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Sunday 10 April 2011PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 April 2011 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse US$8,000,000 USD · 75th 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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/7°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/20°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/16°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 276Became the first player to reach 12 under with a birdie at the 16th and led with a few holes to go, but parred in and was caught by Schwartzel's four closing birdies Masters 2011: Charl Schwartzel wins dramatic Masters (BBC Sport)
- Jason Day AUS · 276Birdied four of the last seven holes, including the last two, to share the clubhouse lead at 12 under before Schwartzel finished birdie-birdie Masters 2011: Charl Schwartzel wins dramatic Masters (BBC Sport)
99 started · cut +1, 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: Jason Day, Adam Scott
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 April 2011
I've got to find some way to bring biltong into this country.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 April 2011
I knew going up 15, that's the first time that I saw Adam Scott had made a couple of birdies, and Jason Day. From there on, I knew it was now or never
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 April 2011
So we were standing in the 18th fairway, I had already hit my shot in and I heard the roar from his birdie, so I knew I had to make it on the last.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 69 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 72 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Jason Day | 72 · 64 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Geoff Ogilvy | 69 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 66 · 74 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 7 | Ángel Cabrera | 71 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | 73 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 67 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 10 | Ryan Palmer | 71 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2011 Masters Tournament)).
What’s in the bag
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