Sports headlines for Thursday April 30, 1970:
- Giants Trade 2 For Shiner Of Steelers
- Trial Speed Limit Increased For 500
Scores through round 1 of the 1970 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from April 30, 1970 to May 3, 1970 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,300 | |||
| 2 | John Schroeder | 73 | +3 | 73 | $5,900 | |||
| 3 | Herb Hooper | 75 | +5 | 75 | $652 | |||
| 4 | Dan Sikes | 70 | Even | 70 | $3,400 | |||
| 5 | Don January | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,900 | |||
| 6 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | -3 | 67 | $20,000 | |||
| 7 | Lee Trevino | 74 | +4 | 74 | $5,900 | |||
| 8 | Orville Moody | 78 | +8 | 78 | $530 | |||
| 9 | Bobby Greenwood | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 10 | John Schlee | 74 | +4 | 74 | $913 | |||
| 11 | Homero Blancas | 76 | +6 | 76 | $165 | |||
| 12 | Pete Brown | 69 | -1 | 69 | $3,400 | |||
| 13 | Billy Maxwell | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,900 | |||
| 14 | Larry Wood | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 14 | Dale Douglass | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 16 | Bob Menne | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,900 | |||
| 17 | Joel Goldstrand | 75 | +5 | 75 | $337 | |||
| 18 | Don Massengale | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 18 | Mahlon Moe | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 20 | Gary Bowerman | 79 | +9 | 79 | $143 | |||
| 21 | Arnold Palmer | 66 | -4 | 66 | $11,400 | |||
| 22 | Jerry Abbott | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,950 | |||
| 23 | Randy Wolff | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 23 | Chris Blocker | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,300 | |||
| 25 | Dave Stockton | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,600 | |||
| 25 | Jack Fleck | 73 | +3 | 73 | $652 | |||
| 25 | Ross Randall | 73 | +3 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 25 | Richard Martinez | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 29 | Hale Irwin | 74 | +4 | 74 | $913 | |||
| 30 | Dudley Wysong | 75 | +5 | 75 | $652 | |||
| 31 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $337 | |||
| 32 | Les Peterson | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $913 | |||
| 33 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | +3 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 33 | Jim Ferriell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 33 | Harry Toscano | 73 | +3 | 73 | $337 | |||
| 33 | Ken Ellsworth | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 38 | R.H. Sikes | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,300 | |||
| 39 | Bob Stone | 75 | +5 | 75 | $143 | |||
| 40 | Dick Rhyan | 77 | +7 | 77 | $143 | |||
| 40 | Mike Hill | 77 | +7 | 77 | $143 | |||
| 42 | Phil Gibbs | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Bob Erickson | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Peter Townsend | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,300 | |||
| 45 | Harold Henning | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 45 | Eldridge Miles | 70 | Even | 70 | $143 | |||
| 47 | Hugh Royer | 71 | +1 | 71 | $143 | |||
| 48 | Howie Johnson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,300 | |||
| 48 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | +2 | 72 | $652 | |||
| 48 | George Johnson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $337 | |||
| 48 | Freddie Haas | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 52 | Allan Henning | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 53 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | +4 | 74 | $165 | |||
| 53 | Bert Yancey | 74 | +4 | 74 | $143 | |||
| 55 | Bruce Crampton | 76 | +6 | 76 | $337 | |||
| 55 | Kermit Zarley | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 55 | Rocky Thompson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 55 | Jim Colbert | 76 | +6 | 76 | $143 | |||
| 59 | J.C. Snead | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Dick Carmody | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Doug Ford | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Roy Pace | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Ted Hayes | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Phil Rodgers | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Ron Acree | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Steve Melnyk | 68 | -2 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Bob Charles | 71 | +1 | 71 | $165 | |||
| 67 | Steve Reid | 71 | +1 | 71 | $165 | |||
| 69 | Rolf Deming | 72 | +2 | 72 | $530 | |||
| 69 | Bill Garrett | 72 | +2 | 72 | $165 | |||
| 69 | Jacky Cupit | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 69 | Earl Stewart | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 73 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +3 | 73 | $337 | |||
| 74 | Bert Greene | 74 | +4 | 74 | $770 | |||
| 74 | Charles Sifford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $337 | |||
| 76 | Johnny Miller | 75 | +5 | 75 | $770 | |||
| 76 | Bob Payne | 75 | +5 | 75 | $143 | |||
| 76 | Claude Harmon | 75 | +5 | 75 | $143 | |||
| 79 | Joe Porter | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Dave Marr | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 81 | John Jacobs | 69 | -1 | 69 | $337 | |||
| 82 | Gary Player | 70 | Even | 70 | $770 | |||
| 83 | Johnny Pott | 72 | +2 | 72 | $913 | |||
| 84 | Don Bies | 73 | +3 | 73 | $652 | |||
| 84 | Jerry Edwards | 73 | +3 | 73 | $143 | |||
| 86 | John Lively | 74 | +4 | 74 | $143 | |||
| 87 | Rives McBee | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Jerry Barrier | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Ben Kern | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Rick Rhoads | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Gary Groh | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Rafe Botts | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 91 | John Levinson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Jack Lewis | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Rod Curl | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Miller Barber | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Dave Gumlia | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Joe Carr | 68 | -2 | 68 | $165 | |||
| 99 | Labron Harris | 71 | +1 | 71 | $530 | |||
| 100 | Sam Carmichael | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 100 | John Lotz | 72 | +2 | 72 | $143 | |||
| 102 | Ross Collins | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Butch Baird | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Richard Crawford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | John Wells | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 106 | George Boutell | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Jerry Heard | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bunky Henry | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Bill Brask | 68 | -2 | 68 | $337 | |||
| 110 | Chuck Courtney | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Rich Bassett | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Wayne Vollmer | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Fred Marti | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Pete Kuklinski | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Brian Barnes | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Charles Coody | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Dewitt Weaver | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 119 | John Baldwin | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Bob Dickson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Alvin Odom | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Mac McLendon | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Bill Farkas | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Jack Ewing | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Terry Dill | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Dean Refram | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Chuck Montalbano | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 |


