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Sunday 12 April 2009PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Cabrera wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 2009 · Angel Cabrera’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 · winner's share $1,350,000 · 73rd Masters; three-man sudden-death playoff (18th, then 10th) on Sunday
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/11°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 63 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/12°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 64 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/10°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 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
- Kenny Perry USA · 276Led by two with two to play after a birdie at the 16th, bogeyed the 17th and 18th to fall into the playoff, then missed the green at the second extra hole (10th) and bogeyed Cabrera wins Masters in play-off (BBC Sport)
- Chad Campbell USA · 276Closed with 69 to join the playoff, pushed his 7-iron approach at the first extra hole (18th) into a greenside bunker and missed a 3½-foot par putt Masters Tournament, April 12, 2009: Chad Campbell (ASAP Sports)
96 started · cut +1, 50 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: Chad Campbell, Kenny Perry
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2009
I only had a spot like this big, and only trees, so I've got to put it through there, that's it. As easy as that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2009
I told my caddie, you know, "It's a birdie against a bogey, two holes left, I still have a good chance."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2009
I had a lot of people yelling UK, KU, Valhalla, Ryder Cup, I heard that from thousands of people out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Cabrera | 68 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Kenny Perry | 68 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Chad Campbell | 65 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | 67 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | John Merrick | 68 · 74 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | 72 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Sean O'Hair | 68 · 76 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Hunter Mahan | 66 · 75 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 74 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-12, Córdoba, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1989; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 2; world No. 69 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, MASTERS TOURNAMENT); BBC also states 'at 69 in the world').
What’s in the bag
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