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Sunday 9 April 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 April 1989 · Nick Faldo’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.0 million USD · third round suspended Saturday (lightning/darkness) and completed Sunday morning before the final round (Wikipedia; SI)
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).
- R118°/9°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/8°C · wind 32 km/h W, gusts 72 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/4°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 76 · 18 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/9°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 9.9 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
- Scott Hoch USA · 283lost sudden-death playoff on the second extra hole after missing a two-foot putt to win on the first 1989 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
85 started · cut +7, 52 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Scott Hoch
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (E.M. Swift)
17 April 1989
I just thought, Well, he's opened the door for me. Then it felt like destiny.
Sports Illustrated (E.M. Swift)
17 April 1989
I was really despondent about my putting. As soon as I finished I went to the locker room and got a new putter,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nick Faldo | 68 · 73 · 77 · 65 | 283 | −5 |
| T1 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 74 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Greg Norman | 74 · 75 · 68 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| 5 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| 6 | Mike Reid | 72 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| 7 | Jodie Mudd | 73 · 76 · 72 · 66 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Chip Beck | 74 · 76 · 70 · 68 | 288 | E |
| T8 | José María Olazábal | 77 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Jeff Sluman | 74 · 72 · 74 · 68 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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