Sunday January 11, 1970
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Sports headlines for Sunday January 11, 1970:




Final results of the 1970 Los Angeles Open


Tournament held at Rancho Municipal Golf Cub (Los Angeles, CA) from January 8, 1970 to January 11, 1970     (Par 71)

Billy Casper defeated Hale Irwin on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Hale Irwin70666773-8276$11,400
2Grier Jones69726771-5279$2,838
3Dick Lotz71726773-1283$550
4George Archer72716776+2286$190
5Billy Casper68686872-8276$20,000
6Bob Lunn66726871-7277$5,900
7Jack Ewing70716871-4280$1,788
8Tommy Aaron71706872-3281$1,108
9Al Mengert70726874Even284$390
10Dave Stockton68696974-4280$2,838
10Bobby Nichols71726968-4280$1,788
10Chi Chi Rodriguez69746968-4280$1,788
10Kermit Zarley72686971-4280$1,788
14Babe Hiskey70726970-3281$1,108
14Billy Maxwell71706971-3281$1,108
14Lee Trevino71676974-3281$1,108
17Steve Spray69726972-2282$742
17Jerry Steelsmith70706973-2282$742
19Hugh Royer74686972-1283$550
19Pete Brown72696973-1283$550
21Mac Hunte68746973Even284$390
22Ray Floyd71716975+2286$190
23Dave Hill66717070-7277$5,900
24Terry Dill69697070-6278$3,850
25Bruce Crampton68707072-4280$1,788
26Phil Rodgers69717072-2282$742
27Mason Rudolph72707071-1283$550
28Chris Blocker72717072+1285$240
28Jack Montgomery72707073+1285$240
30Miller Barber69727075+2286$190
31Tom Shaw72707076+4288$190
32Ken Still68687172-5279$2,838
33R.H. Sikes69697171-4280$1,788
33Ron Cerrudo66717172-4280$1,788
33Jimmy Wright68687173-4280$1,788
36Gay Brewer68707173-2282$742
36Tommy Jacobs71677173-2282$742
36Larry Mowry71657175-2282$742
39Dale Douglass70737169-1283$550
40Dick Carmody71727170Even284$390
40Howie Johnson70697174Even284$390
42Johnny Miller73707171+1285$240
43Charles Sifford72717172+2286$190
43Chuck Courtney71727172+2286$190
45Bob Murphy72717173+3287$190
45Don Bies74687174+3287$190
45Rafe Botts71687177+3287$190
48Don Massengale67697271-5279$2,838
49Jim Colbert71707268-3281$1,108
50Larry Hinson68707272-2282$742
50Paul Harney69667275-2282$742
52Gene Littler72687271-1283$550
53Arnold Palmer67727273Even284$390
53Fred Marti67717274Even284$390
55Jim Jamieson68737272+1285$240
56George Boutell69727274+3287$190
57Mac McLendon70737273+4288$190
57Bob Dickson69747273+4288$190
57Deane Beman71697276+4288$190
60Jim Awtrey72717370+2286$190
61Jim Wiechers69717374+3287$190
62Bob Smith71677466-6278$3,850
63Bill Brask73677468-2282$742
64Barry Jaeckel71697472+2286$0
65Ken Ellsworth73707470+3287$190
65Johnny Bulla70717472+3287$190
65Dick Mayer69697475+3287$190
68Mike Morley69737473+5289$190
69Jerry Pittman69707570Even284$390
70Al Geiberger68697573+1285$240
71Bob Stanton69717571+2286$190
72Tony Jacklin72717677+12296$190


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Bill Garrett756900+2144$0
Bob Goalby737100+2144$0
Bud Bradley727200+2144$0
Bunky Henry717300+2144$0
Dow Finsterwald737100+2144$0
Harlan Stevenson737100+2144$0
Mike Reasor707400+2144$0
Paul Moran737100+2144$0
Richard Crawford707400+2144$0
Bert Greene727300+3145$0
Dave Eichelberger707500+3145$0
Jerry McGee737200+3145$0
Jimmy Powell737200+3145$0
John Lotz737200+3145$0
Rod Curl717400+3145$0
Roy Pace747100+3145$0
Bob Payne737300+4146$0
Bob Rosburg737300+4146$0
Charles Coody727400+4146$0
Dave Walters737300+4146$0
Doug Olson737300+4146$0
Eddie Merrins727400+4146$0
Gordon Jones737300+4146$0
Herb Hooper737300+4146$0
Howell Fraser717500+4146$0
John Schroeder747200+4146$0
John Welker737300+4146$0
Larry Ziegler747200+4146$0
Orville Moody747200+4146$0
Richard Martinez697700+4146$0
Rod Funseth757100+4146$0
Terry Wilcox727400+4146$0
Byron Comstock747300+5147$0
Dean Refram747300+5147$0
Dennis Murphy747300+5147$0
Lee Elder757200+5147$0
Randy Wolff737400+5147$0
Bob Shaw727600+6148$0
Dennis Meyer757300+6148$0
Dick Rautmann747400+6148$0
Don January757300+6148$0
Earl Stewart737500+6148$0
Jim Barker757300+6148$0
Jim Ferriell767200+6148$0
John Schlee767200+6148$0
Ken Venturi747400+6148$0
Les Peterson747400+6148$0
Phil Gibbs767200+6148$0
Bob Cox787100+7149$0
Cesar Sanudo727700+7149$0
Dave Gumlia757500+8150$0
Dave Ragan747600+8150$0
Doug Ford757500+8150$0
Ed Moehling717900+8150$0
George Bayer737700+8150$0
Monte Sanders747600+8150$0
Peter Townsend727800+8150$0
Mike Mitchell757600+9151$0
Tommy Fonseca767600+10152$0
Tom Sanderson787500+11153$0
Jerry Barber757900+12154$0

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