1999 Masters: Jose Maria Olazabal wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Jose Maria Olazabal won the 1999 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 280 (−8), by 2 strokes over Davis Love III.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1999 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 8, 1999 to April 11, 1999
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 63rd Masters
Par: 72 · 6,985 yards
Made the cut: 56 (cut at 148)
Purse: $4,000,000 · winner's share $720,000
Champion: Jose Maria Olazabal · age 33 · Spain · born Hondarribia, Spain
Champion's title: 2nd Masters title
Winning score: 70-66-73-71 = 280 (−8) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Davis Love III (282, −6)
54-hole leader: Jose Maria Olazabal (209, −7)
Caddie: Brendan McCartain
Low amateur: Sergio Garcia (295)
Course note: No. 15: fairway mounds reduced and pine trees added on both sides of the fairway.

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Jose Maria Olazabal	70	66	73	71	280	−8
2	Davis Love III	69	72	70	71	282	−6

What happened at the 1999 Masters

Olazabal won his second Masters, finishing two strokes ahead of Davis Love III after leading by one entering the final round.

Steve Pate made seven consecutive birdies in the third round, a first in Masters history.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1999 Masters: Jose Maria Olazabal wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1999 Masters

How this was built

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