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Sunday 12 April 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 1981 · Tom Watson’s win no. 26 on the PGA Tour · dates from the Wikipedia infobox (April 9–12, 1981) and lead
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 first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/13°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/17°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 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
- Johnny Miller USA · 282 1981 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
- Jack Nicklaus USA · 282 1981 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
82 started · cut +4, 48 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Johnny Miller, Jack Nicklaus
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
20 April 1981 From the print archive
I was so nervous today, I was about to jump out of my skin. But when nobody made a real strong run at me early, it helped me settle down and just try to play good golf shots.
Sports Illustrated
20 April 1981 From the print archive
If I'd putted, I'd be leading by five.
Sports Illustrated
20 April 1981 From the print archive
Well, there are a few more people here today than there were yesterday.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 71 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Johnny Miller | 69 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 · 65 · 75 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Greg Norman | 69 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Tom Kite | 74 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Jerry Pate | 71 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| 7 | David Graham | 70 · 70 · 74 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Raymond Floyd | 75 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | John Mahaffey | 72 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
b. 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri, USA; United States; age 31 at the win (year page); 5th major (card's count)
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet