1970 Masters: Billy Casper wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Billy Casper won the 1970 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 279 (−9), won a playoff against Gene Littler.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1970 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 9, 1970 to April 13, 1970
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 34th Masters
Par: 72 · 6,980 yards
Made the cut: 48 (cut at 150)
Purse: $125,000 · winner's share $25,000
Champion: Billy Casper · age 38 · United States · born San Diego, California, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 72-68-68-71 = 279 (−9)
Runner-up: Gene Littler (279, −9)
54-hole leader: Billy Casper (208, −8)
Playoff: 18-hole playoff (Monday); beat Gene Littler; Casper 69; Littler 74
Caddie: Matthew 'Shorty Mac' Palmer
Low amateur: Charlie Coe (292)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Billy Casper	72	68	68	71	279	−9
2	Gene Littler	69	70	70	70	279	−9

What happened at the 1970 Masters

Billy Casper beat Gene Littler 69 to 74 in a Monday playoff, the last 18-hole playoff in Masters history.

Tom Watson made his Masters debut as an amateur and missed the cut after rounds of 77 and 76.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1970 Masters: Billy Casper wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1970 Masters

How this was built

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