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Sunday 15 April 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Zoeller wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 1979 · Fuzzy Zoeller’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 299,625 USD · dates from the Wikipedia infobox (April 12–15, 1979)
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 43 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 47 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/8°C · wind 27 km/h WNW, gusts 57 · 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
- Ed Sneed USA · 280lost sudden-death playoff (hole 11) 1979 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
- Tom Watson USA · 280lost sudden-death playoff (hole 11) 1979 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
72 started · cut +1, 45 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ed Sneed, Tom Watson
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
23 April 1979 From the print archive
I don't feel like I ever lost my composure. On 16 and 17 I hit every shot just like I wanted to.
Sports Illustrated
23 April 1979 From the print archive
The result was that I finished second. Somewhere in there I hope I've learned something.
Sports Illustrated
23 April 1979 From the print archive
He better hit it firm or it'll stay left.
Sports Illustrated
23 April 1979 From the print archive
I was just trying to stay close to Watson, who's not a bad guy to stay close to.
Sports Illustrated
23 April 1979 From the print archive
I just like to play golf, and I think finishing fourth is better than fifth, and finishing 15th is better than 16th.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Ed Sneed | 68 · 67 · 69 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Tom Watson | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | 71 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 6 | Bruce Lietzke | 67 · 75 · 68 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Craig Stadler | 69 · 66 · 74 · 76 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Leonard Thompson | 68 · 70 · 73 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Lanny Wadkins | 73 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Hubert Green | 74 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Gene Littler | 74 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
b. 1951-11-11, New Albany, Indiana, USA; United States; age 27 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
What’s in the bag
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