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Sunday 14 April 2024PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 April 2024 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 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 50 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).
- R128°/18°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 73 · 45.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 33 km/h W, gusts 67 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/9°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/9°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 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
- Ludvig Åberg SWE · 281Tied for the lead on the front nine but hit into the water at the 11th for a double bogey; birdied 13 and 14 to finish four back in his Masters and major debut. 2024 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
89 started · cut +6, 60 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ludvig Aberg
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2024
I'm glad I brought my stroke average, my putting average down on 18. That was nice.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2024
She just asked me if she could pray for me. And I actually wasn't able to talk to her very long this morning which was unusual.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2024
Just to be in this situation and feel the nerves and feel the pressure walking down the last couple holes is what you dream of.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Ludvig Åberg | 73 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Tommy Fleetwood | 72 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Max Homa | 67 · 71 · 73 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Collin Morikawa | 71 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Cameron Smith | 71 · 72 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Bryson DeChambeau | 65 · 73 · 75 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| 8 | Xander Schauffele | 72 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Will Zalatoris | 70 · 77 · 72 · 69 | 288 | E |
| T9 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 74 · 73 · 69 | 288 | E |
| T9 | Cameron Young | 70 · 73 · 72 · 73 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 2018; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi10 8°, Ventus Black 7 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi10 15°, Ventus Black 8 X
- Utility Iron Srixon ZU85 3, Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X
- Irons Srixon ZU85 4-iron
- Irons TaylorMade P7TW 5-PW, Dyankic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM8 50° (12° bounce, F grind), 56° (14° bounce, F grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 S400
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design Wedgeworks Proto 60.5° (T grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 S400
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
standard bag, not confirmed for this week