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Sunday 12 April 2026PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 2026 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 30 on the PGA Tour · purse $22,500,000 USD · 90th Masters
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).
- R123°/7°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/7°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/10°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/11°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 36 · 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
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 277Bogey-free 65-68 weekend from far back set the clubhouse lead at -11; McIlroy bogeyed the 72nd hole but had a two-shot cushion 2026 Masters Tournament (Wikipedia, oldid 1365105813)
91 started · cut +4, 54 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: Scottie Scheffler
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2026
I had to sort of convince them to come this year because they thought the reason I won last year was because they weren't here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2026
I played a practice round with Tom Watson in 2009, and he said to me on the 12th tee he always waited until he felt where the wind should be and then just hit it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 April 2026
Yeah, I don't make it easy. I used to make it easy back in my early 20s when I was winning these things by eight shots.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 65 · 73 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | 70 · 74 · 65 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 74 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Russell Henley | 73 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Cameron Young | 73 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Collin Morikawa | 74 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Sam Burns | 67 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Max Homa | 72 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Xander Schauffele | 70 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 30; majors to date: 6; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 2 -> rankAfter 2), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 18°, Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
- Wedge TaylorMade MG5 46°, 50°, 54°, Project X 6.5
- Wedge TaylorMade MG5 60° bent to 61°, Project X Wedge 6.5
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball TaylorMade TP5
standard bag, not confirmed for this week