Twenty-five years ago, at age 41, Mark O’Meara did what many men wish they could, especially in middle age: He won the Masters Tournament with a putt at No. 18. Three months later, he added a British Open victory, the second and final major tournament win in a Hall of Fame career that began during Jimmy Carter’s presidency and continues today on the PGA Tour Champions circuit.
O’Meara’s achievement at Augusta National Golf Club punctuated his 15th Masters. A lot of time playing with a prodigy named Tiger Woods did not hurt. Neither did experience.
“It’s one of those golf courses that the more you play it, the more you understand it,” O’Meara said in an interview in March.