1998 Masters
Recap and Scores for the 1998 Masters Golf Tournament
Mark O'Meara had been a very good player for a long time on the PGA Tour, but entering the 1998 Masters had not won a major championship. During 1998, O'Meara won two majors - this one, plus the British Open later in the year.
Why was 1998 such a good year for O'Meara? Many believed - and O'Meara himself said as much - that O'Meara's friendship with the young star Tiger Woods played a role. O'Meara and Woods played together often, and competed against each other in practice rounds. O'Meara said that watching Woods' killer instinct and Woods' work ethic made him work that much harder himself.
Whatever the reason, O'Meara won The Masters in 1998 by closing with rounds of 68 and 67, and by birdying the final hole to secure the victory. In fact, O'Meara birdied three of the final four holes on Sunday, capping his surge with a 20-footer on the 72nd hole for the one-stroke victory over David Duval and Fred Couples.
The 1998 Masters is also notable as the last time Jack Nicklaus was part of the story in the final round. Nicklaus, 56 years old, tied for sixth, four strokes off the lead, with a final-round 68.
1998 Masters Scores
Results from the 1998 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Mark O'Meara, $576,000 | 74-70-68-67--279 |
| David Duval, $291,600 | 71-68-74-67--280 |
| Fred Couples, $291,600 | 69-70-71-70--280 |
| Jim Furyk, $153,600 | 76-70-67-68--281 |
| Paul Azinger, $128,000 | 71-72-69-70--282 |
| David Toms, $111,200 | 75-72-72-64--283 |
| Jack Nicklaus, $111,200 | 73-72-70-68--283 |
| Justin Leonard, $89,600 | 74-73-69-69--285 |
| Darren Clarke, $89,600 | 76-73-67-69--285 |
| Tiger Woods, $89,600 | 71-72-72-70--285 |
| Colin Montgomerie, $89,600 | 71-75-69-70--285 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson, $64,800 | 74-75-67-70--286 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal, $64,800 | 70-73-71-72--286 |
| Jay Haas, $64,800 | 72-71-71-72--286 |
| Phil Mickelson, $64,800 | 74-69-69-74--286 |
| Ian Woosnam, $48,000 | 74-71-72-70--287 |
| Scott McCarron, $48,000 | 73-71-72-71--287 |
| Mark Calcavecchia, $48,000 | 74-74-69-70--287 |
| Ernie Els, $48,000 | 75-70-70-72--287 |
| Scott Hoch, $48,000 | 70-71-73-73--287 |
| Willie Wood, $38,400 | 74-74-70-70--288 |
| a-Matt Kuchar | 72-76-68-72--288 |
| Stewart Cink, $33,280 | 74-76-69-70--289 |
| John Huston, $33,280 | 77-71-70-71--289 |
| Jeff Maggert, $33,280 | 72-73-72-72--289 |
| Steve Jones, $26,133 | 75-70-75-70--290 |
| David Frost, $26,133 | 72-73-74-71--290 |
| Brad Faxon, $26,133 | 73-74-71-72--290 |
| Michael Bradley, $23,680 | 73-74-72-72--291 |
| Steve Elkington, $22,720 | 75-75-71-71--292 |
| Jesper Parnevik, $21,280 | 75-73-73-72--293 |
| Andrew Magee, $21,280 | 74-72-74-73--293 |
| Phil Blackmar, $18,112 | 71-78-75-70--294 |
| Lee Janzen, $18,112 | 76-74-72-72--294 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller, $18,112 | 71-74-75-74--294 |
| John Daly, $18,112 | 77-71-71-75--294 |
| Davis Love III, $18,112 | 74-75-67-78--294 |
| Tom Kite, $15,680 | 73-74-74-74--295 |
| Bernhard Langer, $14,720 | 75-73-74-74--296 |
| Paul Stankowski, $14,720 | 70-80-72-74--296 |
| Corey Pavin, $13,440 | 73-77-72-75--297 |
| Craig Stadler, $13,440 | 79-68-73-77--297 |
| John Cook, $12,480 | 75-73-74-76--298 |
| Lee Westwood, $11,840 | 74-76-72-78--300 |
| a-Joel Kribel | 74-76-76-75--301 |
| Gary Player, $11,200 | 77-72-78-75--302 |
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