1970 Masters Tournament

1970 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
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
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Augusta

Location in the United States

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

Source^[1]^[5]^[7]

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
T2	Bert Yancey	United States	69	−3
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
T9	Jack Nicklaus	United States	71	−1

Source:^[8]

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Gene Littler	United States	69-70=139	−5
T1	Bert Yancey	United States	69-70=139	−5
T3	Billy Casper	United States	72-68=140	−4
T3	Bob Lunn	United States	70-70=140	−4
T5	Tommy Aaron	United States	68-74=142	−2
T5	Gary Player	South Africa	74-68=142	−2
T7	Dave Hill	United States	73-70=143	−1
T7	Takaaki Kono	Japan	75-68=143	−1
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
T1	Gene Littler	United States	69-70-70-70=279	−9	Playoff
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
T10	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	70-76-73-68=287	−1	3,500

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
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

1970 Men's Major Golf Championships

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Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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