Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time major championship winner, played in 2005 after a very tragic incident in his life. Tiger Woods’ former caddie spoke about the same in a recent podcast.
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Steve Williams on Jack Nicklaus at 2005 Masters
2005 Masters was truly an emotional one for the Nicklaus clan. Just five weeks before the Masters, Jake Nicklaus, the 17-month-old baby of Steve Nicklaus, and Jack’s grandson died in a tragic hot tub accident and left the golf world in shock. However, in spite of the tragedy, Jack appeared at the Masters.
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Steve Williams, Tiger’s former caddie spoke about Jack’s courageous appearance at the Augusta in 2005. Steve spoke about Jack in the recent episode of the podcast namely, Chasing Majors. Williams said,“…I mean, I think that just gave the tournament a little bit more. You know, it was a 2005 Masters, but it had a little more meaning to it.”
“…I knew all the Nicklaus boys pretty well… So it was yeah, it was a tough time for everybody, and I mean, you know, and I was just tremendous that Jeff elected to play at Augusta.”
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BRISTOL, VA – JUNE 8: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player at The Big Three fund-raiser for the Mountain Mission Kids (expected to be the biggest one-day charitable event in golf history) at the Olde Farm Golf Club on June 8, 2010, in Bristol, Virginia. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR) Credit: Getty Images
He added, “It’s just a measure of the man. I mean, get the best show of the week there, and I think at the time, he was in the mid-60s, And then, he shot like 75, 76, or something like that. I mean, which is incredible at his age. And it was, you know, he wasn’t playing a lot of competitive golf. So it was huge. That gave that total just an extra dimension…”
It shows the passion Jack has for golf and how much playing at the Masters meant to him.
Tiger Woods dominance at 2005 Masters
Eldrick Woods won yet another Masters title at Augusta National in 2005. He ended the event with an overall score of 12-under-par. As a result, he forced a playoff. Tiger won the epic two-man playoff with Chris DiMarco with a beautiful 15-foot birdie on the first playoff hole, the par 4, 18th to win his fourth green jacket. He also won a prize money share worth $1,260,000.
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