1970 Open Championship

1970 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates	8–12 July 1970
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)	Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Par	72^[1]
Length	6,951 yards (6,356 m)^[1]
Field	134 players 80 after 1st cut 57 after 2nd cut^[1]
Cut	149 (+5) (1st cut) 223 (+7) (2nd cut)^[1]
Prize fund	₤40,000 $96,000
Winner's share	₤5,250 $12,600
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
283 (−5), playoff
«1969 1971»

St Andrews

Location in Scotland

The 1970 Open Championship was the 99th Open Championship, played 8–12 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. Jack Nicklaus won the second of his three Opens in an 18-hole Sunday playoff over Doug Sanders, 72 to 73.^[2] In gusty winds during the fourth round on Saturday, Sanders saved par from the Road Hole bunker and led by one heading to the 72nd hole. After a lengthy drive on the short par-4, he took four shots from just 74 yards (68 m) and missed a downhill putt for par from 3 feet to win.^[3]^[4]

This was the first playoff at The Open since 1963 and the first at 18 holes. The previous playoffs were 36 holes on Saturday. Prior to 1966, the final two rounds of The Open were played on Friday. The playoff format was changed again to the four-hole aggregate after the 1985 Open, first used in 1989.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1966	68	69	73	73	283	−5	1
Tony Jacklin	England	1969	67	70	72	77	286	−2	5
Peter Thomson	Australia	1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965	68	74	73	74	289	+1	T9
Arnold Palmer	United States	1961, 1962	68	72	76	74	290	+2	12
Bob Charles	New Zealand	1963	72	73	73	74	292	+6	T13
Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	1967	71	76	71	75	293	+5	T17
Kel Nagle	Australia	1960	71	74	73	79	297	+9	T32

Missed the second cut

Player	Country	Years won	R1	R2	R3	Total	To par
Gary Player	South Africa	1959, 1968	74	75	75	224	+8

Missed the first cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Max Faulkner	England	1951	74	76	150	+6
Bobby Locke	South Africa	1949, 1950, 1952, 1957	77	81	158	+14
Denny Shute	United States	1933	82	78	160	+16
Fred Daly	Northern Ireland	1947	80	85	165	+21
Gene Sarazen	United States	1932	81	85	166	+22

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 8 July 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Neil Coles	England	65	−7
2	Tommy Horton	England	66	−6
T3	Maurice Bembridge	England	67	−5
	Harold Henning	South Africa
	Tony Jacklin	England
	Florentino Molina	Argentina
	John Richardson	England
T8	Tommy Aaron	United States	68	−4
	Brian Huggett	Wales
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Arnold Palmer	United States
	Doug Sanders	United States
	Peter Thomson	Australia
	Lee Trevino	United States
	Guy Wolstenholme	England

Second round

Thursday, 9 July 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Lee Trevino	United States	68-68=136	−8
T2	Tony Jacklin	England	67-70=137	−7
T2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-69=137	−7
T4	Clive Clark	England	69-70=139	−5
	Neil Coles	England	65-74=139
	Harold Henning	South Africa	67-72=139
	Tommy Horton	England	66-73=139
	John Richardson	England	67-72=139
	Doug Sanders	United States	68-71=139
T10	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	72-68=140	−4
T10	Arnold Palmer	United States	68-72=140	−4

Amateurs: Melnyk (-1), Bonallack (+1), Humphreys (+2), George (+2), Webster (+5),
MacDonald (+7), Berry (+8), Steel (+10), Mosey (+11), Sumner (+11), Sweeny Jr (+11), Farmer (+14).

Third round

Friday, 10 July 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Lee Trevino	United States	68-68-72=208	−8
T2	Tony Jacklin	England	67-70-73=210	−6
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-69-73=210
	Doug Sanders	United States	68-71-71=210
T5	Neil Coles	England	65-74-72=211	−5
T5	Peter Oosterhuis	England	73-69-69=211	−5
7	Harold Henning	South Africa	67-72-73=212	−4
T8	Tommy Horton	England	66-73-75=214	−2
	Hugh Jackson	Northern Ireland	69-72-73=214
	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	72-68-74=214

Amateurs: Melnyk (+3), Humphreys (+6), Bonallack (+8), George (+9), Webster (+11).

Final round

Saturday, 11 July 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (₤)
T1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-69-73-73=283	−5	Playoff
T1	Doug Sanders	United States	68-71-71-73=283	−5	Playoff
T3	Harold Henning	South Africa	67-72-73-73=285	−3	2,750
T3	Lee Trevino	United States	68-68-72-77=285	−3	2,750
5	Tony Jacklin	England	67-70-73-76=286	−2	2,200
T6	Neil Coles	England	65-74-72-76=287	−1	1,750
T6	Peter Oosterhuis	England	73-69-69-76=287	−1	1,750
8	Hugh Jackson	Northern Ireland	69-72-73-74=288	E	1,400
T9	Tommy Horton	England	66-73-75-75=289	+1	1,200
	John Panton	Scotland	72-73-73-71=289
	Peter Thomson	Australia	68-74-73-74=289

Amateurs: Melnyk (+10), Humphreys (+13).

Source:^[5]

Playoff

Sunday, 12 July 1970

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72	E	5,250
2	Doug Sanders	United States	73	+1	3,750

References

1 2 3 4 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 66, 203. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
↑ "Nicklaus tops Sanders, wins British title". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 13 July 1970. p. 3B.
↑ "Sanders, Nicklaus tie for golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 12 July 1970. p. 4B.
↑ Jenkins, Dan (20 July 1970). "Virtue in the Valley of Sin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
↑ "1970 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

External links

1970 Men's Major Golf Championships

The Masters U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship

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