1970 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 9–13, 1970 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
Field | 83 players, 48 after cut[2] |
Cut | 150 (+6)[1] |
Winner's share | $25,000 |
Champion | |
Billy Casper | |
279 (−9), playoff | |
«1969 1971» |
The 1970 Masters Tournament was the 34th Masters Tournament, held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. A field of 83 players started the tournament and 48 made the 36-hole cut at 150 (+6).
Billy Casper defeated Gene Littler 69 to 74 in an 18-hole playoff on Monday to win his third major championship. It was the last 18-hole playoff at the Masters; the format was changed to sudden-death in 1976 and first used in 1979.[3] To get into the playoff, Casper scored a final round of 71 (−1), while Littler shot a 70 to tie at 279 (−9).[4]
Jack Nicklaus shot 69-69 on the weekend, but was hampered by a second round 75 and finished in 8th place. It was the final Masters tournament as a player for 1938 champion Henry Picard, who withdrew without finishing the first round.[5] Three-time Masters champion Sam Snead finished in a tie for 23rd place at the age of 57. It was the Masters debut of two-time champion Tom Watson, then a 20-year-old amateur from Stanford who shot 77-76 and missed the cut by three strokes.[6]
Harold Henning won the eleventh Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 21.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Player | South Africa | 1961 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 280 | −8 | 3 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1963, 1965, 1966 | 71 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 284 | −4 | 8 |
Sam Snead | United States | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 292 | +4 | T23 |
George Archer | United States | 1969 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 294 | +6 | T31 |
Gay Brewer | United States | 1967 | 78 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 294 | +6 | T31 |
Arnold Palmer | United States | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 295 | +7 | T36 |
Source[7]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Wall, Jr. | United States | 1959 | 76 | 76 | 152 | +8 |
Cary Middlecoff | United States | 1955 | 78 | 75 | 153 | +9 |
Doug Ford | United States | 1957 | 76 | 79 | 155 | +11 |
Bob Goalby | United States | 1968 | 77 | 78 | 155 | +11 |
Gene Sarazen | United States | 1935 | 81 | 74 | 155 | +11 |
Herman Keiser | United States | 1946 | 79 | 79 | 158 | +14 |
Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 1956 | 78 | 80 | 158 | +14 |
Ralph Guldahl | United States | 1939 | 84 | 83 | 167 | +23 |
Henry Picard | United States | 1938 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 8, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Aaron | United States | 68 | −4 |
T2 | Gene Littler | United States | 69 | −3 |
Bert Yancey | United States | |||
T4 | Charles Coody | United States | 70 | −2 |
Bob Lunn | United States | |||
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | |||
Dan Sikes | United States | |||
R. H. Sikes | United States | |||
T9 | Frank Beard | United States | 71 | −1 |
Jack Nicklaus | United States |
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, April 10, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Gene Littler | United States | 69-70=139 | −5 |
Bert Yancey | United States | 69-70=139 | ||
T3 | Billy Casper | United States | 72-68=140 | −4 |
Bob Lunn | United States | 70-70=140 | ||
T5 | Tommy Aaron | United States | 68-74=142 | −2 |
Gary Player | South Africa | 74-68=142 | ||
T7 | Dave Hill | United States | 73-70=143 | −1 |
Takaaki Kono | Japan | 75-68=143 | ||
T9 | Charles Coody | United States | 70-74=144 | E |
Larry Hinson | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
Dave Stockton | United States | 72-72=144 |
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, April 11, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Casper | United States | 72-68-68=208 | −8 |
2 | Gene Littler | United States | 69-70-70=209 | −7 |
3 | Gary Player | South Africa | 74-68-68=210 | −6 |
T4 | Tommy Aaron | United States | 68-74-69=211 | −5 |
Charles Coody | United States | 70-74-67=211 | ||
Dave Stockton | United States | 72-72-69=211 | ||
Bert Yancey | United States | 69-70-72=211 | ||
8 | Dave Hill | United States | 73-70-70=213 | −3 |
9 | Takaaki Kono | Japan | 75-68-71=214 | −2 |
T10 | Frank Beard | United States | 71-76-68=215 | −1 |
Larry Hinson | United States | 72-72-71=215 | ||
Bob Lunn | United States | 70-70-75=215 | ||
Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-75-69=215 |
Source:[10]
Final round
Sunday, April 12, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Billy Casper | United States | 72-68-68-71=279 | −9 | Playoff |
Gene Littler | United States | 69-70-70-70=279 | |||
3 | Gary Player | South Africa | 74-68-68-70=280 | −8 | 14,000 |
4 | Bert Yancey | United States | 69-70-72-70=281 | −7 | 10,000 |
T5 | Tommy Aaron | United States | 68-74-69-72=283 | −5 | 6,667 |
Dave Hill | United States | 73-70-70-70=283 | |||
Dave Stockton | United States | 72-72-69-70=283 | |||
8 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-75-69-69=284 | −4 | 4,500 |
9 | Frank Beard | United States | 71-76-68-70=285 | −3 | 4,000 |
T10 | Bob Lunn | United States | 70-70-75-72=287 | −1 | 3,500 |
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 70-76-73-68=287 |
Source:[11]
Playoff
Monday, April 13, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Casper | United States | 69 | −3 | 25,000 |
2 | Gene Littler | United States | 74 | +2 | 17,500 |
Source:[12]
Scorecard
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Casper | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 |
Littler | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
Source:[13]
References
- 1 2 3 "Scoreboard: Masters (second round)". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. April 11, 1970. p. 2B.
- ↑ "Masters scores (second round)". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. April 11, 1970. p. 10.
- ↑ "Masters playoff format is changed". CNN.com. April 7, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (April 20, 1970). "All yours, Billy boy". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- 1 2 "Aaron leads first round". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. April 10, 1970. p. C1.
- ↑ "Yancey, Littler deadlock". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. April 11, 1970. p. B2.
- 1 2 "1970 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Tommy Aaron's 68 tops Masters field". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 10, 1970. p. 18.
- ↑ "Yancey, Littler pace Masters with 139s". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1970. p. 1B.
- ↑ "Golf: Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 12, 1970. p. 6B.
- ↑ "Casper, Littler meet in masters playoff". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. April 13, 1970. p. C1.
- ↑ "Golf buddies Littler and Casper play off for Masters title today". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. April 13, 1970. p. 13.
- ↑ "Casper Surges Past Littler for Masters Title". Tri-City Herald. Associated Press. April 14, 1970. p. 10. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1970 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1970 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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