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Sunday 9 April 1995PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Crenshaw wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 April 1995 · Ben Crenshaw’s win no. 19 on the PGA Tour · purse US$2.2 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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/9°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/8°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/11°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/11°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 33 · 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
- Davis Love III USA · 275Set the clubhouse target with a closing 66 (seven birdies), but Crenshaw birdied the 16th and 17th to win by one Crenshaw's triumph of the heart - The Independent (Tim Glover), 11 Apr 1995, with final scores
86 started · cut +1, 47 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: Davis Love III
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1995
I had a 15th club in my bag. It was Harvey Penick,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1995
I played the 17th like a dream,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1995
It was just meant to be that Ben would play well,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
11 April 1995
He felt that. Ben was driven. All I could do was watch him putt and I just knew he was going to make them.
The Associated Press, in The Daily Tar Heel
10 April 1995
I don't know how I got through the week, I really don't know. It was an emotional week. This place charges me up like nothing.
The Associated Press, in The Daily Tar Heel
10 April 1995
He was driven. He was charged, and obviously he is one of the greatest putters ever.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 69 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Jay Haas | 71 · 64 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Greg Norman | 73 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Steve Elkington | 73 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | David Frost | 66 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | 66 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 9 | Curtis Strange | 72 · 71 · 65 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | 71 · 69 · 67 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Brian Henninger | 70 · 68 · 68 · 76 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1952-01-11, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 1973; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 2; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet