1970 Masters Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 9–13, 1970 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | 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 | $25,000 |
| Champion | |
 Billy Casper | |
| 279 (−9), playoff | |
The 1970 Masters Tournament was contested from April 9 to April 13 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 34th Masters Tournament. A field of 83 players started the tournament and 48 made the 36-hole cut at 150 (+6).
Billy Casper defeated Gene Littler 69 to 74 in an 18-hole playoff on Monday to win his third major championship. It was the last 18-hole playoff at the Masters; the format was changed to sudden-death in 1976 and first used in 1979.[3] To get into the playoff, Casper scored a final round of 71 (−1), while Littler shot a 70 to tie at 279 (−9).[4]
Jack Nicklaus shot 69-69 on the weekend, but was hampered by a second round 75 and finished in 8th place. It was the final Masters tournament as a player for 1938 champion Henry Picard, who withdrew without finishing the first round. Three-time Masters champion Sam Snead finished in a tie for 23rd place at the age of 68. It was the Masters debut of two-time champion Tom Watson, then a 20-year old amateur from Stanford who shot 77-76 and missed the cut by three strokes.[5]
Harold Henning won the Par 3 contest with a score of 21.
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:[6]
Playoff
Monday, April 13, 1970
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper | United States | 33-36=69 | −3 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Gene Littler | United States | 38-36=74 | +2 | 17,500 |
Source:[7]
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:[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Yancey, Littler deadlock". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. April 11, 1970. p. B2.
- ↑ "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
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