Sports headlines for Sunday December 13, 1970:
- Sanders Scores Playoff Victory; Palmer Shut Out
- Bowl 'Blackout' Suit in Court
- Knee Surgery For Bat King
Final results of the 1970 Bahama Islands Open
Tournament held at Kings Inn & Golf Club (Freeport, Bahamas) from December 10, 1970 to December 13, 1970 (Par 72)
Doug Sanders defeated Chris Blocker on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | -13 | 275 | $9,240 |
| 2 | Richard Crawford | 76 | 68 | 67 | 65 | -12 | 276 | $6,120 |
| 3 | Larry Hinson | 71 | 76 | 67 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 4 | Doug Sanders | 66 | 70 | 68 | 68 | -16 | 272 | $26,000 |
| 5 | Herb Hooper | 79 | 69 | 68 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 5 | Jim Colbert | 74 | 73 | 68 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 7 | Butch Baird | 75 | 71 | 68 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $525 |
| 8 | Howie Johnson | 73 | 74 | 68 | 77 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 9 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | 71 | 69 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 10 | Labron Harris | 74 | 74 | 69 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $525 |
| 11 | Bert Yancey | 71 | 76 | 69 | 77 | +5 | 293 | $217 |
| 12 | Gay Brewer | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $4,680 |
| 13 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $3,510 |
| 14 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 72 | 70 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $1,150 |
| 14 | Art Wall | 69 | 71 | 70 | 76 | -2 | 286 | $1,150 |
| 16 | Frank Beard | 71 | 71 | 70 | 75 | -1 | 287 | $943 |
| 17 | Fred Marti | 73 | 74 | 70 | 71 | Even | 288 | $754 |
| 17 | Tom Shaw | 73 | 73 | 70 | 72 | Even | 288 | $754 |
| 17 | Jim Wiechers | 75 | 70 | 70 | 73 | Even | 288 | $754 |
| 20 | Doug Olson | 74 | 73 | 70 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 21 | Chris Blocker | 69 | 66 | 71 | 66 | -16 | 272 | $14,800 |
| 22 | Jerry Heard | 71 | 75 | 71 | 67 | -4 | 284 | $2,665 |
| 22 | Gardner Dickinson | 69 | 74 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $2,665 |
| 22 | Jim Jamieson | 72 | 69 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $2,665 |
| 25 | John Jacobs | 67 | 72 | 71 | 75 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 26 | Hubert Green | 74 | 73 | 71 | 68 | -2 | 286 | $1,150 |
| 27 | Mike Morley | 72 | 73 | 71 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $943 |
| 28 | George Archer | 70 | 73 | 71 | 74 | Even | 288 | $754 |
| 29 | Pete Brown | 71 | 76 | 71 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $633 |
| 30 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 70 | 72 | 65 | -11 | 277 | $5,330 |
| 31 | Dave Hill | 71 | 70 | 72 | 66 | -9 | 279 | $4,160 |
| 32 | Lee Elder | 74 | 71 | 72 | 67 | -4 | 284 | $2,665 |
| 32 | Bob Payne | 71 | 70 | 72 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $2,665 |
| 34 | Jerry Abbott | 72 | 73 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 34 | Randy Wolff | 71 | 67 | 72 | 75 | -3 | 285 | $1,690 |
| 36 | Charles Sifford | 71 | 75 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 37 | Larry Wood | 76 | 67 | 72 | 79 | +6 | 294 | $217 |
| 38 | Tommy Jacobs | 75 | 73 | 72 | 78 | +10 | 298 | $217 |
| 39 | George Johnson | 70 | 78 | 72 | 81 | +13 | 301 | $217 |
| 40 | Jerry McGee | 73 | 69 | 73 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $2,665 |
| 41 | Bert Weaver | 77 | 69 | 73 | 68 | -1 | 287 | $943 |
| 41 | Julius Boros | 72 | 69 | 73 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $943 |
| 43 | Roy Pace | 75 | 70 | 73 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $633 |
| 43 | Steve Eichstaedt | 71 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $633 |
| 43 | Bill Garrett | 74 | 69 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $633 |
| 46 | John Schlee | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 46 | Bob Smith | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 48 | Bob Toski | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $217 |
| 49 | Gene Ferrell | 72 | 71 | 74 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $943 |
| 49 | Steve Reid | 72 | 71 | 74 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $943 |
| 51 | Brian Huggett | 73 | 73 | 74 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 51 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | 71 | 74 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 53 | Paul Barkhouse | 75 | 71 | 74 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $217 |
| 54 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | 69 | 75 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $3,830 |
| 55 | Bobby Greenwood | 71 | 69 | 75 | 73 | Even | 288 | $754 |
| 56 | Carl Lohren | 73 | 70 | 75 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $430 |
| 57 | Hugh Royer | 71 | 72 | 75 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $217 |
| 58 | Rod Curl | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | +8 | 296 | $217 |
| 59 | Ed Sneed | 79 | 69 | 75 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $217 |
| 59 | Bob Menne | 77 | 71 | 75 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $217 |
| 61 | Curtis Sifford | 71 | 72 | 76 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $430 |
| 62 | Mike Hill | 73 | 72 | 76 | 71 | +4 | 292 | $276 |
| 63 | Dave Eichelberger | 76 | 70 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 293 | $217 |
| 64 | J.C. Snead | 75 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 294 | $217 |
| 65 | Jim King | 71 | 76 | 76 | 72 | +7 | 295 | $217 |
| 66 | Bob Erickson | 70 | 69 | 76 | 81 | +8 | 296 | $217 |
| 67 | Bob Murphy | 70 | 72 | 77 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $430 |
| 68 | Bob Bourne | 71 | 75 | 77 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $217 |
| 69 | Joe Porter | 74 | 72 | 78 | 74 | +10 | 298 | $217 |
| 70 | John Lively | 73 | 72 | 78 | 78 | +13 | 301 | $217 |
| 71 | Rolf Deming | 69 | 79 | 78 | 76 | +14 | 302 | $217 |
| 72 | Dick Hart | 76 | 71 | 81 | 71 | +11 | 299 | $217 |
| 73 | Vic Loustalot | 75 | 72 | 81 | 78 | +18 | 306 | $217 |
| 74 | Ron Ranich | 76 | 70 | 84 | 75 | +17 | 305 | $217 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Hiskey | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bob Shaw | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bob Wynn | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Christy O'Connor | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dennis Rouse | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dewitt Weaver | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| George Hixon | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Gordon Jones | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Jim Ferriell | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Joe Carr | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| John Schroeder | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Les Peterson | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mac McLendon | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Pete Cooper | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Rick Rhoads | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Rik Massengale | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Wilf Honenuik | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Al Mengert | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Alvin Odom | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Barbarossa | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Stanton | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Dave Ragan | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Gary Groh | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jack Harden | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jim Jewell | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Craig Metz | 81 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dean Refram | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dennis Murphy | 72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Jack Lewis | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Roberto Bernardini | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Rocky Thompson | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Steve Spray | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Hal Underwood | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| John Lotz | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Ken Fulton | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Ralph Johnston | 80 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Rives McBee | 80 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Terry Wilcox | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Ross Randall | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Paul Moran | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Ben Kern | 81 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Byron Comstock | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Dave Bollman | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Jack Kay | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Vern Novak | 81 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Bud Allin | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
| Tom Sisolak | 83 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 162 | $0 | |
| Bill Hall | 80 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 163 | $0 | |
| WD | Chuck Courtney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Joe Cardenas | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 80 | $0 |


