Location Augusta, Georgia Cut 150 (+6) Dates 9 Apr 1998 – 12 Apr 1998 Par 72 | Length 6,925 yards (6,332 m) Winner's share $576,000 Prize fund 3.2 million USD | |
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Field 88 players, 46 after cut Organized by Augusta National Golf Club Course Augusta National Golf Club Tours PGA TOUR, PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Tour Similar 1999 Masters Tournament, 1995 Masters Tournament, 1993 Masters Tournament, 2002 Masters Tournament, 1996 Masters Tournament | ||
The 1998 Masters Tournament was the 62nd Masters Tournament, held from April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club. Mark O'Meara won his first major championship with a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win by one stroke over runners-up David Duval and Fred Couples. O'Meara birdied three of the final four holes to shoot a final round 67 (−5).
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In one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Jack Nicklaus tied for sixth place at the age of 58. His final round 68 (−4) yielded a 283 (−5), the lowest 72-hole score by a player over 50 in the Masters. Nicklaus was in contention for the title until well into the back nine holes in the final round. It was his last serious run for a major championship, 12 years after his victory at the 1986 Masters. Another former champion Gary Player became the oldest player ever to make the cut at the Masters at the age of 62.
In his first Masters, David Toms shot a 29 (−7) on the back nine on Sunday, en route to a 64 (−8). He had six consecutive birdies on holes 12–17.
O'Meara's win came in his 15th attempt at Augusta, setting a record for appearances before a victory. He had previously been considered one of the best players to never win a major. Later in July, he won the Open Championship and earned PGA Tour Player of the Year honors for 1998.
Field
Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (9,12), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (9), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, José María Olazábal (9,10), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson (9), Tiger Woods (9,12,13), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller
Ernie Els (9,10,12,13), Lee Janzen (11,13), Steve Jones (12,13), Corey Pavin
John Daly, Tom Lehman (9,10,13), Justin Leonard (9,11,12,13), Greg Norman (12,13), Nick Price (4,9,12,13)
Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Steve Elkington (9,13), Davis Love III (9,10,11,12,13)
Joel Kribel (a), Matt Kuchar (a)
Craig Watson (a)
Tim Clark (a)
Ken Bakst (a)
Stuart Appleby (13), Mark Calcavecchia (12,13), Fred Funk, John Huston (12), Per-Ulrik Johansson, Tom Kite (11), Jesper Parnevik (12,13), Costantino Rocca, Vijay Singh (12,13), Jeff Sluman, Paul Stankowski (13), Tommy Tolles (10,13), Lee Westwood, Willie Wood
Billy Andrade, Olin Browne, Stewart Cink (12,13), Jim Furyk (11,13), Jay Haas, Scott Hoch (11,12,13), Bradley Hughes, Jeff Maggert (11,13), Scott McCarron (12,13), Colin Montgomerie, David Ogrin, Bob Tway
Phil Blackmar (12)
Michael Bradley, Billy Ray Brown, David Duval (13), David Frost, Bill Glasson (13), Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson (13), Frank Nobilo (13), Scott Simpson, David Toms
John Cook, Brad Faxon, Andrew Magee, Mark O'Meara
Darren Clarke, Ignacio Garrido, Retief Goosen, Shigeki Maruyama, Masashi Ozaki
Missed the cut
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First round
Thursday, April 9, 1998 & Friday, April 10, 1998
First round suspended by darkness due to start being delayed by 90 minutes to get course playable after heavy rains Wednesday night.
Second round
Friday, April 10, 1998
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Amateurs: Kuchar (+4), Kribel (+6), Watson (+13), Clark (+14), Bakst (+16).
Third round
Saturday, April 11, 1998
Final round
Sunday, April 12, 1998
Amateurs: Kuchar (E), Kribel (+13).
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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