Scoring for the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship.
One could easily compile a Memorable Moments list limited to the back nine on Sunday when Jack Nicklaus, age 46, won his 18th and final major: Nicklaus’ 4-iron and eagle putt at 15, his son and caddie, Jackie, jumping in jubilation; Nicklaus’ 5-iron to 3 feet for another birdie at 16 (Jackie: “Be right.” Jack, not even looking at the ball: “It is.”); flubbed 4-irons by Seve Ballesteros at 15 and Greg Norman at 18. But the most indelible memory is Nicklaus’ birdie putt at 17 that gave him sole possession of the lead for the first time. As ball finds cup, Nicklaus raises his soon-to-be best-selling putter in salute and CBS announcer Verne Lundquist punctuates the crescendo: “Yes SIR!!”
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