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Sunday 12 April 1998PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
O'Meara wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 1998 · Mark O'Meara’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse US$3.2 million USD · Wikipedia: first round start delayed 90 minutes after heavy rain on Wednesday night, and the first round was suspended by darkness (completed Friday)
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 full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 63 · 37.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 25 km/h WNW, gusts 57 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/7°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/7°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 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
- Fred Couples USA · 280Led by two strokes entering the final round; hooked into the trees and found Rae's Creek for a double bogey at the 13th, eagled the 15th, then found the same fairway bunker at the 18th as Sandy Lyle in 1988 and parred while O'Meara birdied The Independent (Andy Farrell), 13 April 1998
- David Duval USA · 280Closed with 67 and briefly led by three after birdieing the 15th, but three-putted the 16th and was caught by O'Meara's birdies at the 17th and 18th The Independent (Andy Farrell), 13 April 1998
88 started · cut +6, 46 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Fred Couples, David Duval
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
13 April 1998
You know I wanted to make that putt so that there wouldn't be a play-off and it just squeaked in as I was hoping.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
13 April 1998
Mark played great. He has been out here a long time and is a great player. I didn't miss many shots but I had a big blunder on the 13th.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
13 April 1998
I didn't realise I made six birdies in a row until I looked at my card in the scoring tent
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Meara | 74 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Fred Couples | 69 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | David Duval | 71 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 76 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Paul Azinger | 71 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | David Toms | 75 · 72 · 72 · 64 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Darren Clarke | 76 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | 74 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Colin Montgomerie | 71 · 75 · 69 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-13, Goldsboro, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1980; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 1; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 1998)).
What’s in the bag
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