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Sunday 15 November 2020PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November 2020 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 24 on the PGA Tour · purse $11,500,000 USD · Originally scheduled April 9-12, 2020; postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic (announced March 13) and rescheduled to November 12-15; first Masters played in November, without patrons. Rain delayed the start; the first round was completed Friday morning and the second round finished Saturday morning. PGA Tour: counted in the 2020-21 season.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/20°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 34 · 23.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 0.2 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
- Sungjae Im KOR · 273Masters debut at 22; birdied both back-nine par 5s to finish 15 under, five behind 2020 Masters Tournament (Wikipedia)
- Cameron Smith AUS · 273Cut Johnson's lead to one with a birdie at the 9th, then bogeyed the 11th and finished five back despite four rounds in the 60s 2020 Masters Tournament (Wikipedia)
92 started · cut E, 60 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: Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im
From the papers
AP (via ESPN)
15 November 2020
I've never had this much trouble gathering myself. On the golf course, I'm pretty good at it.
AP (via ESPN)
15 November 2020
When am I going to have the lead and finishing off a major? It definitely proved that I can do it.
AP (via ESPN)
15 November 2020
I knew I had to put the pressure on early. Got out of the gates pretty good, and DJ was just too good at the end.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 65 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Sungjae Im | 66 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Cameron Smith | 67 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 75 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Dylan Frittelli | 65 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | C.T. Pan | 70 · 66 · 74 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Brooks Koepka | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 66 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Corey Conners | 74 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore 1 (OWGR player profile, 2020 events table)).
What’s in the bag
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