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Sunday 11 April 1948Men’s majorsYear in Review
Harmon wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 April 1948 · purse $10,000 · winner's share $2,500
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/19°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 45 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Masters
1934–2026 in our record, 90 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Cary Middlecoff
The golfer
b. 1916-07-14, Savannah, Georgia, USA; United States; age 31 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet