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Sunday 9 April 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Player wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 April 1978 · Gary Player’s win no. 22 on the PGA Tour · purse 262,402 USD · dates from the Wikipedia infobox (April 6–9, 1978); final round Sunday, April 9, 1978 per the article
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 waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/16°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 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
- Rod Funseth USA · 278T2, one stroke behind (article lead: 'win by one stroke') 1978 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
- Hubert Green USA · 278T2, one stroke behind (article lead: 'win by one stroke') 1978 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
- Tom Watson USA · 278T2, one stroke behind (article lead: 'win by one stroke') 1978 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
78 started · cut +5, 53 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Rod Funseth, Hubert Green, Tom Watson
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
17 April 1978 · p. 16 From the print archive
One of the things I am is an eternal optimist," Player said. "I was playing excellent golf, and I hadn't made any putts. But you have to keep on aiming at them.
Sports Illustrated
17 April 1978 · p. 16 From the print archive
I've known Jim a long time, and he's a friend of mine," Hubert said. "I know he feels bad, but I still should have made the putt. He was doing his job, and I was doing mine.
Sports Illustrated
17 April 1978 · p. 16 From the print archive
I'll think about the 14th green for a while," Watson said. "I hit a good putt that didn't go in and a bad putt that didn't come close.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 72 · 72 · 69 · 64 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Rod Funseth | 73 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Hubert Green | 72 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Tom Watson | 73 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Wally Armstrong | 72 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Billy Kratzert | 70 · 74 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | Jack Nicklaus | 72 · 73 · 69 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 8 | Hale Irwin | 73 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | David Graham | 75 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Joe Inman | 69 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
b. 1935-11-01, Johannesburg, South Africa; South Africa; age 42 at the win (year page); 9th major (card's count)
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet