Sports headlines for Wednesday July 8, 1970:
- Ailing Clemente Prefers Rest To All-Star Game
- Rain Interrupts British Open With Jacklin Eight Under Par
- All-Star Pitchers Named
Scores through round 1 of the 1970 British Open
Tournament held at Old Course at St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland) from July 8, 1970 to July 12, 1970 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Levermore | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Peter Berry | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | John Cook | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Bob Barbarossa | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Ray Floyd | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Hugh Boyle | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 7 | David Snell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Bernard Gallacher | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Ian Mosey | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Antonio Garrido | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Eddie Polland | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Doug McClelland | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Jimmy Kinsella | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 13 | John Lister | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Christy O'Connor, Sr. | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 13 | David Jagger | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Valentin Barrios | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Bobby Locke | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Vince Baker | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Jim Farmer | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Lionel Platts | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 22 | Ronnie Shade | 72 | Even | 72 | $516 | |||
| 23 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,200 | |||
| 24 | Doug Sanders | 68 | -4 | 68 | $9,000 | |||
| 25 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $970 | |||
| 25 | Bobby Cole | 71 | -1 | 71 | $420 | |||
| 27 | Tony Grubb | 72 | Even | 72 | $348 | |||
| 28 | Stuart Brown | 73 | +1 | 73 | $516 | |||
| 29 | Neil Coles | 65 | -7 | 65 | $4,200 | |||
| 30 | Lee Trevino | 68 | -4 | 68 | $6,600 | |||
| 30 | Guy Wolstenholme | 68 | -4 | 68 | $679 | |||
| 32 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | -2 | 70 | $679 | |||
| 33 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | Even | 72 | $600 | |||
| 34 | Harold Henning | 67 | -5 | 67 | $6,600 | |||
| 34 | Tony Jacklin | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,280 | |||
| 36 | Jack Nicklaus | 68 | -4 | 68 | $12,600 | |||
| 36 | Peter Thomson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,880 | |||
| 36 | Brian Huggett | 68 | -4 | 68 | $516 | |||
| 39 | Hugh Jackson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,360 | |||
| 40 | Bert Yancey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,800 | |||
| 40 | Billy Casper | 71 | -1 | 71 | $970 | |||
| 40 | Kel Nagle | 71 | -1 | 71 | $420 | |||
| 40 | Davis Love | 71 | -1 | 71 | $300 | |||
| 44 | John Panton | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,880 | |||
| 44 | Bob Charles | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,800 | |||
| 46 | Tom Shaw | 73 | +1 | 73 | $516 | |||
| 47 | Dale Douglass | 75 | +3 | 75 | $420 | |||
| 48 | Gay Brewer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $420 | |||
| 48 | George Will | 69 | -3 | 69 | $312 | |||
| 50 | Walter Godfrey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $600 | |||
| 50 | Dave Marr | 71 | -1 | 71 | $348 | |||
| 52 | Christy O'Connor | 72 | Even | 72 | $679 | |||
| 52 | David Graham | 72 | Even | 72 | $420 | |||
| 52 | Peter Townsend | 72 | Even | 72 | $312 | |||
| 55 | Eric Brown | 73 | +1 | 73 | $420 | |||
| 56 | Alex Caygill | 74 | +2 | 74 | $348 | |||
| 57 | Roberto Bernardini | 75 | +3 | 75 | $970 | |||
| 57 | Graham Marsh | 75 | +3 | 75 | $600 | |||
| 59 | Tommy Horton | 66 | -6 | 66 | $2,880 | |||
| 60 | Maurice Bembridge | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,800 | |||
| 61 | Brian Barnes | 69 | -3 | 69 | $420 | |||
| 62 | Tomas Lopez | 70 | -2 | 70 | $300 | |||
| 62 | Sandy Walker | 70 | -2 | 70 | $300 | |||
| 64 | Jimmy Martin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $300 | |||
| 65 | Gary Player | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Richard Livingston | 75 | +3 | 75 | $300 | |||
| 66 | David Webster | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 68 | John Richardson | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,800 | |||
| 69 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,400 | |||
| 70 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Dave Thomas | 70 | -2 | 70 | $420 | |||
| 72 | Jimmy Hume | 72 | Even | 72 | $312 | |||
| 73 | Warren Humphreys | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Peter Butler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Clive Clark | 69 | -3 | 69 | $970 | |||
| 76 | Norman Wood | 73 | +1 | 73 | $300 | |||
| 77 | Florentino Molina | 67 | -5 | 67 | $420 | |||
| 78 | Peter Alliss | 69 | -3 | 69 | $420 | |||
| 79 | Miller Barber | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Gordon Cunningham | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Tommy Aaron | 68 | -4 | 68 | $300 | |||
| 82 | George Bellino | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Ernie George | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Orville Moody | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Derek Small | 69 | -3 | 69 | $300 | |||
| 86 | Guy Hunt | 72 | Even | 72 | $300 | |||
| 86 | David Talbot | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Donald Swaelens | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Bernard Hunt | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Brian Hutchinson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Bill Large | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Andrew Brooks | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 |