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Olazabal was 4-under over the final 13 holes.		Solid short game carries Olazabal to green jacket
		Jose Maria Olazabal won The Masters for the second time on Sunday, executing numerous delicate shots to hold off Davis Love III by two shots with a perfect back nine. After a shaky opening which included three consecutive bogeys, Olazabal made three birdies on the back to win his second green jacket. Greg Norman was third, three shots back. FULL STORY		ALSO SEE Final-round scores Final-round scorecards Frozen moment: Olazabal answers on 13 Harig: Love lost Duval's charge comes up short Notebook: Garcia makes it a Spanish double

Harig: Not the people's choice Jose Maria Olazabal has the respect of golf fans, but even he knows he isn't the player most people were rooting for on Sunday at The Masters. Leaderboard bunches up on moving day Moving day is supposed to separate the contenders from the pretenders, but that didn't happen on Saturday at Augusta. Olazabal steps into Masters lead Jose Maria Olazabal matched the day's best round with a 66 to grab the lead at the midway point. Love among the ruins; foursome leads at Augusta The quest for the green jacket has begun at Augusta National as The Masters field faces a longer course with deeper rough. Masters TV ratings take a dip National television ratings for this year's Masters were down slightly from 1998. A tradition of change Golf Magazine's Gary Galyean says all the changes this year may not be an erosion of tradition, but part of Augusta National's tradition. More hits than the Beatles Golf Magazine's David Feherty says the changes at Augusta National will leave players scratching their heads. Olazabal y olé El español ganó su segundo major con coraje e imaginación. More Masters features, news A collection of features and news from The Masters.

FINAL 1999 LEADERBOARD 1 Jose Maria Olazabal 280 -8 2 Davis Love III 282 -6 3 Greg Norman 283 -5 4 Bob Estes 284 -4 4 Steve Pate 284 -4 6 David Duval 285 -3 6 Carlos Franco 285 -3 6 Phil Mickelson 285 -3 6 Nick Price 285 -3 6 Lee Westwood 285 -3 11 Steve Elkington 287 -1 11 Bernhard Langer 287 -1 11 Colin Montgomerie 287 -1 14 Jim Furyk 288 Even 14 Brandt Jobe 288 Even 14 Lee Janzen 288 Even 14 Ian Woosnam 288 Even PURSE: $4 million WINNER: $720,000 SITE: Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. PAR: 36-36-72

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