Jack tweets Arnie's congrats after '86 Masters win

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Arnold Palmer is famous for sending congratulatory notes to players who have won golf tournaments, great and small.

None were bigger than when Jack Nicklaus captured the 1986 Masters at age 46. And, he too, got a note from Palmer.

Nicklaus tweeted an image of that telegram:

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