaïalde (Fra) finished in second place behind Graham (Aus). [Chantaco GC, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nr Biarritz].
Europe
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Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Jean Garaïalde (Fra). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].
Europe
John Player
Played as the inaugural John Player Classic (Sept 3-6). Second-placed Tony Jacklin (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire), who won the £25,000 first prize, at the time the richest prize in world golf. [Notts GC, Hollinwell, nr Mansfield, England].
Europe
John Player
Played as the John Player Trophy (Aug 29-Sep 1; 36-hole qualifier for the John Player Classic). Second-placed Roger Fidler (Eng), Michael Ingham (Eng) and Bill Large (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Clark (Eng). [Notts GC, Hollinwell, nr Mansfield, England].
Europe
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Played as the Madrid Open. Won by Manuel Cabrera (Esp). [Club Jarama R.A.C.E., San Sebastian de los Reyes, nr Madrid].
Europe
Martini
Played as the Martini International (June 11-13). Peter Thomson (Aus) and Doug Sewell (Eng) finished in a tie for first place. Brian Barnes (Scot) finished 2 shots further back in third place. [Conwy (Caernarvonshire) GC, Conwy, N Wales].
Europe
Martini
Played as the Martini International (June 11-13). Peter Thomson (Aus) and Doug Sewell (Eng) finished in a tie for first place. Brian Barnes (Scot) finished 2 shots further back in third place. [Conwy (Caernarvonshire) GC, Conwy, N Wales].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold Tournament. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng). [Hill Barn GC, Worthing, West Sussex].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (Jul 29-Aug 1; medal match play format). Lister (NZ) beat Tommy Horton (Eng) by 3 shots in the 36-hole final (Lister 134, Horton 137). [Southerndown GC, Ogmore by Sea, nr Bridgend, S Wales].
Europe
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Played as the Portuguese Open. Won by defending champion Ramón Sota (Esp), who recorded his third win in this event. [Estoril GC, Estoril, Portugal].
Europe
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Played as the Spanish Open. Won by Angel Gallardo (Esp). [Royal (Real) Las Brisas, Nueva Andalucía, Costa del Sol; at the time known as Las Brisas GC].
Europe
Lancome
The inaugural Trophee Lancome. Won by Tony Jacklin (Eng). Tournament played over 54 holes. [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
Europe
WD & HO Wills
Played as the W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament (Sept 24-27). Second-placed Peter Townsend (Eng) finished 7 shots behind Jacklin (Eng). [East course, Dalmahoy Hotel & CC, nr Edinburgh].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (Oct 8-10; field of eight players). Nicklaus (USA) beat Lee Trevino (USA) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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