1970_Open_Championship

1970 Open Championship

1970 Open Championship

Golf tournament

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]

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St Andrews 
St Andrews 
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St Andrews 
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
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^ 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

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 8 July 1970
Thursday, 9 July 1970

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Source:[1][7]

Second round

Thursday, 9 July 1970

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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

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

Final round

Saturday, 11 July 1970

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

Playoff

Sunday, 12 July 1970

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Jack Nicklaus

Scorecard

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Birdie Bogey

References

  1. [1]
    "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 52, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Sanders loses by one stroke". Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1970. p. 1.
  3. [3]
    Jacobs, Raymond (13 July 1970). "Nicklaus regains Open title despite Sanders's late fightback". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  4. [4]
    "Nicklaus tops Sanders, wins British title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 13 July 1970. p. 3B.
  5. [5]
    "Sanders, Nicklaus tie for golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 12 July 1970. p. 4B.
  6. [6]
    Jenkins, Dan (20 July 1970). "Virtue in the Valley of Sin". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  7. [7]
    Jacobs, Raymond (9 July 1970). "Jacklin eight under par in Open when storm stops play". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
  8. [8]
    Jacobs, Raymond (10 July 1970). "Trevino leads by one stroke from Jacklin and Nicklaus". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
  9. [9]
    "Card of the course". Glasgow Herald. 8 July 1970. p. 6.
  10. [10]
    Jacobs, Raymond (11 July 1970). "Trevino increases lead but Open championship still in balance". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  11. [11]
    "1970 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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