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Sunday 9 April 2006PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 April 2006 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 29 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · 70th Masters; thunderstorms halted the third round Saturday, completed Sunday morning before the final round
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).
- R128°/5°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/14°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 56 · 40 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/9°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 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
- Tim Clark RSA · 283
90 started · cut +4, 47 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tim Clark
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 April 2006
It was a great feeling walking up there, knowing that I had the tournament in hand.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 April 2006
he hit some unbelievable shots that you sort of sit there and look at and realize, there's no way I'm ever going to be able to hit that shot as long as I live.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Tim Clark | 70 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | José María Olazábal | 76 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 72 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Chad Campbell | 71 · 67 · 75 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | 71 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 74 · 73 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Ángel Cabrera | 73 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| 10 | Stewart Cink | 72 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 29; majors to date: 3; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2006); Post-Gazette also calls him 'the No. 4 player in the world').
What’s in the bag
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