The Greatest Masters Ever: Jack Nicklaus II Remembers His Father’s Finest Moment

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Published: April 5, 2011

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Jack Nicklaus II is president of Nicklaus Design. Twenty-five years ago he was the most famous caddy at Augusta National during his father's magical triumph at the 1986 Masters. Jack II shared some of his Sunday memories in an exclusive with Tom Edrington of AllHeadlineNews.

 

One of Jack Nicklaus II's great lifetime memories is his father's 1986 victory at the Masters. This week is the 25th anniversary of the sixth Masters victory by the Golden Bear. The younger Nicklaus was on the bag and had the best view on the course of what would become one of the most magical and historical moments ever in golf history. Here are some of his memories:

TE: Jack, if you will, tell us what you remember first about that Sunday.

JNII: "Walking down each fairway, each green and tee, watching people react to him. They were basically giving him standing ovations everywhere and that was early on the front nine and it continued to each hole. They were reacting not only to that day, but to what he'd done through the years. He's made a lot of great choices in life and I'm proud of the choices he's made.

"I can't believe it's been 25 years, feels like it happened yesterday."

TE: So what was going on early in the round?

JNII: "On the front nine, he's playing well and getting nothing out of it. We're making pars. He hit a great shot into six, the par three, with the pin in a difficult place. He hits it 2 1/2 or 3 feet and missed the putt. I say to myself 'Oh man, dad's just not getting anything out of the round.'

"He didn't make birdie on eight, the par five, nothing's happening. Then he made that birdie at nine."

TE: When did you sense something was happening?

JNII: "After nine, he makes birdie at 10, then another at 11 and the roars are going up and now I know something's happening and he's getting himself in the tournament."

TE: What happened at the...
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