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Sunday 14 April 2013PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Scott wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 April 2013 · Adam Scott’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · 77th Masters; won in a sudden-death playoff on the second extra hole
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 waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/17°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 48 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 66 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/10°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/10°C · wind 27 km/h SE, gusts 55 · 16 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
- Ángel Cabrera ARG · 279Hit a 7-iron to 3 feet and birdied the 72nd hole to force a playoff; parred the 18th, then his 15-foot birdie putt on the 10th grazed the cup and Scott birdied to win Adam Scott 1st Aussie to win Masters (ESPN.com news services / AP)
93 started · cut +4, 61 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: Angel Cabrera
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2013
I just kept plugging away, and I didn't know if it was going to happen through nine. But a good back nine here solves a lot and gives you a chance.
ESPN.com news services / AP
14 April 2013
Golf is a big sport at home, and this is the one thing in golf we hadn't been able to achieve. It's amazing that it's my destiny to be the first Australian to win. It's incredible.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2013
Yeah, that's golf. Golf gives and takes. So yeah, sometimes you make those putts, sometimes you just miss them. But that's golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 69 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Ángel Cabrera | 71 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Jason Day | 70 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 66 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 78 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 70 · 69 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 76 · 73 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 75 · 69 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet