Golf Network News
Sunday 14 April 1996PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 April 1996 · Nick Faldo’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse US$2.5 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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/4°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/9°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/15°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 0.5 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
- Greg Norman AUS · 281Led by six after 54 holes but shot a final-round 78 to Faldo's 67, with bogeys at 9, 10 and 11 and a double bogey at the 12th after finding the water Faldo shows humanity in victory (The Independent, Tim Glover)
92 started · cut +2, 44 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: Greg Norman
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
16 April 1996
I hope it will be remembered for my 67 and storming through and not what happened to Greg.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
16 April 1996
You never know when you've got another win in you. It's a great feeling to know you still have it.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
16 April 1996
It's not the end of the world. I let this one get away. I'll wake up still breathing, I hope.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 63 · 69 · 71 · 78 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Frank Nobilo | 71 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Scott Hoch | 67 · 73 · 73 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Duffy Waldorf | 72 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Davis Love III | 72 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Jeff Maggert | 71 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Corey Pavin | 75 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | David Frost | 70 · 68 · 74 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Scott McCarron | 70 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 6; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1996)).
What’s in the bag
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