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Mark O'Meara finishes Masters with second 68
When Mark O’Meara won the Masters Tournament in 1998, a 58-year-old Jack Nicklaus shot a 68 round to turn back time.
This week, the 58-year-old O’Meara did the same – twice.
After carding 68 Friday to make the cut for the first time since 2005, O’Meara shot 4-under again Sunday to finish 2-under for the tournament. He hadn’t shot under 70 in the tournament since 2001.
It was a memorable 14-year return to the red, especially after Saturday’s 5-over round.
“It was a good day,” O’Meara said. “I was disappointed in my 77, but I hung in there. I drove it well (Saturday), I just didn’t hit my irons as well. When you miss a bunch of greens, it’s not easy to get the ball up and down around here at Augusta National. At 58, your short game’s not as good as it was when you were 25.”
O’Meara overcame a double bogey on No. 3 and a bogey at No. 11 by notching seven birdies.
The last time O’Meara had at least two rounds of 68 or better in one year was when he won the green jacket in 1998.
“Overall, I’m super excited about my week,” he said.
| Hole By Hole Scores | |||||||||||||||||||||
Round 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 68 |
| Tot | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Round 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 77 |
| Tot | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
Round 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 68 |
| Tot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Round 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 73 |
| Tot | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
Masters Record
| Year | Place | Score | Round | Money | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | 72 | +8 | 75 | 77 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2013 | 72 | +7 | 74 | 77 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2012 | $ 10,000 | ||||||
| 2011 | 82 | +6 | 77 | 73 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2010 | 54 | +5 | 75 | 74 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2009 | 79 | +7 | 75 | 76 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2008 | 56 | +5 | 71 | 78 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2007 | 61 | +9 | 77 | 76 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2006 | 73 | +10 | 82 | 72 | $ 5,000 | ||
| 2005 | 31 | +5 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 75 | $ 46,550 |
| 2004 | 27 | +4 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 74 | $ 51,025 |
| 2003 | 8 | E | 76 | 71 | 70 | 71 | $ 162,000 |
| 2002 | 56 | +5 | 78 | 71 | $ 5,000 | ||
| 2001 | 20 | -5 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 68 | $ 65,240 |
| 2000 | 65 | +6 | 75 | 75 | $ 5,000 | ||
| 1999 | 31 | +5 | 70 | 76 | 69 | 78 | $ 23,720 |
| 1998 | 1 | -9 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | $ 576,000 |
| 1997 | 30 | +6 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 75 | $ 17,145 |
| 1996 | 18 | +2 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 72 | $ 32,600 |
| 1995 | 31 | E | 68 | 72 | 71 | 77 | $ 13,325 |
| 1994 | 15 | +3 | 75 | 70 | 76 | 70 | $ 34,000 |
| 1993 | 20 | E | 75 | 69 | 73 | 71 | $ 17,000 |
| 1992 | 4 | -8 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 70 | $ 66,000 |
| 1991 | 22 | -4 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 71 | $ 10,200 |
| 1990 | 50 | +5 | 75 | 74 | $ 1,500 | ||
| 1989 | 11 | +1 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 72 | $ 25,567 |
| 1988 | 39 | +12 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 76 | $ 4,400 |
| 1987 | 24 | +6 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 74 | $ 7,900 |
| 1986 | 48 | +13 | 74 | 73 | 81 | 73 | $ 2,300 |
| 1985 | 24 | +3 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 70 | $ 7,280 |
| 1980 | 88 | +17 | 80 | 81 | $ 0 | ||
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