Sunday August 9, 1970
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Final results of the 1970 American Golf Classic


Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from August 6, 1970 to August 9, 1970     (Par 70)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Frank Beard73656771-4276$30,000
2Jack Nicklaus73676969-2278$11,600
2Bruce Crampton69687071-2278$11,600
2Tommy Aaron69696872-2278$11,600
5George Archer67697073-1279$6,150
6Dale Douglass72697168Even280$5,100
6Tom Shaw70666975Even280$5,100
8Bob Murphy71756768+1281$4,238
8Gary Player72687269+1281$4,238
10George Knudson74717067+2282$3,180
10Bert Yancey76676970+2282$3,180
10Bob Goalby69756870+2282$3,180
10Dave Stockton71697171+2282$3,180
10Bob Stone71716575+2282$3,180
15Tom Weiskopf72697270+3283$2,175
15Miller Barber75687070+3283$2,175
15Charles Coody72726871+3283$2,175
15Bob Lunn71716972+3283$2,175
15Lou Graham69727072+3283$2,175
15Ray Floyd70696975+3283$2,175
21Johnny Miller69717569+4284$1,520
21Bobby Mitchell76676972+4284$1,520
21Julius Boros70697075+4284$1,520
24Deane Beman70747071+5285$1,283
24Rod Funseth76706772+5285$1,283
26Ken Still71777167+6286$1,044
26Jim Colbert75697171+6286$1,044
26Chi Chi Rodriguez72727072+6286$1,044
26Mason Rudolph71737072+6286$1,044
26Bobby Nichols69737173+6286$1,044
26Fred Marti70727074+6286$1,044
26Tommy Jacobs68717275+6286$1,044
26Paul Harney68727175+6286$1,044
34Orville Moody71737172+7287$825
34Doug Sanders73717172+7287$825
34Homero Blancas73736774+7287$825
34Kel Nagle71697275+7287$825
38Bob Stanton75717270+8288$650
38Lionel Hebert74717370+8288$650
38Mike Hill73707471+8288$650
38Harry Toscano74687571+8288$650
38John Schroeder70707474+8288$650
38Jim Wiechers72707274+8288$650
44Bob Dickson71757370+9289$473
44Bert Greene74697373+9289$473
46Kermit Zarley70727573+10290$390
46Richard Crawford73716977+10290$390
46Gene Littler72716978+10290$390
49Dick Lotz70757373+11291$301
49Rives McBee75717075+11291$301
49Phil Rodgers69727179+11291$301
52Gibby Gilbert74737471+12292$273
52Al Geiberger73747471+12292$273
52Don Bies72757372+12292$273
52Harold Henning71737375+12292$273
52Bob Rosburg74697079+12292$273
57Doug Ford74747768+13293$273
57Dave Eichelberger70767473+13293$273
57Hale Irwin71747573+13293$273
57R.H. Sikes76707374+13293$273
57Lee Elder71757275+13293$273
57Larry Hinson70717478+13293$273
57Steve Reid69737279+13293$273
64Tom Nieporte72737774+16296$273
65Bruce Fleisher75727576+18298$273
65Chris Blocker73747477+18298$273
65Joe Talley75737377+18298$273
65Jacky Cupit75737278+18298$273
69Marty Fleckman77707676+19299$273
69Steve Spray70767479+19299$273
69Frank Wharton71777279+19299$273
72Larry Ziegler74737877+22302$273


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Art Wall777200+9149$0
Billy Maxwell777200+9149$0
Bob Smith767300+9149$0
Don Massengale767300+9149$0
Dow Finsterwald797000+9149$0
Gardner Dickinson767300+9149$0
John Lotz747500+9149$0
Mac McLendon757600+11151$0
Mike McCullough747700+11151$0
Charles Sifford757700+12152$0
George Bellino747800+12152$0
John Schlee747800+12152$0
Tony Jacklin747800+12152$0
Jerry Barber747900+13153$0
Bunky Henry767800+14154$0
Peter Townsend807400+14154$0
Bob Menne777900+16156$0
Johnny Pott787900+17157$0
Mike Souchak798200+21161$0
WDGrier Jones75000+575$0
WDRex Baxter78000+878$0
WDKen Venturi80000+1080$0

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