| 1995 Masters | |
The 1995 Masters was one full of emotion for Ben Crenshaw, and one full of emotion for many fans of Crenshaw. Just a few days before Crenshaw arrived at Augusta National for the start of the tournament, his longtime friend and mentor, the legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick, died. Crenshaw was one of the pall-bearers at Penick's funeral.
The devastating loss, combined with Crenshaw's own lackluster play in the 1995 season, led many to count him out before this Masters even started. But Crenshaw's caddie, Carl Jackson, gave him a tip - to move the ball back a little bit in his stance - and suddenly Crenshaw's confidence was back.
Crenshaw entered the 1995 Masters ranked 69th in putting on the PGA Tour, but throughout the week putted like the Crenshaw of old, rather than like an old Crenshaw. The tip from his caddie, his restored confidence, his golden putting, those "Harvey bounces" - whatever the reason, everything clicked for Crenshaw, and he wound up with a one-stroke victory over Davis Love III and his second Masters championship.
When the final putt sank, Crenshaw collapsed in tears on the green, consoled by his caddie, as the emotion of the past week poured out of him. It was a scene that brought tears to the eyes of many of those watching at Augusta and on television that day.
The 1995 Masters was also notable as the first major championship for Tiger Woods, who got into the event at the U.S. Amateur champ. Woods made the cut and finished tied for 41st.
1995 Masters Scores
Results from the 1995 Masters golf tournament played at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Ben Crenshaw | 70-67-69-68--274 | $396,000 |
| Davis Love III | 69-69-71-66--275 | $237,600 |
| Jay Haas | 71-64-72-70--277 | $127,600 |
| Greg Norman | 73-68-68-68--277 | $127,600 |
| Steve Elkington | 73-67-67-72--279 | $83,600 |
| David Frost | 66-71-71-71--279 | $83,600 |
| Scott Hoch | 69-67-71-73--280 | $70,950 |
| Phil Mickelson | 66-71-70-73--280 | $70,950 |
| Curtis Strange | 72-71-65-73--281 | $63,800 |
| Fred Couples | 71-69-67-75--282 | $57,200 |
| Brian Henninger | 70-68-68-76--282 | $57,200 |
| Lee Janzen | 69-69-74-71--283 | $48,400 |
| Kenny Perry | 73-70-71-69--283 | $48,400 |
| Hale Irwin | 69-72-71-72--284 | $39,600 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 66-74-72-72--284 | $39,600 |
| Tom Watson | 73-70-69-72--284 | $39,600 |
| Paul Azinger | 70-72-73-70--285 | $28,786 |
| Brad Faxon | 76-69-69-71--285 | $28,786 |
| Raymond Floyd | 71-70-70-74--285 | $28,786 |
| John Huston | 70-66-72-77--285 | $28,786 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 71-69-76-69--285 | $28,786 |
| Corey Pavin | 67-71-72-75--285 | $28,786 |
| Ian Woosnam | 69-72-71-73--285 | $28,786 |
| David Edwards | 69-73-73-71--286 | $18,260 |
| Nick Faldo | 70-70-71-75--286 | $18,260 |
| David Gilford | 67-73-75-71--286 | $18,260 |
| Loren Roberts | 72-69-72-73--286 | $18,260 |
| Duffy Waldorf | 74-69-67-76--286 | $18,260 |
| Bob Estes | 73-70-76-68--287 | $15,300 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 70-74-70-73--287 | $15,300 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 72-73-69-74--288 | $13,325 |
| Bernhard Langer | 71-69-73-75--288 | $13,325 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 72-71-71-74--288 | $13,325 |
| Mark O'Meara | 68-72-71-77--288 | $13,325 |
| Chip Beck | 68-76-69-77--290 | $10,840 |
| Dan Forsman | 71-74-74-71--290 | $10,840 |
| Wayne Grady | 69-73-74-74--290 | $10,840 |
| Mark McCumber | 73-69-69-79--290 | $10,840 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 67-78-70-75--290 | $10,840 |
| Tom Lehman | 71-72-74-75--292 | $9,500 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 70-72-78-73--293 | $8,567 |
| Jeff Sluman | 73-72-71-77--293 | $8,567 |
| Payne Stewart | 71-72-72-78--293 | $8,567 |
| Tiger Woods | 72-72-77-72--293 | |
| Seve Ballesteros | 75-68-78-75--296 | $7,500 |
| John Daly | 75-69-71-81--296 | $7,500 |
| Rick Fehr | 76-69-69-83--297 | $6,800 |
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