The 1970 U.S. Women's Open 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. 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).
Final leaderboard Sunday, July 5, 1970 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Donna Caponi69-70-71-77=287+35,000 T2 Sandra Haynie71-72-71-74=288+42,000 Sandra Spuzich72-72-70-74=288 T4 Kathy Whitworth71-71-76-71=289+51,100 Sandra Palmer73-71-71-74=289 6 Sharon Miller70-77-74-69=290+6900 7 Jo Ann Prentice72-75-70-74=291+7850 8 Carol Mann69-70-77-76=292+8800 T9 Clifford Ann Creed73-73-74-73=293+9725 Shirley Englehorn70-74-74-75=293 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1970 Muskogee Country Club