Alright, so you wanna know about this 1998 Masters golf thing, huh? And some crossword puzzle too? Okay, okay, I’ll tell ya what I know. It ain’t gonna be fancy, mind you, just plain talk, like we’re sittin’ on the porch swingin’ our legs.
So, this fella, Mark O’Meara, that’s the name you gotta remember. He won the whole shebang back in 1998. The Masters, they call it. Big golf tournament, lots of fancy folks watchin’, I reckon. He beat out a couple other guys, David Duval and Fred Couples, they say. By just one little stroke! Can you imagine? All that work, all that hittin’ little balls around, and it comes down to one tiny shot.
Now, how he did it, that’s a bit more complicated. Something about a 20-foot putt on the last hole. A “birdie” putt, they call it. Sounds like somethin’ a bird would do, right? But no, it just means he got the ball in the hole one shot under what they expect. And he did that three times in the last four holes! Must’ve been somethin’ to see, even for an old woman like me who don’t know a golf club from a fishin’ pole.
And this crossword puzzle thing? Well, seems like folks like to put Mark O’Meara’s name in them puzzles. You know, those little boxes where you gotta fill in words? They ask things like “1998 Masters champion Mark” and the answer is always OMEARA. Six letters, easy peasy. I hear they ask it all the time, like it’s some kinda big secret or somethin’. But it ain’t no secret, it’s just Mark O’Meara, the fella who won the golf thing.
- He won in 1998. That’s the important year.
- His last name is O’Meara. Don’t forget that now.
- He won by one stroke. Close call, I tell ya.
- He made a birdie putt on the last hole. Fancy stuff.
- Lots of crossword puzzles ask about him. Must be famous.
I also heard somethin’ about a fella named Lee Elder. Seems he was the first black golfer to play in the Masters. That’s a big deal, I reckon. Broke down some barriers, they say. Good for him. Shows you that anyone can do anything if they set their mind to it, even play golf with all them fancy folks.
And then there was somethin’ about a poetry prize? A fella named Edwin Arlington Robinson won some money for his poems. A thousand dollars, they say! That’s a lot of money, even now. Must’ve been some good poems, I guess. Not that I know much about poetry. I prefer a good story, myself, like this one about Mark O’Meara winnin’ that golf tournament.
So, there you have it. That’s all I know about the 1998 Masters and this Mark O’Meara fella. He won a golf tournament, he’s in crossword puzzles, and that’s about it. It ain’t rocket science, just a fella hittin’ a little ball around and winnin’ a prize. But I guess it’s important to some folks, so I figured I’d tell ya what I know. Now, you got any more questions? Cause I gotta get back to my chores.
And don’t forget, 1998 Masters, Mark O’Meara, six letters, OMEARA. Got it? Good. Now go on and fill out that crossword puzzle, and tell ‘em old Ma sent ya.
Tags: [Mark O’Meara, 1998 Masters, Golf Champion, Crossword Puzzle Clue, OMEARA, David Duval, Fred Couples, Lee Elder, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Birdie Putt, Sports History, Major Championship]