`Sports headlines for Thursday April 9, 1970:`

Fast-Starting Aaron Leads In Masters
Cecil Upshaw Has Surgery

Scores through round 1 of the 1970 The Masters

Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, GA) from April 9, 1970 to April 12, 1970 (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Tommy Aaron	68	-4	68	$6,667
2	Gene Littler	69	-3	69	$17,500
2	Bert Yancey	69	-3	69	$10,000
4	Chi Chi Rodriguez	70	-2	70	$3,500
4	Bob Lunn	70	-2	70	$3,500
4	Charles Coody	70	-2	70	$3,000
4	Dan Sikes	70	-2	70	$1,575
4	R.H. Sikes	70	-2	70	$1,500
9	Jack Nicklaus	71	-1	71	$4,500
9	Frank Beard	71	-1	71	$4,000
11	Billy Casper	72	Even	72	$25,000
11	Dave Stockton	72	Even	72	$6,667
11	Larry Hinson	72	Even	72	$1,650
11	Bruce Devlin	72	Even	72	$1,650
15	Dave Hill	73	+1	73	$6,667
15	Tony Jacklin	73	+1	73	$3,000
15	Orville Moody	73	+1	73	$2,500
15	Tom Weiskopf	73	+1	73	$2,020
15	George Archer	73	+1	73	$1,650
15	Grier Jones	73	+1	73	$1,575
15	Al Geiberger	73	+1	73	$1,500
15	George Knudson	73	+1	73	$1,500
15	Steve Melnyk	73	+1	73	$0
24	Gary Player	74	+2	74	$14,000
24	Dick Lotz	74	+2	74	$2,500
24	Deane Beman	74	+2	74	$2,020
24	Ken Still	74	+2	74	$1,650
24	Harold Henning	74	+2	74	$1,000
24	Kermit Zarley	74	+2	74	$1,000
24	John Farquhar	74	+2	74	$0
24	Charles Coe	74	+2	74	$0
32	Bert Greene	75	+3	75	$3,000
32	Takaski Kono	75	+3	75	$3,000
32	Bob Charles	75	+3	75	$2,700
32	Howie Johnson	75	+3	75	$2,500
32	Julius Boros	75	+3	75	$2,020
32	Jimmy Wright	75	+3	75	$1,650
32	Hsieh Yung-yo	75	+3	75	$1,650
32	Arnold Palmer	75	+3	75	$1,575
32	Bruce Crampton	75	+3	75	$1,575
32	Dave Marr	75	+3	75	$1,000
32	Lionel Hebert	75	+3	75	$1,000
32	Michael Bonallack	75	+3	75	$0
44	Don January	76	+4	76	$3,000
44	Miller Barber	76	+4	76	$2,250
44	Sam Snead	76	+4	76	$2,020
44	Dale Douglass	76	+4	76	$1,575
44	Dean Refram	76	+4	76	$1,500
44	Art Wall	76	+4	76	$1,000
44	Mason Rudolph	76	+4	76	$1,000
44	Ray Floyd	76	+4	76	$1,000
44	Larry Ziegler	76	+4	76	$1,000
44	Doug Ford	76	+4	76	$1,000
44	Bill Hyndman	76	+4	76	$0
55	Maurice Bembridge	77	+5	77	$1,575
55	Bob Rosburg	77	+5	77	$1,500
55	Bernard Gallacher	77	+5	77	$1,000
55	Bunky Henry	77	+5	77	$1,000
55	Bob Goalby	77	+5	77	$1,000
55	Tom Watson	77	+5	77	$0
55	Bob Zender	77	+5	77	$0
55	Joe Inman	77	+5	77	$0
63	Bob Murphy	78	+6	78	$2,020
63	Gay Brewer	78	+6	78	$1,650
63	Roberto De Vicenzo	78	+6	78	$1,000
63	Phil Rodgers	78	+6	78	$1,000
63	Jack Burke	78	+6	78	$1,000
63	Ed Updegraff	78	+6	78	$0
63	Vinny Giles	78	+6	78	$0
70	Terry Wilcox	79	+7	79	$2,250
70	Lanny Wadkins	79	+7	79	$0
72	Roberto Bernardini	80	+8	80	$1,000
72	Dick Siderowf	80	+8	80	$0
74	Homero Blancas	81	+9	81	$1,000
74	Allen Miller	81	+9	81	$0
76	Peter Butler	82	+10	82	$1,000

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