Mark O'Meara joined an elite list of players to capture two Majors in the same year by winning the 127th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Fresh from finally bagging his first Major title with victory at the US Masters just three months earlier O'Meara showed superb composure to pip long-time leader Brian Watts in a play-off.
Watts, a virtually unkown American now plying his trade in Japan, had led from the second round and bravely held on in the final round to force a play-off.
But it proved one step too far as O'Meara birdied the first of the four extra holes and calmly holed out at the 18th to capture the famous Claret Jug.
The 1998 Open will also be remembered for the remarkable performance of young English amateur Justin Rose.
Rose shot a brilliant 66 in fierce winds on Friday and ended his unbelievable week by chipping in at the last to finish tied fourth
Tiger Woods also came mightily close to claiming his first Open title but his thrilling birdie-birdie finish was just one shot too many while Jim Furyk and Jesper Parnevik were left reflecting on what might have been.
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