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Sunday 13 April 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Nicklaus wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 April 1986 · Jack Nicklaus’s win no. 73 on the PGA Tour · purse $785,000 USD
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/6°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/7°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/8°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/10°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 23 · 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
- Tom Kite USA · 280missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th to tie and finished one shot back 1986 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
- Greg Norman AUS · 280birdied 14-17 to tie for the lead, then pushed his approach at 18 into the gallery and missed the par putt to finish one behind 1986 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
88 started · cut +5, 48 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tom Kite, Greg Norman
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, Rick Reilly, 'Day Of Glory For A Golden Oldie')
21 April 1986
I said to myself, I'm not going to quit now, playing the way I'm playing. I've played too well, too long to let a shorter period of bad golf be my last.
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, Rick Reilly, 'Day Of Glory For A Golden Oldie')
21 April 1986
I wasn't trying to think about the leader board. All I knew was that I was putting the ball on the green and making birdies and I was going to keep on doing it.
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, Rick Reilly, 'Day Of Glory For A Golden Oldie')
21 April 1986
I hit nearly every shot the way I dreamed about today. But that's the strange thing about golf. You don't have any control about what your opponent does.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 74 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Tom Kite | 70 · 74 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Greg Norman | 70 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Nick Price | 79 · 69 · 63 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Jay Haas | 76 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Tom Watson | 70 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 70 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Payne Stewart | 75 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Bob Tway | 70 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1961; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 73; majors to date: 18.
What’s in the bag
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