The 1970 Masters Tournament was contested from April 9 to April 13 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 34th Masters Tournament. 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; it changed to the sudden-death format, first used in 1979. To get into the playoff, Casper scored a final round of 71 (−1), while Littler shot a 70 to tie at 279 (-9).[1]
Jack Nicklaus finished in 8th place. This would be the last Masters tournament that 1938 champion Henry Picard registered for. Picard withdrew without finishing the 1st round. Three-time Masters champion Sam Snead finished in a tie for 23rd place at the age of 68. This was the first time that future two-time champion Tom Watson played in the Masters. He entered as an amateur and missed the cut by three strokes.
Harold Henning won the Par 3 contest with a score of 21.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) | Playoff |
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| 1 | Billy Casper | United States | 72-68-68-71=279 | -9 | 25,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Gene Littler | United States | 69-70-70-70=279 | 17,500 | 74 | |
| 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 |
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