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Sunday 13 April 2003PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Weir wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Friday 11 to Sunday 13 April 2003 · Mike Weir’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · 67th Masters; scheduled from Thursday 10 April (ESPN start date) but Thursday's play was cancelled by rain: round 1 began 7 a.m. Friday, round 2 began Friday afternoon and finished Saturday morning (Wikipedia); won in a sudden-death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday 13 April
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/7°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/8°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/10°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 21 · 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
- Len Mattiace USA · 281Closed with a 65 (only bogey at the 18th) from four groups ahead to post -7, then hooked a 6-iron left of the 10th green behind a pine in the playoff and made double bogey Masters Tournament, April 13, 2003: Len Mattiace (ASAP Sports)
93 started · cut +5, 49 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: Len Mattiace
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2003
To go bogey-free at Augusta National on Sunday. I can't ask for anything more. Once it all soaks in I'll realize how special it is. And it was just a gut-wrenching day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2003
This win is a win for me and my family, but it is a big win for Canadian golf and the fans that have been very supportive of me .
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2003
Well, I'm a left-hander but I play righty . You notice I'm drinking left-handed here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | 70 · 68 · 75 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Len Mattiace | 73 · 74 · 69 · 65 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 73 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| 5 | Jeff Maggert | 72 · 73 · 66 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 79 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 73 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Mark O'Meara | 76 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T8 | José María Olazábal | 73 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 288 | E |
| T8 | David Toms | 71 · 73 · 70 · 74 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Scott Verplank | 76 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Jonathan Byrd | 74 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2003)).
What’s in the bag
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