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Sunday 10 April 1994PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Olazabal wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 April 1994 · Jose Maria Olazabal’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse US$2.0 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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/10°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/7°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 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 Lehman USA · 28154-hole leader by one; missed a 15-foot eagle putt at the 15th just after Olazabal holed his, then bogeyed the 18th from the fairway bunker 1994 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
86 started · cut +5, 51 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tom Lehman
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1994
You will never know how happy I am,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1994
I hit a lot of good shots,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1994
I just didn't capitalise.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Olazábal | 74 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | 70 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Larry Mize | 68 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Tom Kite | 69 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | 72 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Jim McGovern | 72 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Loren Roberts | 75 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 74 · 67 · 74 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Corey Pavin | 71 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Ian Baker-Finch | 71 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Raymond Floyd | 70 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | John Huston | 72 · 72 · 74 · 69 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, week 15 1994)).
What’s in the bag
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