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

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