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Sunday 8 April 1951Men’s majorsYear in Review
Hogan wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 April 1951 · purse $15,000 · winner's share $3,000
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/5°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/10°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 15.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/12°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 46 · 2.3 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: Skee Riegel
The golfer
b. 1912-08-13, Stephenville, Texas, USA; United States; age 38 at the win (year page); 5th 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