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Sunday 10 April 2016PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Willett wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 April 2016 · Danny Willett’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 62 · 10.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 25 km/h WNW, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/8°C · wind 27 km/h WNW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/4°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 286Led by five with nine to play, went bogey-bogey-quadruple bogey on 10-12 (two balls in Rae's Creek at the 12th), birdied 13 and 15 but missed an 8-footer at 16 and bogeyed 17 Danny Willett wins first major after Jordan Spieth falls apart on back nine (ESPN.com news services / AP)
- Lee Westwood ENG · 286Playing with Willett, chipped in for eagle at the 15th to get within one, then three-putted the 16th Danny Willett wins first major after Jordan Spieth falls apart on back nine (ESPN.com news services / AP)
89 started · cut +6, 57 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: Jordan Spieth, Lee Westwood
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 April 2016
And I still can't believe I'm going to be in and amongst them. And in the Champions locker room. It really boggles me.
ESPN.com news services (AP)
10 April 2016
People were saying, 'Try to bring the jacket home for little man.' I think it's a little bit big
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 April 2016
I went bogey, bogey, quad. I went 5, 5, 7.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Willett | 70 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 71 · 75 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | 66 · 74 · 73 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 69 · 77 · 74 · 67 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | J.B. Holmes | 72 · 73 · 74 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | 73 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 71 · 76 · 74 · 67 | 288 | E |
| T7 | Søren Kjeldsen | 69 · 74 · 74 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 72 · 72 · 73 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 69 · 77 · 73 · 70 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Daniel Berger | 73 · 71 · 74 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 71 · 77 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Jason Day | 72 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-03, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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