Sports headlines for Sunday May 17, 1970:
- Aaron Gets No. 3,000, Socks 570th Homer
- Blancas Fires 67 To Win Colonial
- Penguins' Player Now 'Satisfactory'
Final results of the 1970 Colonial National Invitational
Tournament held at Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, TX) from May 14, 1970 to May 17, 1970 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homero Blancas | 69 | 68 | 69 | 67 | -7 | 273 | $25,000 |
| 2 | Gene Littler | 69 | 72 | 66 | 67 | -6 | 274 | $11,575 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 66 | 70 | 69 | 69 | -6 | 274 | $11,575 |
| 4 | Kel Nagle | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | -2 | 278 | $5,850 |
| 5 | Bob Charles | 69 | 70 | 72 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $4,813 |
| 5 | Hale Irwin | 73 | 68 | 69 | 69 | -1 | 279 | $4,813 |
| 7 | Dick Lotz | 69 | 72 | 71 | 68 | Even | 280 | $3,843 |
| 7 | Tom Shaw | 68 | 73 | 69 | 70 | Even | 280 | $3,843 |
| 9 | Howie Johnson | 76 | 71 | 66 | 68 | +1 | 281 | $3,125 |
| 9 | Lionel Hebert | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 281 | $3,125 |
| 9 | Bob Smith | 67 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 281 | $3,125 |
| 12 | Dave Stockton | 69 | 72 | 72 | 69 | +2 | 282 | $2,275 |
| 12 | Grier Jones | 72 | 73 | 68 | 69 | +2 | 282 | $2,275 |
| 12 | Bert Yancey | 69 | 76 | 67 | 70 | +2 | 282 | $2,275 |
| 12 | Gary Player | 66 | 74 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 282 | $2,275 |
| 12 | Dale Douglass | 75 | 72 | 63 | 72 | +2 | 282 | $2,275 |
| 17 | Julius Boros | 69 | 73 | 71 | 70 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Bobby Nichols | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Larry Hinson | 71 | 75 | 66 | 71 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 66 | 72 | 72 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 70 | 66 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 17 | Larry Ziegler | 69 | 71 | 68 | 75 | +3 | 283 | $1,456 |
| 25 | Billy Maxwell | 73 | 73 | 73 | 65 | +4 | 284 | $982 |
| 25 | Bobby Mitchell | 70 | 71 | 74 | 69 | +4 | 284 | $982 |
| 25 | George Archer | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | +4 | 284 | $982 |
| 25 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | 74 | 69 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $982 |
| 29 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 73 | 74 | 68 | +5 | 285 | $815 |
| 29 | Terry Wilcox | 68 | 73 | 74 | 70 | +5 | 285 | $815 |
| 29 | Al Geiberger | 74 | 70 | 69 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $815 |
| 29 | Bob Lunn | 70 | 71 | 70 | 74 | +5 | 285 | $815 |
| 29 | Frank Beard | 67 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +5 | 285 | $815 |
| 34 | Chuck Courtney | 69 | 76 | 73 | 68 | +6 | 286 | $725 |
| 35 | Gay Brewer | 67 | 76 | 76 | 68 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Bert Greene | 72 | 69 | 75 | 71 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Bobby Verwey | 69 | 75 | 72 | 71 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Jack McGowan | 71 | 74 | 71 | 71 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Bob Murphy | 71 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 75 | 69 | 73 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Miller Barber | 69 | 68 | 76 | 74 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 35 | Joel Goldstrand | 71 | 69 | 73 | 74 | +7 | 287 | $603 |
| 43 | Bruce Devlin | 68 | 76 | 74 | 70 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 43 | Johnny Pott | 67 | 77 | 73 | 71 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 43 | Bunky Henry | 74 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 43 | R.H. Sikes | 67 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 43 | Orville Moody | 72 | 74 | 69 | 73 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 43 | Lou Graham | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 43 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | 71 | 71 | 75 | +8 | 288 | $356 |
| 50 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +9 | 289 | $212 |
| 50 | Bruce Crampton | 72 | 72 | 70 | 75 | +9 | 289 | $212 |
| 50 | Lee Elder | 69 | 73 | 72 | 75 | +9 | 289 | $212 |
| 53 | Chris Blocker | 73 | 73 | 71 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $192 |
| 53 | Art Wall | 69 | 69 | 79 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $192 |
| 53 | Don Bies | 72 | 71 | 71 | 76 | +10 | 290 | $192 |
| 56 | Ben Hogan | 69 | 77 | 73 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $192 |
| 56 | John Schroeder | 72 | 75 | 71 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $192 |
| 56 | Bobby Cole | 73 | 69 | 76 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $192 |
| 59 | Dave Hill | 72 | 71 | 71 | 78 | +12 | 292 | $192 |
| 60 | Charles Coody | 73 | 72 | 78 | 70 | +13 | 293 | $192 |
| 60 | Doug Sanders | 70 | 72 | 76 | 75 | +13 | 293 | $192 |
| 62 | Terry Dill | 71 | 72 | 79 | 72 | +14 | 294 | $192 |
| 62 | Dave Marr | 72 | 71 | 76 | 75 | +14 | 294 | $192 |
| 62 | Bob Stanton | 71 | 74 | 74 | 75 | +14 | 294 | $192 |
| 62 | Ken Still | 71 | 76 | 72 | 75 | +14 | 294 | $192 |
| 62 | Pete Brown | 69 | 78 | 71 | 76 | +14 | 294 | $192 |
| 67 | Bob Goalby | 73 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +15 | 295 | $192 |
| 67 | Ernie Vossler | 74 | 72 | 75 | 74 | +15 | 295 | $192 |
| 67 | Rives McBee | 70 | 71 | 73 | 81 | +15 | 295 | $192 |
| 70 | Bill Garrett | 74 | 73 | 73 | 77 | +17 | 297 | $192 |
| 71 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 73 | 77 | 77 | +18 | 298 | $192 |
| 71 | Rocky Thompson | 73 | 72 | 71 | 82 | +18 | 298 | $192 |
| 73 | George Knudson | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +19 | 299 | $192 |
| 73 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | 73 | 77 | 76 | +19 | 299 | $192 |
| 75 | Gardner Dickinson | 73 | 73 | 80 | 75 | +21 | 301 | $192 |
| 76 | Jim Wiechers | 68 | 74 | 80 | 80 | +22 | 302 | $192 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Sifford | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
| Deane Beman | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
| Peter Townsend | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
| Tommy Bolt | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
| Tommy Jacobs | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
| Dudley Wysong | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mason Rudolph | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bob Dickson | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Don January | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Earl Stewart | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ray Floyd | 70 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Richard Crawford | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Fred Marti | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jacky Cupit | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bobby Greenwood | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Steve Spray | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mike Souchak | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 |


