1970 Open Championship

The 1970 Open Championship was the 99th Open Championship, played 8–12 July at the Old Course 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][3][4] 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 three feet to win.[5][6]

1970 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–12 July 1970
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,951 yards (6,356 m)[1]
Field134 players
80 after 1st cut
57 after 2nd cut[1]
Cut149 (+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
St Andrews 
Location in Scotland
St Andrews 
Location in Fife, Scotland

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.

A thunderstorm late in the opening round on Wednesday evening caused a suspension in play;[7] it was competed early the next day.[8]

Course
Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Burn374410Tenth ^3384
2Dyke411411High (In)1703
3Cartgate (Out)405412Heathery (In)3124
4Ginger Beer470413Hole O'Cross (In)4274
5Hole O'Cross (Out)567514Long5605
6Heathery (Out)414415Cartgate (In)4134
7High (Out)364416Corner of the Dyke3804
8Short163317Road4664
9End359418Tom Morris3584
Out3,52736In3,42436
Source:[9]Total6,95172

^ The 10th hole was posthumously named for Bobby Jones in 1972

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

  • 6,926 yards (6,333 m) - 1964
  • 6,936 yards (6,342 m) - 1960, 1955

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196668697373283−51
Tony Jacklin England196967707277286−25
Peter Thomson Australia1954, 1955,
1956, 1958, 1965		68747374289+1T9
Arnold Palmer United States1961, 196268727674290+212
Bob Charles New Zealand196372737374292+4T13
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina196771767175293+5T17
Kel Nagle Australia196071747379297+9T32

Missed the second cut
PlayerCountryYears wonR1R2R3TotalTo par
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968747575224+8

Missed the first cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Max Faulkner England19517476150+6
Bobby Locke South Africa1949, 1950,
1952, 1957		7781158+14
Denny Shute United States19338278160+16
Fred Daly Northern Ireland19478085165+21
Gene Sarazen United States19328185166+22

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 8 July 1970
Thursday, 9 July 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Neil Coles England65−7
2Tommy Horton England66−6
T3Maurice Bembridge England67−5
Harold Henning South Africa
Tony Jacklin England
Florentino Molina Argentina
John Richardson Scotland
T8Tommy Aaron United States68−4
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

Source:[1][7]

Second round

Thursday, 9 July 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Trevino United States68-68=136−8
T2Tony Jacklin England67-70=137−7
Jack Nicklaus United States68-69=137
T4Clive Clark England69-70=139−5
Neil Coles England65-74=139
Harold Henning South Africa67-72=139
Tommy Horton England66-73=139
John Richardson Scotland67-72=139
Doug Sanders United States68-71=139
T10Christy O'Connor Snr Ireland72-68=140−4
Arnold Palmer United States68-72=140

Source:[1][8]
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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Trevino United States68-68-72=208−8
T2Tony Jacklin England67-70-73=210−6
Jack Nicklaus United States68-69-73=210
Doug Sanders United States68-71-71=210
T5Neil Coles England65-74-72=211−5
Peter Oosterhuis England73-69-69=211
7Harold Henning South Africa67-72-73=212−4
T8Tommy Horton England66-73-75=214−2
Hugh Jackson Northern Ireland69-72-73=214
Christy O'Connor Snr Ireland72-68-74=214

Source:[1][10]
Amateurs: Melnyk (+3), Humphreys (+6), Bonallack (+8), George (+9), Webster (+11)

Final round

Saturday, 11 July 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
T1Jack Nicklaus United States68-69-73-73=283−5Playoff
Doug Sanders United States68-71-71-73=283
T3Harold Henning South Africa67-72-73-73=285−32,750
Lee Trevino United States68-68-72-77=285
5Tony Jacklin England67-70-73-76=286−22,200
T6Neil Coles England65-74-72-76=287−11,750
Peter Oosterhuis England73-69-69-76=287
8Hugh Jackson Northern Ireland69-72-73-74=288E1,400
T9Tommy Horton England66-73-75-75=289+11,200
John Panton Scotland72-73-73-71=289
Peter Thomson Australia68-74-73-74=289

Source:[1][3][11]
Amateurs: Melnyk (+10), Humphreys (+13)

Playoff

Sunday, 12 July 1970

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Jack Nicklaus United States72E5,250
2Doug Sanders United States73+13,750

Source:[3]

Jack Nicklaus

References
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  2. "Sanders loses by one stroke". Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1970. p. 1.
  3. Jacobs, Raymond (13 July 1970). "Nicklaus regains Open title despite Sanders's late fightback". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  4. "Nicklaus tops Sanders, wins British title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 13 July 1970. p. 3B.
  5. "Sanders, Nicklaus tie for golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 12 July 1970. p. 4B.
  6. Jenkins, Dan (20 July 1970). "Virtue in the Valley of Sin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. Jacobs, Raymond (9 July 1970). "Jacklin eight under par in Open when storm stops play". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
  8. Jacobs, Raymond (10 July 1970). "Trevino leads by one stroke from Jacklin and Nicklaus". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
  9. "Card of the course". Glasgow Herald. 8 July 1970. p. 6.
  10. Jacobs, Raymond (11 July 1970). "Trevino increases lead but Open championship still in balance". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  11. "1970 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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