Mark O'Meara birdied the 17th and 18th hole to win his lone Masters title by one shot. He didn't lead after any of the first three rounds. At 41 years, 89 days, O'Meara became the oldest first-time winner. Fred Couples led for 61 holes and after each of the first three rounds. O'Meara won $576,000, and the total purse was $3,199,480.

Some of the biggest 'long shot' wins in sport have taken place at the Masters, with golf's most prestigious tournament boasting a long history of major shocks. Many of these wins have come in recent times,

Masters was one of six years, and the first of three straight, where there was a different leader every round.