I had hit a big drive and I sat there with a 4-iron.
The list, which started with the 1962 U.S. Open, now includes the six Masters, a record-tying four U.S. A birdie would win it.But, with Nicklaus and his caddy-son Jack Jr. watching, Norman pushed his second shot into the gallery, and his sun-bleached head bowed in self-inflicted misery.Norman pitched down the slope to 18-20 feet, then missed the par putt and Nicklaus was a winner again in one of the greatest golf tournaments of all time.He was tied at that figure, a single stroke back, with Kite, the gutsy little man who has played so well so often on Augusta’s flowered hills yet always has come up empty.Kite, too, had a chance to tie, but missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole, and crouched on the green, his hands covering his head, a portrait of despair. “Over the last few years, some people have done things, things I have no control over, that kept me from winning golf tournaments.“This time a couple of guys were good to me and allowed me to win.”The 46-year-old Nicklaus used the opportunity to answer the questions about retirement.“I’m not going to quit.
I haven’t had this much fun in six years.”What had been a season of success for “no-name” players and misery for the game’s luminaries turned abruptly in the Masters. I finally made a bunch of putts. But,” he added, with a grin, “I can still play a little bit at times.”He was at his best on a hot, sunny spring Sunday when he turned back the clock with a 7-under-par 65.“I didn’t expect to be in position to win, but I felt this morning if I shot a 66 I would tie, 65 I would win, and that’s exactly what happened,” Nicklaus said.“I was doing things right. There is no Masters this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time there is no golf at Augusta National the first full week in April since the end of World War II in 1945. Five of golf’s biggest stars — Norman, Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Kite and Nicklaus — led or shared the lead at one point over the final 18 holes. He made the birdie putt and for the first time took the lead at nine under par.He very nearly birdied the 18th, leaving a long-distance effort a couple of inches short.
But I’m tickled pink,” Nicklaus said. But the ball stopped about three feet away. Jack Nicklaus makes a downhill double breaking birdie putt on the 17th hole of Augusta National then goes on to win the 1986 Masters Tournament. There is no Masters this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time there is no golf at Augusta National the first full week in April since the end of World War II in 1945. I turned to Jackie and I said, ‘Do you think a 3 would go a long way here?’ And I took it an aimed it straight at the hole.”He boldly lashed that iron shot toward the water-guarded green of the par-5 15th, rammed in a 12-foot eagle putt and looked gratefully to the heavens, a broad smile on his face.Suddenly, he was seven under par for the tournament and in the hunt.On the par-3 16th, he lofted his tee shot high against the backdrop of sky and pines. The ball touched down, then spun back. FILE - In this April 14, 1986, file photo, Jack Nicklaus reacts as he finishes on the 18th to win the Masters Championship at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/File)FILE - In this April 13, 1986, file photo, Jack Nicklaus watches his shot go for a birdie, giving him the lead and the title on the 17th hole at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.
Maybe I should. He made the putt and was tied for the lead.“It just kept building,” Nicklaus said. “We kept reading the putts right and I kept hitting them where I was looking, which is a very rare occurrence for me these days.”He drove to the left on the 17th, then put his approach some 12-15 feet from the hole. By continuing to use the site, you accept our 2020 Copyright © 1996 - When Norman dropped a putt of about 15 feet on the 17th — with Nicklaus’ round long finished and his 72-hole total of 279 on the board — Norman had achieved a tie for the lead at nine under par.The powerful man known as “The Great White Shark” needed only a par on the 18th to tie and force a playoff. FILE - In this April 13, 1986, file photo, Jack Nicklaus watches his shot go for a birdie, giving him the lead and the title on the 17th hole at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.
(AP Photo/Joe Benton, File)Jack Nicklaus was down, playing poorly, and his pride was hurt.The unwelcome, hurting question kept coming: “When are you going to retire?”But it was a newspaper article which really enraged golf’s Golden Bear.“It said I was dead, washed up, through, with no chance whatsoever.
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