1994 Masters Tournament

{{Short description|American golf tournament held in 1994}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 1994 Masters Tournament

| image = 1994_Masters_Tournament_Official_program_cover.jpg

| caption = Front cover of the 1994 Masters Journal

| dates = April 7–10, 1994

| location = Augusta, Georgia

| course = Augusta National Golf Club

| org = Augusta National Golf Club

| tour = PGA Tour

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|6925|yd}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SqsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542%2C2789216 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Olazabal masters arduous Augusta |date=April 11, 1994 |page=1B}}

| field = 86 players, 51 after cut

| cut = 149 (+5)

| purse = US$2.0 million

| winners_share = $360,000

| champion = {{flagicon|ESP}} José María Olazábal

| score = 279 (−9)

| previous = 1993

| next = 1995

| map = USA#USA Georgia

| map_relief = yes

| map_label = Augusta National

| map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Georgia

| coordinates = {{coord|33.503|N|82.020|W|type:event|display=inline,title}}

}}

The 1994 Masters Tournament was the 58th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

José María Olazábal won the first of his two Masters titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Lehman,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1994/04/18/106786409/ol-ol |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Reilly |first=Rick |title=Olé! Olé! |date=April 19, 1994 |page=18}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iUxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4199%2C2625314|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=(Los Angeles Times) |last=Cherwa |first=John |title=Olazabal completes his Masters |date=April 11, 1994 |page=1B}} and became the sixth winner from Europe in the past seven Masters.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PQdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3174%2C92258|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |agency=(Washington Post)|title=Augusta gives reign to Spain |date=April 11, 1994 |page=C1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fm8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SW8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3070%2C6197082|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|last=Parascenzo|first=Marino|title=Olazabal masters Augusta |date=April 11, 1994|page=D1}} Olazábal was the second champion from Spain, following Seve Ballesteros, the winner in 1980 and 1983.

Larry Mize, the 1987 champion, led after each of the first two rounds,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h0xWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4535%2C1989543 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Cherwa |first=John |agency=(Los Angeles Times)|title=Mize tops tight Masters field |date=April 9, 1994 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FG8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SW8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2611%2C3714736|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|last=Parascenzo|first=Marino|title=Norman lurking, but Mize leads by 1 |date=April 9, 1994|page=D1}} and Lehman assumed the 54-hole lead with one of two 69s on Saturday; Olazábal had the other and was one stroke back, with Mize one behind in third.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iExWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5406%2C2505331 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Markus |first=Don |agency=(Baltimore Sun)|title=Lehman aims to make first win a major |date=April 10, 1994 |page=1E}} Lehman, age 35, had yet to win on the PGA Tour.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_mc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YPEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6245%2C6224736|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |agency=(Washington Post)|title=Golf, in Lehman's terms |date=April 10, 1994 |page=C1}}

In the final round, Olazábal, Lehman, and Mize shared the lead entering the back nine. Mize made three bogeys coming home and fell out of contention. Lehman bogeyed the par-3 12th to fall a stroke back, and at the par-5 15th hole, both Olazábal and Lehman had putts for eagle. Olazabal made his from {{convert|35|ft}}, but Lehman missed from fifteen (4.5 m), and the lead was two {{nowrap|strokes.}}

After pars at 16, Olazábal three-putted from off the 17th green for bogey, while Lehman missed a birdie from fifteen feet, and the lead was reduced to one at the final tee. Lehman's one-iron found the left fairway bunker, the approach shot was well short of the green, and he bogeyed; Olazábal put his approach into the gallery, but he scrambled for par and had a two-stroke {{nowrap|victory.}}

Fred Couples, the 1992 champion, did not enter due to back problems, withdrawing the previous Friday.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X1dPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4143%2C304521 |newspaper=Toledo Blade |location=(Ohio)|agency=Associated Press |title=Couples to miss Masters |date=April 2, 1994 |page=24}} Olazábal won his second green jacket five years later in 1999. Lehman won his first tour event six weeks later at the Memorial,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iwkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807%2C2860634 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title='Unbelievable' Lehman wins |date=May 23, 1994 |page=C3 }} and won a major at The Open Championship in 1996.