Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin golf course born from a Ryder Cup moment
Tony Jacklin went to Jack Nicklaus and proposed a co-design and in 2006 The Concession, named after Nicklaus' act of sportsmanship, was unveiled in Bradenton.
Tony Jacklin will tell you, "It was Jack. " Jack Nicklaus said, "I'm sure it was Tony. " Whoever decided the course the two World Golf Hall of Fame members co-designed in Bradenton 20 years ago should be named, "The Concession," it certainly does not matter now.
Not with the property, and the name, accomplishing its goal of recognizing and honoring a gesture that is the gold standard of good sportsmanship. And it all started with a photograph. Jacklin, the then-25-year-old Brit, wearing a light blue sweater, has his left arm draped over the shoulder and around the slightly taller Nicklaus.
Jacklin is holding a putter in his left hand. Nicklaus, then 29, with the red U. S.
sweater and flowing blonde hair, has his arm around Jacklin, his right hand resting on his shoulder. Both men have a slight smile, understanding in the moment and what it meant when Nicklaus conceded a 2- to 3-foot putt in the 1969 Ryder Cup that, if Jacklin missed, would have meant an outright victory for the Americans. But the tie, the first in Ryder Cup history, allowed the U.
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