Sports headlines for Friday February 6, 1970:
- NBA Adds 4 Teams, Will Reopen Talks With Rival ABA
- McLain Plagued By Debts Despite $200,000 Income
- Palmer Selected Athlete of Decade
- Baltimore 2-1 Pick; 3 N.L. Clubs Favored
Scores through round 3 of the 1970 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at La Quinta Country Club (La Quinta, CA) from February 4, 1970 to February 8, 1970 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Archer | 69 | 76 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Joe Carr | 72 | 73 | 71 | Even | 216 | $0 | ||
| 3 | Mike Fetchick | 75 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 3 | Jerry Barber | 74 | 69 | 74 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 3 | Charles Sifford | 71 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 6 | Marty Fleckman | 76 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 6 | Jimmy Powell | 74 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 6 | Paul Moran | 73 | 76 | 69 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Chuck Montalbano | 71 | 74 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Bert Greene | 73 | 74 | 72 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 9 | George Hixon | 73 | 71 | 75 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Dick Rautmann | 74 | 76 | 69 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Dave Eichelberger | 69 | 74 | 76 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 14 | Jack Ewing | 75 | 73 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 14 | Jack Montgomery | 76 | 70 | 74 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 14 | Jim Ferriell | 73 | 75 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 14 | Pete Brown | 70 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Randy Wolff | 79 | 71 | 71 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | 74 | 73 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Richard Crawford | 81 | 69 | 71 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Willie Scholl | 74 | 74 | 73 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Rafe Botts | 71 | 77 | 73 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Bob Payne | 73 | 76 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Bill Garrett | 73 | 74 | 75 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Tom Sanderson | 74 | 75 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Billy Emmons | 79 | 72 | 71 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Ray Floyd | 75 | 75 | 72 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 23 | Jimmy Picard | 73 | 73 | 76 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Tom Sisolak | 76 | 72 | 75 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Jim Jamieson | 75 | 73 | 75 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 29 | John Lotz | 73 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 29 | Mahlon Moe | 75 | 78 | 70 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Jack Fleck | 77 | 76 | 71 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Mike Nugent | 73 | 73 | 78 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 33 | John Jacobs | 72 | 77 | 75 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Ross Coon | 73 | 73 | 78 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Eddie Merrins | 74 | 76 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Mike Souchak | 75 | 71 | 78 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Steve Reid | 77 | 76 | 72 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Brian Barnes | 73 | 77 | 75 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Bunky Henry | 76 | 71 | 78 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Lionel Hebert | 72 | 75 | 78 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 43 | John Kennedy | 75 | 79 | 72 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Jack Steingraber | 71 | 79 | 76 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Ernie Vossler | 77 | 77 | 73 | +11 | 227 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Dennis Murphy | 76 | 74 | 77 | +11 | 227 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Jack Harden | 72 | 78 | 78 | +12 | 228 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Ken Venturi | 73 | 75 | 80 | +12 | 228 | $0 | ||
| 49 | George Bayer | 75 | 78 | 76 | +13 | 229 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Rolf Deming | 74 | 77 | 78 | +13 | 229 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Martin Roesink | 78 | 74 | 77 | +13 | 229 | $0 | ||
| 52 | John Hayes | 77 | 79 | 77 | +17 | 233 | $0 | ||
| 53 | Bruce Devlin | 67 | 68 | 68 | -13 | 203 | $25,000 | ||
| 54 | Gene Littler | 72 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $4,813 | ||
| 55 | Chuck Courtney | 71 | 72 | 75 | +2 | 218 | $1,750 | ||
| 56 | Tommy Aaron | 76 | 69 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $3,843 | ||
| 57 | Paul Harney | 69 | 72 | 75 | Even | 216 | $1,240 | ||
| 58 | Terry Wilcox | 70 | 71 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $3,125 | ||
| 58 | Tommy Jacobs | 74 | 72 | 67 | -3 | 213 | $1,240 | ||
| 60 | Dave Hill | 73 | 73 | 70 | Even | 216 | $2,275 | ||
| 61 | Dave Gumlia | 74 | 70 | 69 | -3 | 213 | $300 | ||
| 62 | Rod Funseth | 68 | 73 | 75 | Even | 216 | $888 | ||
| 62 | Terry Dill | 73 | 75 | 68 | Even | 216 | $646 | ||
| 64 | Steve Spray | 71 | 73 | 74 | +2 | 218 | $431 | ||
| 65 | Billy Casper | 71 | 69 | 67 | -9 | 207 | $3,125 | ||
| 66 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 70 | 69 | -8 | 208 | $4,813 | ||
| 67 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | 71 | 70 | -7 | 209 | $5,850 | ||
| 68 | Don Bies | 69 | 70 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $3,843 | ||
| 69 | Charles Coody | 67 | 74 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $888 | ||
| 70 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 68 | 74 | -2 | 214 | $1,240 | ||
| 71 | Tom Shaw | 74 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 217 | $888 | ||
| 71 | Joel Goldstrand | 73 | 73 | 71 | +1 | 217 | $646 | ||
| 73 | John Schlee | 76 | 73 | 69 | +2 | 218 | $646 | ||
| 73 | Bob Menne | 72 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 218 | $646 | ||
| 73 | Johnny Miller | 72 | 72 | 74 | +2 | 218 | $200 | ||
| 76 | Bill Ogden | 76 | 71 | 72 | +3 | 219 | $200 | ||
| 77 | Gardner Dickinson | 72 | 69 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $3,125 | ||
| 77 | Miller Barber | 70 | 70 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $2,275 | ||
| 79 | Bobby Nichols | 71 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $2,275 | ||
| 79 | Jerry Abbott | 74 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 212 | $1,240 | ||
| 81 | Bob Lunn | 71 | 74 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $1,750 | ||
| 81 | Howie Johnson | 75 | 71 | 69 | -1 | 215 | $431 | ||
| 83 | Doug Sanders | 75 | 74 | 68 | +1 | 217 | $200 | ||
| 84 | Larry Ziegler | 67 | 65 | 68 | -16 | 200 | $14,300 | ||
| 85 | Billy Maxwell | 71 | 69 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $888 | ||
| 86 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 69 | 70 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $1,750 | ||
| 86 | Fred Marti | 72 | 71 | 68 | -5 | 211 | $646 | ||
| 88 | Rick Rhoads | 74 | 68 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $2,275 | ||
| 89 | Orville Moody | 69 | 72 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $888 | ||
| 90 | Lee Elder | 70 | 75 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $646 | ||
| 91 | Hugh Royer | 71 | 69 | 77 | +1 | 217 | $200 | ||
| 91 | Bob Stone | 74 | 74 | 69 | +1 | 217 | $200 | ||
| 91 | Harlan Stevenson | 73 | 73 | 71 | +1 | 217 | $200 | ||
| 94 | Hal Underwood | 73 | 70 | 76 | +3 | 219 | $300 | ||
| 95 | Larry Hinson | 69 | 72 | 66 | -9 | 207 | $8,850 | ||
| 96 | Jim Wiechers | 71 | 67 | 70 | -8 | 208 | $431 | ||
| 97 | Dale Douglass | 70 | 72 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $1,240 | ||
| 98 | Al Balding | 74 | 68 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $1,240 | ||
| 98 | Bill Johnston | 69 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 212 | $200 | ||
| 100 | George Knudson | 71 | 74 | 68 | -3 | 213 | $646 | ||
| 100 | Labron Harris | 67 | 74 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $200 | ||
| 102 | Bob Rosburg | 67 | 75 | 72 | -2 | 214 | $646 | ||
| 102 | Julius Boros | 69 | 73 | 72 | -2 | 214 | $300 | ||
| 104 | Mike Hill | 70 | 71 | 74 | -1 | 215 | $200 | ||
| 105 | Wayne Vollmer | 69 | 69 | 71 | -7 | 209 | $888 | ||
| 106 | John Schroeder | 71 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $431 | ||
| 106 | Grier Jones | 74 | 71 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $300 | ||
| 108 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 67 | 69 | -10 | 206 | $2,275 | ||
| 109 | Dudley Wysong | 72 | 68 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $300 | ||
| 110 | Lou Graham | 70 | 71 | 71 | -4 | 212 | $646 | ||
| 111 | Bobby Greenwood | 68 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 213 | $200 | ||
| 112 | Bill Collins | 70 | 75 | 71 | Even | 216 | $200 | ||
| 112 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | 74 | 70 | Even | 216 | $200 | ||
| 114 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 75 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $200 | ||
| 115 | Claude Harmon | 72 | 71 | 76 | +3 | 219 | $200 | ||
| 116 | Mike Reasor | 69 | 71 | 69 | -7 | 209 | $888 | ||
| 116 | Bob Stanton | 69 | 69 | 71 | -7 | 209 | $200 | ||
| 118 | Don Massengale | 72 | 69 | 73 | -2 | 214 | $200 | ||
| 119 | Steve Oppermann | 76 | 73 | 71 | +4 | 220 | $200 | ||
| 120 | Les Peterson | 70 | 72 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $200 | ||
| 121 | Tom Nieporte | 75 | 73 | 71 | +3 | 219 | $200 | ||
| 122 | Dennis Meyer | 70 | 75 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $200 | ||
| 123 | Bobby Mitchell | 76 | 69 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $200 | ||
| 124 | Bob Brue | 71 | 72 | 73 | Even | 216 | $200 | ||
| 125 | Bob Goalby | 73 | 74 | 71 | +2 | 218 | $200 | ||
| 126 | Roberto Bernardini | 75 | 72 | 74 | +5 | 221 | $200 | ||
| 127 | Moon Mullins | 72 | 65 | 74 | -5 | 211 | $200 |


