1970 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1970 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 2 to July 5 at Muskogee Country Club. It was the 25th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Donna Caponi
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This event was won by 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...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
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| 1 | 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... |
 United States |
69-70-71-77=287 | $5,000.00 |
| T2 | 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... |
United States |
71-72-71-74=288 | $2,000.00 |
| T2 | Sandra Spuzich Sandra Spuzich Sandra Spuzich is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.Spuzich was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was an amateur golfer and elementary school teacher when she decided to turn professional in 1962. Her first win came at the 1966 U.S. Women's... |
United States |
72-72-70-74=288 | $2,000.00 |
| T4 | 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... |
United States |
71-71-76-71=289 | $1,100.00 |
| T4 | Sandra Palmer Sandra Palmer Sandra Palmer is an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended North Texas State University where she was a cheerleader and Homecoming Queen.... |
United States |
73-71-71-74=289 | $1,100.00 |
| 6 | Sharon Miller Sharon Miller Sharon Kay Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Miller was born in Marshall, Michigan. She attended Western Michigan University where she letterd in five sports; golf, tennis, field hockey, basketball, and volleyball. She was inducted into the WMU Hall of Fame in... |
United States |
70-77-74-69=290 | $900.00 |
| 7 | Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama... |
United States |
72-75-70-74=291 | $850.00 |
| 8 | 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... |
United States |
69-70-77-76=292 | $800.00 |
| T9 | Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.... |
United States |
73-73-74-73=293 | $725.00 |
| T9 | 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... |
United States |
70-74-74-75=293 | $725.00 |