Sports headlines for Thursday August 27, 1970:
- Police Support Clemente Story Of Kidnaping
- Hockey TV Pact Set
- Penguins Stay Put This Year
- Syracuse Grid Team Protests Black Boycott
Scores through round 1 of the 1970 Dow Jones Open Invitational
Tournament held at Upper Montclair Country Club (Clifton, NJ) from August 27, 1970 to August 30, 1970 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vern Novak | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Al Mengert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Dave Eichelberger | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Jack Montgomery | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Bob Rosburg | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Babe Hiskey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Jimmy Wright | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Pat Schwab | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Jim Wiechers | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Lou Graham | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Rod Funseth | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | John Kennedy | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Chuck Courtney | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Lee Trevino | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Jesse Whittenton | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | George Knudson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Billy Maxwell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Howell Fraser | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Joe Porter | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | George Johnson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Bobby Cole | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Randy Wolff | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dave Bollman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Mason Rudolph | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jerry Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim King | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Herb Hooper | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Jim Jewell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Don Bies | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Charles Sifford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bert Yancey | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Richard Crawford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Kel Nagle | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bill Wright | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Tommy Bolt | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Gardner Dickinson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Tom Shaw | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Mac McLendon | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Dave Hill | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Doug Sanders | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 42 | John Schroeder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Ross Randall | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Ed Sneed | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Joe Carr | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Don Parson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Gary Player | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Sam Snead | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Howard Buchanan | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Johnny Pott | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Jerry Heard | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | John Baldwin | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Billy Ziobro | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Jay Dolan | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 56 | John Schlee | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Art Silvestrone | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Frank Beard | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Bunky Henry | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Ed Furgol | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Lee Elder | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Rich Bassett | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Jerry Pittman | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Bert Greene | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Jerry Abbott | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,744 | |||
| 67 | Bob Goalby | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,940 | |||
| 68 | Dan Sikes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $21,300 | |||
| 69 | Wayne Vollmer | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,211 | |||
| 70 | Bobby Nichols | 68 | -4 | 68 | $60,000 | |||
| 71 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $9,338 | |||
| 71 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | -1 | 71 | $7,200 | |||
| 71 | Steve Reid | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,940 | |||
| 74 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,940 | |||
| 75 | Terry Wilcox | 67 | -5 | 67 | $4,833 | |||
| 76 | Labron Harris | 69 | -3 | 69 | $34,200 | |||
| 76 | Steve Oppermann | 69 | -3 | 69 | $720 | |||
| 78 | Bob Murphy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,744 | |||
| 79 | Charles Coody | 71 | -1 | 71 | $12,300 | |||
| 79 | Bob Shields | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,265 | |||
| 79 | Richard Martinez | 71 | -1 | 71 | $480 | |||
| 82 | Lloyd Monroe | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,211 | |||
| 83 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,833 | |||
| 84 | Miller Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $2,265 | |||
| 85 | Tom Ulozas | 69 | -3 | 69 | $720 | |||
| 86 | Larry Hinson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $14,100 | |||
| 86 | Hale Irwin | 70 | -2 | 70 | $720 | |||
| 88 | Ray Floyd | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,265 | |||
| 89 | Orville Moody | 72 | Even | 72 | $9,338 | |||
| 89 | Dick Lotz | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,833 | |||
| 91 | Doug Ford | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,833 | |||
| 92 | Harry Toscano | 75 | +3 | 75 | $480 | |||
| 93 | George Archer | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,940 | |||
| 94 | Grier Jones | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,833 | |||
| 94 | J.C. Snead | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,744 | |||
| 96 | Billy Casper | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,833 | |||
| 96 | Tommy Jacobs | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 98 | Homero Blancas | 71 | -1 | 71 | $9,338 | |||
| 98 | Pete Brown | 71 | -1 | 71 | $720 | |||
| 100 | Les Peterson | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,211 | |||
| 100 | Tommy Aycock | 72 | Even | 72 | $480 | |||
| 102 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,211 | |||
| 103 | Rolf Deming | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,211 | |||
| 104 | Charles Volpone | 76 | +4 | 76 | $480 | |||
| 105 | Paul Harney | 67 | -5 | 67 | $480 | |||
| 106 | Bruce Crampton | 68 | -4 | 68 | $7,200 | |||
| 106 | Bob Lunn | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,833 | |||
| 108 | Johnny Miller | 69 | -3 | 69 | $9,338 | |||
| 109 | Bob Stanton | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,265 | |||
| 109 | Rocky Thompson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 111 | Deane Beman | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,744 | |||
| 112 | Jim Colbert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,833 | |||
| 112 | Art Wall | 73 | +1 | 73 | $480 | |||
| 112 | Ken Still | 73 | +1 | 73 | $480 | |||
| 115 | Dave Stockton | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,265 | |||
| 115 | Al Geiberger | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,744 | |||
| 117 | Dave Marr | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,211 | |||
| 117 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,211 | |||
| 117 | Hugh Royer | 70 | -2 | 70 | $720 | |||
| 117 | R.H. Sikes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 121 | Howie Johnson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,744 | |||
| 121 | Bob Stone | 71 | -1 | 71 | $480 | |||
| 123 | Steve Spray | 72 | Even | 72 | $480 | |||
| 123 | Paul Barkhouse | 72 | Even | 72 | $480 | |||
| 125 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,833 | |||
| 125 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | +1 | 73 | $480 | |||
| 127 | Mike Reasor | 66 | -6 | 66 | $480 | |||
| 128 | Jim Jamieson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,265 | |||
| 128 | Jim Ferriell | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,211 | |||
| 130 | Bob Payne | 71 | -1 | 71 | $480 | |||
| 131 | Julius Boros | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,744 | |||
| 131 | Bill Garrett | 72 | Even | 72 | $480 | |||
| 133 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $480 | |||
| 134 | Bobby Mitchell | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 135 | Lionel Hebert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $480 | |||
| 135 | Tony Jacklin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $480 | |||
| 137 | Bob Charles | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 137 | Bob Smith | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 139 | Don Massengale | 72 | Even | 72 | $480 | |||
| 140 | Terry Dill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $480 |


