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Sunday 13 April 2008PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Immelman wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 April 2008 · Trevor Immelman’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 · winner's share $1,350,000 · 72nd Masters Tournament
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/10°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/16°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 25 km/h W, gusts 54 · 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 · 283Never within five shots on the course in the final round; missed a 5-foot birdie at 13 and three-putted 14, closing with 72 Immelman grabs first major title with Masters win (AP via ESPN)
94 started · cut +3, 45 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tiger Woods
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2008
Here I am after missing the cut last week, Masters Champion. It's the craziest thing I've ever heard of. (Laughter).
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2008
I've known Mr. Player since I was five years old, and he's always been there to support me and encourage me and give me a kick in the butt when I needed it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2008
I'm going to go up there and eat a little bit. I'm a little hungry right now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 72 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 68 · 70 · 77 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Stewart Cink | 72 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Steve Flesch | 72 · 67 · 69 · 78 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 74 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | 71 · 68 · 75 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Andres Romero | 72 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 77 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1979-12-16, Cape Town, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1999; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2008)).
What’s in the bag
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