Golf Network News
Sunday 12 April 2015PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Spieth wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 2015 · Jordan Spieth’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD · 79th 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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/19°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 43 · 9.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/18°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 40 · 4.1 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 274Started the final round five behind, holed a bunker shot for eagle at the 15th but made no birdie afterwards; closed with 69 Jordan Spieth, 21, leads Masters wire to wire for 1st major win (AP via ESPN)
- Justin Rose ENG · 274Played in the final group with Spieth from four behind, got within three three times on the front nine but lost two shots at the 8th and 9th; closed with 70 Jordan Spieth, 21, leads Masters wire to wire for 1st major win (AP via ESPN)
97 started · cut +2, 55 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: Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2015
But on 16, when Justin had that birdie putt, then I had that slider for par, that's when I really felt like it could get out of my hands if I'm not careful here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2015
This was arguably the greatest day of my life.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2015
I've played really well to shoot 14-under and I just simply got outplayed by a young player who just played some incredible golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | 64 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 67 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 69 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 70 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Ian Poulter | 73 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Charley Hoffman | 67 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 72 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | 75 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1993-07-27, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 2012; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet