1970 Masters Tournament
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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).
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.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. 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
Billy Casper
William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:...
defeated Gene Littler
Gene Littler
Gene Alec Littler is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."-Early years...
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
1979 Masters Tournament
The 1979 Masters Tournament was a major golf tournament held April 12-15 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Fuzzy Zoeller won the tournament with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff with Ed Sneed and Tom Watson...
. To get into the playoff, Casper scored a final round of 71 (−1), while Littler shot a 70 to tie at 279 (-9).
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
finished in 8th place. This would be the last Masters tournament that 1938 champion Henry Picard
Henry Picard
Henry Gilford Picard was an American professional golfer.Picard was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Picard, already a talented player by his early 20s, came to prominence after coaching from the leading instructor Alex Morrison...
registered for. Picard withdrew without finishing the 1st round. Three-time Masters champion Sam Snead
Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...
finished in a tie for 23rd place at the age of 68. This was the first time that future two-time champion Tom Watson
Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
played in the Masters. He entered as an amateur and missed the cut by three strokes.
Harold Henning
Harold Henning
Harold Henning was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour....
won the Par 3 contest with a score of 21.
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
72-68-68-71=279 | -9 | 25,000 | 69 | |
| 2 | Gene Littler Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."-Early years... |
69-70-70-70=279 | 17,500 | 74 | ||
| 3 | Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six... |
 South Africa |
74-68-68-70=280 | -8 | 14,000 | |
| 4 | Bert Yancey Bert Yancey Albert Winsborough Yancey was an American professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.... |
69-70-72-70=281 | -7 | 10,000 | ||
| T5 | Tommy Aaron Tommy Aaron Thomas Dean Aaron is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament.- Early years :... |
68-74-69-72=283 | -5 | 6,667 | ||
| Dave Hill Dave Hill (golfer) James David Hill was an American professional golfer. He was the brother of golfer Mike Hill.Hill was born in Jackson, Michigan. He attended the University of Detroit, where he played on the golf team. Hill won 13 times on the PGA Tour, three of which came during his career year of 1969, when he... |
73-70-70-70=283 | |||||
| Dave Stockton Dave Stockton David Knapp Stockton is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.... |
72-72-69-70=283 | |||||
| 8 | Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
71-75-69-69=284 | -4 | 4,500 | ||
| 9 | Frank Beard | 71-76-68-70=285 | -3 | 4,000 | ||
| T10 | Bob Lunn Bob Lunn Robert J. Lunn is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Lunn was born in San Francisco, California. He was the 1963 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion. He turned pro in 1965 and won six times on the PGA Tour. In 1968, he was named Most Improved Golfer of... |
70-70-75-72=287 | -1 | 3,500 | ||
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 70-76-73-68=287 |