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Sunday 11 April 1999PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Olazabal wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 April 1999 · Jose Maria Olazabal’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse US$4,000,000 USD · 63rd Masters (The Independent: 'the 63rd US Masters')
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/21°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 59 · 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
- Davis Love III USA · 282Two behind at the 16th, holed a long chip from the rough for birdie, but Olazábal answered with a birdie from three feet at the 16th and a 7-foot par save at the 17th; Love's second runner-up finish at Augusta Love runner up again despite miracle shot (Golf Today)
96 started · cut +4, 56 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: Davis Love III
From the papers
The Independent
13 April 1999
I will enjoy this victory more than the first one because of everything that has happened.
The Independent
13 April 1999
It was only three feet but you can't imagine how difficult it was.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
11 April 1999
I'm very happy for Jose. Anything else will sound like sour grapes, but I'm also very disappointed I didn't win. I left a lot of shots out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Olazábal | 70 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 69 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 3 | Greg Norman | 71 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Bob Estes | 71 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Steve Pate | 71 · 75 · 65 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | David Duval | 71 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Carlos Franco | 72 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | 74 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Nick Price | 69 · 72 · 72 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | 75 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 1999)).
What’s in the bag
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