Sports headlines for Thursday April 30, 1970:
- Giants Trade 2 For Shiner Of Steelers
- Trial Speed Limit Increased For 500
Scores through round 1 of the 1970 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from April 30, 1970 to May 3, 1970 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | 66 | -4 | 66 | $11,400 | |||
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | -3 | 67 | $20,000 | |||
| 3 | Peter Townsend | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,300 | |||
| 3 | Bill Brask | 68 | -2 | 68 | $337 | |||
| 3 | Joe Carr | 68 | -2 | 68 | $165 | |||
| 3 | Steve Melnyk | 68 | -2 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Pete Brown | 69 | -1 | 69 | $3,400 | |||
| 7 | Jerry Abbott | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,950 | |||
| 7 | John Jacobs | 69 | -1 | 69 | $337 | |||
| 10 | Dan Sikes | 70 | Even | 70 | $3,400 | |||
| 10 | Harold Henning | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 10 | Gary Player | 70 | Even | 70 | $770 | |||
| 10 | Eldridge Miles | 70 | Even | 70 | $143 | |||
| 14 | Randy Wolff | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 14 | Billy Maxwell | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,900 | |||
| 14 | Chris Blocker | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,300 | |||
| 14 | Labron Harris | 71 | +1 | 71 | $530 | |||
| 14 | Bob Charles | 71 | +1 | 71 | $165 | |||
| 14 | Steve Reid | 71 | +1 | 71 | $165 | |||
| 14 | Hugh Royer | 71 | +1 | 71 | $143 | |||
| 14 | John Baldwin | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 22 | Bobby Greenwood | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 22 | Larry Wood | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 22 | Dale Douglass | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 22 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,300 | |||
| 22 | Howie Johnson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,300 | |||
| 22 | Johnny Pott | 72 | +2 | 72 | $913 | |||
| 22 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | +2 | 72 | $652 | |||
| 22 | Rolf Deming | 72 | +2 | 72 | $530 | |||
| 22 | George Johnson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $337 | |||
| 22 | Bill Garrett | 72 | +2 | 72 | $165 | |||
| 22 | Freddie Haas | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 22 | Jacky Cupit | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 22 | Earl Stewart | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 22 | Sam Carmichael | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 22 | John Lotz | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 22 | Brian Barnes | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 22 | Bob Dickson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 39 | John Schroeder | 73 | +3 | 73 | $5,900 | |||
| 39 | Dave Stockton | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,600 | |||
| 39 | Don January | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,900 | |||
| 39 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $913 | |||
| 39 | Jack Fleck | 73 | +3 | 73 | $652 | |||
| 39 | Don Bies | 73 | +3 | 73 | $652 | |||
| 39 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | +3 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 39 | Jim Ferriell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 39 | Ross Randall | 73 | +3 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 39 | Harry Toscano | 73 | +3 | 73 | $337 | |||
| 39 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +3 | 73 | $337 | |||
| 39 | Ken Ellsworth | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 39 | Jerry Edwards | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 39 | Richard Martinez | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 39 | Allan Henning | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 39 | Chuck Courtney | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Lee Trevino | 74 | +4 | 74 | $5,900 | |||
| 56 | Bob Menne | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,900 | |||
| 56 | R.H. Sikes | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,300 | |||
| 56 | Hale Irwin | 74 | +4 | 74 | $913 | |||
| 56 | John Schlee | 74 | +4 | 74 | $913 | |||
| 56 | Bert Greene | 74 | +4 | 74 | $770 | |||
| 56 | Charles Sifford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $337 | |||
| 56 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | +4 | 74 | $165 | |||
| 56 | Bert Yancey | 74 | +4 | 74 | $143 | |||
| 56 | John Lively | 74 | +4 | 74 | $143 | |||
| 56 | Ross Collins | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Butch Baird | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Richard Crawford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Rich Bassett | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Wayne Vollmer | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Jack Ewing | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Terry Dill | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Dean Refram | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Johnny Miller | 75 | +5 | 75 | $770 | |||
| 74 | Herb Hooper | 75 | +5 | 75 | $652 | |||
| 74 | Dudley Wysong | 75 | +5 | 75 | $652 | |||
| 74 | Joel Goldstrand | 75 | +5 | 75 | $337 | |||
| 74 | Bob Payne | 75 | +5 | 75 | $143 | |||
| 74 | Claude Harmon | 75 | +5 | 75 | $143 | |||
| 74 | Bob Stone | 75 | +5 | 75 | $143 | |||
| 74 | Rives McBee | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Jerry Barrier | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Ben Kern | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Rick Rhoads | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Charles Coody | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $337 | |||
| 86 | Bruce Crampton | 76 | +6 | 76 | $337 | |||
| 86 | Homero Blancas | 76 | +6 | 76 | $165 | |||
| 86 | Don Massengale | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 86 | Kermit Zarley | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 86 | Rocky Thompson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 86 | Jim Colbert | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 86 | Mahlon Moe | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 86 | Joe Porter | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Gary Groh | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Rafe Botts | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | John Levinson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Jack Lewis | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Alvin Odom | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Mac McLendon | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Dick Rhyan | 77 | +7 | 77 | $143 | |||
| 101 | Mike Hill | 77 | +7 | 77 | $143 | |||
| 101 | J.C. Snead | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Dick Carmody | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Doug Ford | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Dave Marr | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Rod Curl | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | John Wells | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Fred Marti | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Dewitt Weaver | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Orville Moody | 78 | +8 | 78 | $530 | |||
| 111 | Phil Gibbs | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Roy Pace | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Ted Hayes | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Miller Barber | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | George Boutell | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Jerry Heard | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Bunky Henry | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Bill Farkas | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Chuck Montalbano | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Gary Bowerman | 79 | +9 | 79 | $143 | |||
| 121 | Les Peterson | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Phil Rodgers | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Dave Gumlia | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Bob Erickson | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Ron Acree | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Pete Kuklinski | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 |


