GI Joe
07-16-2005, 10:10 AM
The Bear's golden goodbye
He misses the cut at British Open in his final round of championship golf, as adoring fans and fellow players pay their final tributes
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Of all the accolades that have come his way, Jack Nicklaus always has aimed for the one he felt worthy of this last time. After the final round of his championship career, he said, "I was a golfer today."
It kind of went without saying that he always has been a golfer, and likely is the best one who ever lived.
om Watson did say just that after he saw Nicklaus' farewell to golf on the 18th hole at St. Andrews on Friday, calling him "the greatest player who has ever played the game." But Watson and almost everyone else at the Old Course suggested that there is more to being a golfer than shooting a score.
Fans and players at the British Open said an official goodbye to Nicklaus, 65, who missed the cut but made birdie on his last hole, and saluted him for a lifetime of being what they think a golfer should be: a long driver, outstanding putter, great champion (with a record of 18 major titles) and a good sport.
cont.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/golf/ny-spjack164346167jul16,0,5677429.story?coll=ny-golf-print
He misses the cut at British Open in his final round of championship golf, as adoring fans and fellow players pay their final tributes
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Of all the accolades that have come his way, Jack Nicklaus always has aimed for the one he felt worthy of this last time. After the final round of his championship career, he said, "I was a golfer today."
It kind of went without saying that he always has been a golfer, and likely is the best one who ever lived.
om Watson did say just that after he saw Nicklaus' farewell to golf on the 18th hole at St. Andrews on Friday, calling him "the greatest player who has ever played the game." But Watson and almost everyone else at the Old Course suggested that there is more to being a golfer than shooting a score.
Fans and players at the British Open said an official goodbye to Nicklaus, 65, who missed the cut but made birdie on his last hole, and saluted him for a lifetime of being what they think a golfer should be: a long driver, outstanding putter, great champion (with a record of 18 major titles) and a good sport.
cont.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/golf/ny-spjack164346167jul16,0,5677429.story?coll=ny-golf-print