Sandy Lyle recalls Jack Nicklaus's 1986 Masters win
Sandy Lyle recalls playing with Jack Nicklaus during his legendary 1986 Masters win and what he learned from it.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sandy Lyle had never played with Jack Nicklaus before the final round of the 1986 Masters . And they never were paired together again.
Only one time during Lyle’s Hall of Fame career that began on the PGA Tour in 1980. OK, there was that one time they played nine holes together at Pebble Beach because his amateur partner was friendly with Jack’s son, but it was rained out. Lyle doesn’t count that and we won’t either.
It just so happened that one time was one of the most magical and memorable rounds ever, the day Nicklaus shot 65 to rally from four strokes back to win his sixth and final Green Jacket. More: Masters leaderboard, scores, pairings, stories, videos “Can you believe my luck? ” Lyle asked, cracking an oversized smile.
It’s a day Lyle says he gets reminded about all the time. It still seems improbable. “There were no signs the first eight holes,” he said.