The 1970 Masters Tournament was the 34th

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, held April 9–13 at

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. A field of 83 players started the tournament and 48 made the 36-hole cut at 150 (+6).

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defeated

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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; the format was changed to sudden-death in

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and 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).

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shot 69-69 on the weekend, but was hampered by a second round 75 and finished in 8th place. It was the final Masters tournament as a player for 1938 champion

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, who withdrew without finishing the first round. Three-time Masters champion

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finished in a tie for 23rd place at the age of 57. It was the Masters debut of two-time champion Tom Watson, then a 20-year-old amateur from

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who shot 77-76 and missed the cut by three strokes.

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won the eleventh Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 21.

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's ''The Masters: The Winning of a Golf Classic'' covered in detail the 1970 tournament.

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, Jimmy Wright,

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;11. Members of the U.S. 1969 Ryder Cup team

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;12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions.

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;14. Foreign invitations

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(8), Sukree Onsham *''Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.''

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, April 8, 1970'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, April 10, 1970'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, April 11, 1970'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, April 12, 1970''

Final leaderboard

Sources:

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''

Playoff

''Monday, April 13, 1970'' Source:

Scorecard

Source:

References

External links

Masters.com
– past winners and results
Augusta.com
– 1970 Masters leaderboard and scorecards {{DEFAULTSORT:Masters Tournament

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