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Sunday 14 April 1991PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woosnam wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 April 1991 · purse US$1.35 million 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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 1 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
- José María Olazábal ESP · 278tied at -11 on the 72nd tee, went fairway bunker to greenside bunker and failed to hole a 45-foot par putt 1991 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
87 started · cut +2, 57 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jose Maria Olazabal
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, 22 April 1991 issue; dead page read on Wayback)
22 April 1991
I felt it was a right-lip putt. I kept my head down for the first four feet or so, but I saw the last three feet, and I thought, It's in, baby.
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, 22 April 1991 issue; dead page read on Wayback)
22 April 1991
I'm not going to change my life for anybody,
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, 22 April 1991 issue; dead page read on Wayback)
22 April 1991
I would love to be able to hit that tee shot again,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 72 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | José María Olazábal | 68 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Steve Pate | 72 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Tom Watson | 68 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Ian Baker-Finch | 71 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Andrew Magee | 70 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Jodie Mudd | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Hale Irwin | 70 · 70 · 75 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 74 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1958-03-02, Oswestry, England; WAL; turned pro 1976; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet