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Sunday 8 April 2007PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 April 2007 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,418,464 · winner's share $1,305,000 · 71st Masters Tournament; Easter Sunday finish
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/9°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/5°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R311°/2°C · wind 24 km/h WNW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/-2°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 39 · 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 291Took the lead early in the final round and eagled the 13th to get within two, but parred in, hit 3-iron into the water at 15 and closed with 72; blamed bogey-bogey finishes on Thursday and Saturday Zach Johnson fends off Woods to take Masters (AP)
- Retief Goosen RSA · 291Went out in 32 to take the lead but three-putted the 12th and laid up on the par-5 13th and 15th; closed with 69 Zach Johnson fends off Woods to take Masters (AP)
- Rory Sabbatini RSA · 291Closed with 69 to tie for second, two behind 2007 Masters Tournament (Wikipedia)
96 started · cut +8, 60 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: Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 April 2007
Well, I guess I got my redemption. 16 had the best of me every day. I 3-putted it every day, until today and I made birdie.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 April 2007
I'm Zach Johnson and I'm from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Laughter) That's about it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 April 2007
it's probably thanks to Zach that I'm sitting here because he messed up on Friday for the last three holes for me to make the cut.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 71 · 73 · 76 · 69 | 289 | +1 |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 76 · 76 · 70 · 69 | 291 | +3 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 73 · 76 · 73 · 69 | 291 | +3 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 73 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 291 | +3 |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | 75 · 69 · 78 · 70 | 292 | +4 |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 69 · 75 · 75 · 73 | 292 | +4 |
| T7 | Stuart Appleby | 75 · 70 · 73 · 75 | 293 | +5 |
| T7 | Padraig Harrington | 77 · 68 · 75 · 73 | 293 | +5 |
| 9 | David Toms | 70 · 78 · 74 · 72 | 294 | +6 |
| T10 | Vaughn Taylor | 71 · 72 · 77 · 75 | 295 | +7 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 73 · 74 · 75 · 73 | 295 | +7 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 79 · 68 · 77 · 71 | 295 | +7 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 56 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2007)).
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