1970 Open Championship

June 2024 August 2013 1970 Open Championship 8–12 July 1970 St Andrews, Scotland Old Course at St Andrews 72 6951 yd m 134 players 80 after 1st cut 57 after 2nd cut 149 (+5) (1st cut) 223 (+7) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 52, 203 9 May 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £40,000$96,000 £5,250$12,600 USA Jack Nicklaus 283 (−5), playoff 1969 1971 UK Scotland 1 St Andrews  56.343 -2.803 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland Fife St Andrews  bottom 56.343 -2.803 Location in Fife, Scotland 5 230 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=15FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6818%2C2144115 Glasgow Herald Sanders loses by one stroke 13 July 1970 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=15FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2226%2C2175284 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Nicklaus regains Open title despite Sanders's late fightback 13 July 1970 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mTJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2017%2C2751991 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Nicklaus tops Sanders, wins British title 13 July 1970 3B 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 yd and missed a downhill putt for par from three feet to win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mDJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6800%2C2342640 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Sanders, Nicklaus tie for golf title 12 July 1970 4Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1970/07/20/611153/virtue-in-the-valley-of-sin Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Virtue in the Valley of Sin 20 July 1970 12 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;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1JFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1829%2C1569242 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Jacklin eight under par in Open when storm stops play 9 July 1970 6 it was competed early the next day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ZFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2204%2C1753527 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Trevino leads by one stroke from Jacklin and Nicklaus 10 July 1970 6 Course Old Course at St Andrews HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Burn3744 10Tenth ^33842Dyke411411High (In)17033Cartgate (Out)405412Heathery (In)31244Ginger Beer470413Hole O'Cross (In)42745Hole O'Cross (Out)567514Long56056Heathery (Out)414415Cartgate (In)41347High (Out)364416Corner of the Dyke38048Short163317Road46649End359418Tom Morris3584Out3,52736In3,42436Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=05FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2044%2C1366283 Glasgow Herald Card of the course 8 July 1970 6 Total6,95172 ^ The 10th hole was posthumously named for Bobby Jones in 1972 Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): 6926 yd - 1964 6936 yd - 1960, 1955 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 8 July 1970 Thursday, 9 July 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Neil Coles65−72 ENG Tommy Horton66−6T3 ENG Maurice Bembridge67−5 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning ENG Tony Jacklin ARG Florentino Molina SCO John RichardsonT8 USA Tommy Aaron68−4 WAL Brian Huggett USA Jack Nicklaus USA Arnold Palmer USA Doug Sanders AUS Peter Thomson USA Lee Trevino ENG Guy Wolstenholme Source: Second round Thursday, 9 July 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Lee Trevino68-68=136−8T2 ENG Tony Jacklin67-70=137−7 USA Jack Nicklaus68-69=137T4 ENG Clive Clark69-70=139−5 ENG Neil Coles65-74=139 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning67-72=139 ENG Tommy Horton66-73=139 SCO John Richardson67-72=139 USA Doug Sanders68-71=139T10 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr72-68=140−4 USA Arnold Palmer68-72=140 Source: 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Lee Trevino68-68-72=208−8T2 ENG Tony Jacklin67-70-73=210−6 USA Jack Nicklaus68-69-73=210 USA Doug Sanders68-71-71=210T5 ENG Neil Coles65-74-72=211−5 ENG Peter Oosterhuis73-69-69=2117 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning67-72-73=212−4T8 ENG Tommy Horton66-73-75=214 −2 NIR Hugh Jackson69-72-73=214 IRL Christy O'Connor Snr72-68-74=214 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1pFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2269%2C1980797 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Trevino increases lead but Open championship still in balance 11 July 1970 4 Amateurs: Melnyk (+3), Humphreys (+6), Bonallack (+8), George (+9), Webster (+11) Final round Saturday, 11 July 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)T1 USA Jack Nicklaus 68-69-73-73=283 −5Playoff USA Doug Sanders 68-71-71-73=283 T3 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning 67-72-73-73=285 −3 2,750 USA Lee Trevino 68-68-72-77=2855 ENG Tony Jacklin 67-70-73-76=286 −22,200T6 ENG Neil Coles 65-74-72-76=287 −11,750 ENG Peter Oosterhuis 73-69-69-76=2878 NIR Hugh Jackson 69-72-73-74=288 E1,400T9 ENG Tommy Horton 66-73-75-75=289 +11,200 SCO John Panton 72-73-73-71=289 AUS Peter Thomson 68-74-73-74=289 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1970&tid=8 databasegolf.com 1970 Open Championship results 8 July 2012 Amateurs: Melnyk (+10), Humphreys (+13) Playoff Sunday, 12 July 1970 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 72 E 5,2502 USA Doug Sanders 73 +1 3,750 Source: thumb|Jack Nicklaus Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par444454434 434454444USA Jack Nicklaus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +1 +1 EUSA Doug Sanders E E +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +3 +2 +2 +2 +1 {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |} References External links St Andrews 1970 (Official site) 1970 56.343 -2.803 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:St Andrews Category:20th century in Fife Category:Sport in Fife Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship