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Monday 9 April 1973Men’s majorsYear in Review
Aaron wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 5 to Monday 9 April 1973 · purse $224,825 · winner's share $30,000
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/7°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/5°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 31 km/h SE, gusts 73 · 34.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 25 km/h W, gusts 52 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R522°/9°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 47 · 0.4 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.
, 57 (cut at 151) made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: J.C. Snead
The golfer
b. 1937-02-22, Gainesville, Georgia, USA; United States; age 36 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