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Sunday 13 April 2025PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 April 2025 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 29 on the PGA Tour · purse $21,000,000 USD · 89th Masters; first full tournament since 2016 with no weather delay in any round
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/8°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 38 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 56 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/9°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/5°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 25 · 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
- Justin Rose ENG · 277Started seven back, closed with 66 including a birdie putt on 18 to force a playoff; lost to McIlroy's birdie on the first extra hole 2025 Masters Tournament (Wikipedia)
95 started · cut +2, 53 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: Justin Rose
From the papers
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
13 April 2025
I'd like to start this press conference with a question myself. What are we all going to talk about next year?
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
13 April 2025
I got to my locker this morning and I opened it up, and there was a note in there from Angel Cabrera, and just wishing me luck.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 April 2025
So it's the kind of putt you dream about as a kid, and to have it and hole it, it was a special feeling. And unfortunately, the playoff, they always end so quickly.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | 65 · 71 · 75 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Patrick Reed | 71 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Sungjae Im | 71 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Bryson DeChambeau | 69 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| 7 | Ludvig Åberg | 68 · 73 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 72 · 74 · 66 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Xander Schauffele | 73 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Jason Day | 70 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Corey Conners | 68 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 29; majors to date: 5; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore = 2 for 'Masters Tournament' (week 15), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet