{"id":48720,"date":"2026-04-12T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48720"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:39:07","slug":"sandy-lyle-recalls-jack-nicklauss-1986-masters-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48720","title":{"rendered":"Sandy Lyle recalls Jack Nicklaus&#8217;s 1986 Masters win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 Sandy Lyle had never played with Jack Nicklaus before the final round of the 1986 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/2023-masters-tournament-latest-news-183736844.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Masters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Masters&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Masters<\/a>. And they never were paired together again. Only one time during Lyle\u2019s Hall of Fame career that began on the PGA Tour in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>OK, there was that one time they played nine holes together at Pebble Beach because his amateur partner was friendly with Jack\u2019s son, but it was rained out. Lyle doesn\u2019t count that and we won\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/2023-masters-tournament-latest-news-183736844.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Masters leaderboard, scores, pairings, stories, videos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Masters leaderboard, scores, pairings, stories, videos&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Masters leaderboard, scores, pairings, stories, videos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you believe my luck?\u201d Lyle asked, cracking an oversized smile.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a day Lyle says he gets reminded about all the time. It still seems improbable. \u201cThere were no signs the first eight holes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nicklaus\u2019s back-nine charge remains fresh in Lyle\u2019s memory. \u201cWe were walking up 13,&#8221; Lyle recounted, &#8220;and Jack turned to me and said, \u2018Did you hear what Jackie said to me? He says this is too much for his young heart to handle. What about me, I\u2019m 46.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Jack Nicklaus at the 1986 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lyle remembers the putts best. They started to fall in bunches. First there was the eagle putt at 15.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never heard a roar like that. The crowd went bananas,\u201d he says. \u201cIt raised the hairs on the back of my neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Nicklaus knocked his tee shot stiff at 16, Lyle said everyone was rooting for Nicklaus. Patrons told him about Ballesteros\u2019s watery fate at 15. \u201cHe knew how important that putt was at 17 but it was also his hardest putt of the day,\u201d Lyle remembered. \u201cIt had to be paced just right. It had to be firm enough to keep the line but it could\u2019ve easily gone flying by the hole. It was a very steady putt that just knew its way in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyle said Nicklaus was unlucky that his approach shot to 18 rolled down the hill to the lower level of the green, leaving him a testy 50-foot putt. \u201cHe hit a hell of a putt. It stopped inches short,\u201d Lyle recalled. \u201cIf he made that putt there, I would\u2019ve bowed to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, everyone in the field bowed to his greatness. Lyle was never a factor that day, shooting 71 and finishing T-11, his best finish there to that point. In 1988, he won the Green Jacket thanks in no small part to what he learned from Nicklaus that day.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack was so focused,\u201d Lyle said. \u201cHe kept the same rhythm and the same pace all day and that was something I learned from and tried to mimic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Golfweek: <a href=\"https:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/masters\/2026\/04\/12\/masters-sandy-lyle-remembers-jack-nicklaus-1986-victory\/89579934007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:1986 Masters: Sandy Lyle recalls Jack Nicklaus winning at Augusta;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;1986 Masters&quot;}\" class=\"link \">1986 Masters: Sandy Lyle recalls Jack Nicklaus winning at Augusta<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/sandy-lyle-recalls-jack-nicklauss-163011622.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 Sandy Lyle had never played with Jack Nicklaus before the final round of the 1986 Masters. 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