Jack Nicklaus, golf’s most successful player in terms of Majors won, heaped praise on Patrick Reed and those who ran him closest after Sunday’s final round at The Masters.
Nicklaus, who along with Gary Player and Tom Watson thrilled the patrons during Wednesday’s Par 3 contest, admitted that he wasn’t planning on watching the entire performance unfold on his most famous stomping ground but was captivated by Reed and his fellow young stars’ duel.
‘I was just going to sit down for a few minutes to watch, but then ended up staying and watching every minute of it. That’s how exciting it was. Great play. Great tournament. Great entertainment. Great fun to watch!’ he wrote on Twitter.
‘And @JordanSpieth, wow. He played an unbelievably great round. Those 3 young men coming down stretch were sensational! That was one of the best @TheMasters I’ve ever seen!’
The next Major, the US Open, takes place at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York starting on 14 June where Brooks Koepka defends his title.