1998 Masters Tournament

The 1998 Masters Tournament was the 62nd Masters Tournament, held from April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club. Mark O'Meara won his first major championship with a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win by one stroke over runners-up David Duval and Fred Couples.[1] [2] He birdied three of the final four holes in a final round 67 (−5).[3]

1998 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 9–12, 1998
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,925 yards (6,332 m)
Field88 players, 46 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fund$3.2 million
Winner's share$576,000
Champion
Mark O'Meara
279 (−9)
Augusta 
Location in the United States
Augusta 
Location in Georgia

In one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Jack Nicklaus tied for sixth place at the age of 58. His final round 68 (−4) yielded a 283 (−5), the lowest 72-hole score by a player over age 50 at the Masters. Nicklaus was in contention for the title until well into the back nine holes in the final round. It was his last serious run for a major championship, twelve years after his sixth Masters victory in 1986.[1] Three-time champion Gary Player, age 62, became the oldest ever to make a cut at the Masters.

In his first Masters, David Toms shot a 29 (−7) on the back nine on Sunday, en route to a 64 (−8). He had six consecutive birdies on holes 12–17.[4]

O'Meara's win came in his 15th attempt at Augusta, setting a record for appearances before a victory. He had previously been considered one of the best players to never win a major. Later in July, he won the Open Championship and earned PGA Tour Player of the Year honors for 1998.

Matt Kuchar, a 19-year-old sophomore at Georgia Tech, was the low amateur at even-par 288 and tied for 21st place. The reigning U.S. Amateur champion, he carded a four-under 68 in the third round.

Field
1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (9,12), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (9), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, José María Olazábal (9,10), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson (9), Tiger Woods (9,12,13), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)

Ernie Els (9,10,12,13), Lee Janzen (11,13), Steve Jones (12,13), Corey Pavin

3. The Open champions (last five years)

John Daly, Tom Lehman (9,10,13), Justin Leonard (9,11,12,13), Greg Norman (12,13), Nick Price (4,9,12,13)

4. PGA champions (last five years)

Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Steve Elkington (9,13), Davis Love III (9,10,11,12,13)

5. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up

Joel Kribel (a), Matt Kuchar (a)

6. The Amateur champion

Craig Watson (a)

7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion

Tim Clark (a)

8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

Ken Bakst (a)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1997 Masters

Stuart Appleby (13), Mark Calcavecchia (12,13), Fred Funk, John Huston (12), Per-Ulrik Johansson, Tom Kite (11), Jesper Parnevik (12,13), Costantino Rocca, Vijay Singh (12,13), Jeff Sluman, Paul Stankowski (13), Tommy Tolles (10,13), Lee Westwood, Willie Wood

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1997 U.S. Open

Billy Andrade, Olin Browne, Stewart Cink (12,13), Jim Furyk (11,13), Jay Haas, Scott Hoch (11,12,13), Bradley Hughes, Jeff Maggert (11,13), Scott McCarron (12,13), Colin Montgomerie, David Ogrin, Bob Tway

11. Top eight players and ties from 1997 PGA Championship

Phil Blackmar (12)

12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Michael Bradley, Billy Ray Brown, David Duval (13), David Frost, Bill Glasson (13), Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson (13), Frank Nobilo (13), Scott Simpson, David Toms

13. Top 30 players from the 1997 PGA Tour money list

John Cook, Brad Faxon, Andrew Magee, Mark O'Meara

14. Special foreign invitation

Darren Clarke, Ignacio Garrido, Retief Goosen, Shigeki Maruyama, Masashi Ozaki

Nationalities in the field
North America (59)South America (0)Europe (15)Oceania (6)Asia (2)Africa (6)
 United States (59) England (2) Australia (4) Japan (2) South Africa (5)
 Northern Ireland (1) Fiji (1) Zimbabwe (1)
 Scotland (3) New Zealand (1)
 Wales (1)
 Spain (3)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (1)
 Sweden (3)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Fred Couples United States199269707170280−8T2
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965, 1966,
1972, 1975, 1986		73727068283−5T6
Tiger Woods United States199771727270285−3T8
José María Olazábal Spain199470737172286−2T12
Ian Woosnam Wales199174717270287−1T16
Fuzzy Zoeller United States197971747574294+6T33
Bernhard Langer Germany1985, 199375737474296+8T39
Craig Stadler United States198279687377297+9T41
Gary Player South Africa1961, 1974, 197877727875302+1446

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Nick Faldo England1989, 1990, 19967279151+7
Raymond Floyd United States19767477151+7
Sandy Lyle Scotland19887477151+7
Tom Watson United States1977, 19817873151+7
Larry Mize United States19877379152+8
Ben Crenshaw United States1984, 19958372155+11
Seve Ballesteros Spain1980, 19837879157+13
Gay Brewer United States19677286158+14
Tommy Aaron United States19738179160+16
Charles Coody United States19717985164+20
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		7987166+22
Billy Casper United States19708186167+23
Doug Ford United States195786WD

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1998
Friday, April 10, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Fred Couples United States69−3
T2Scott Hoch United States70−2
José María Olazábal Spain
Paul Stankowski United States
T5Paul Azinger United States71−1
Phil Blackmar United States
David Duval United States
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Tiger Woods United States
Fuzzy Zoeller United States

First round suspended by darkness; start was delayed by 90 minutes to get course playable after heavy rains Wednesday night.

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Fred Couples United States69-70=139−5
David Duval United States71-68=139
3Scott Hoch United States70-71=141−3
T4Paul Azinger United States71-72=143−1
Jay Haas United States72-71=143
Phil Mickelson United States74-69=143
José María Olazábal Spain70-73=143
Tiger Woods United States71-72=143
T9Scott McCarron United States73-71=144E
Mark O'Meara United States74-70=144

Source:[6]

Amateurs: Kuchar (+4), Kribel (+6), Watson (+13), Clark (+14), Bakst (+16).

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Fred Couples United States69-70-71=210−6
T2Paul Azinger United States71-72-69=212−4
Phil Mickelson United States74-69-69=212
Mark O'Meara United States74-70-68=212
T5David Duval United States71-68-74=213−3
Jim Furyk United States76-70-67=213
T7Jay Haas United States72-71-71=214−2
Scott Hoch United States70-71-73=214
José María Olazábal Spain70-73-71=214
T10Ernie Els South Africa75-70-70=215−1
Colin Montgomerie Scotland71-75-69=215
Jack Nicklaus United States73-72-70=215
Tiger Woods United States71-72-72=215

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Mark O'Meara United States74-70-68-67=279−9576,000
T2Fred Couples United States69-70-71-70=280−8281,600
David Duval United States71-68-74-67=280
4Jim Furyk United States76-70-67-68=281−7153,600
5Paul Azinger United States71-72-69-70=282−6128,000
T6Jack Nicklaus United States73-72-70-68=283−5111,200
David Toms United States75-72-72-64=283
T8Darren Clarke Northern Ireland76-73-67-69=285−389,600
Justin Leonard United States74-73-69-69=285
Colin Montgomerie Scotland71-75-69-70=285
Tiger Woods United States71-72-72-70=285

Amateurs: Kuchar (E), Kribel (+13).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
O'Meara−4−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−9
Couples−5−6−6−7−7−7−8−9−8−8−8−8−6−6−8−8−8−8
Duval−2−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−5−6−7−7−8−8−9−8−8−8
Furyk−3−4−4−3−2−2−2−3−4−5−5−5−6−6−5−6−7−7
Azinger−4−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−5−5−6−6−6−6
Nicklaus−1−2−3−2−2−3−4−4−4−4−4−3−4−4−5−5−5−5
Toms+3+2+2+3+3+3+2+2+2+1+1E−1−2−3−4−5−5
Mickelson−4−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−4−2−2−1−2−3−1−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[7]

References
  1. Rushin, Steve (April 20, 1998). "Out of the Woods". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
  2. Dulac, Gerry (April 13, 1998). "Oh, My". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C-1.
  3. Bonk, Thomas (April 13, 1998). "O'Meara clears major hurdle". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (from Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
  4. "Toms makes run at record book in final-round 64". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). April 13, 1998. p. 3B.
  5. "Loren Roberts withdraws from Masters". Golf News. April 6, 1998. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  6. "Golf scoreboard: Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1998. p. 4D.
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Preceded by
1997 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1998 U.S. Open

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