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\"JackJack Nicklaus reminisced about the Masters Tournament today in a ceremony held in his honor. He took the opportunity to make a startling announcement: he’ll be playing this year.<\/p>\n

A month ago, following the tragic death of Jack’s grandson in a pool accident<\/a>, Nicklaus announced that he would probably skip The Masters, saying that he’d rather spend time with his family in these trying times.<\/p>\n

Of his change-of heart, Nicklaus said “It (Augusta National) is a place that’s meant a lot to me in my life. I’m coming up here to play and fulfill a request by Hootie (Johnson, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club) and a desire on my part. I feel like I can play so I’m going to play.” Nicklaus made the remarks at the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Botanical Gardens, where he received a key to the city during ceremonies that also honored Lee Elder for breaking the color barrier in The Masters 30 years ago.
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\nAugusta and The Masters means a lot to Nicklaus, a six-time winner of this event, but it’s safe to say his family means a lot more. Jake Walter Nicklaus, 17 months old and the son of Jack’s second-oldest son Steve, accidentally drowned. The Golden Bear promptly cancelled almost all of his business commitments to spend more time with Steve.<\/p>\n

Steve, who expects to caddy for Jack at this year’s British Open at St. Andrews, played a lot of golf with his father in the past month. “I wanted to spend the last month with Steve. He really wanted to play golf. I wanted to play golf. I don’t have a whole lot of a golf game, but I’ve played a lot of golf,” Jack said.<\/p>\n

The elder Nicklaus visited Augusta two weeks ago for two rounds, firing 74s each time. Said Jack:<\/p>\n

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I don’t hit it anywhere and I putted horribly. I shot lights out and shot 74. That’s about as good as I could do. I played a fairway wood into every par 4. Physically I feel fine. My hip feels good. My back feels good. My legs are good from the walking I’ve done the last few weeks. I spent yesterday with (instructor) Jim Flick and we made some changes, and… I’m certainly not in any tournament shape. I don’t expect to be in any tournament shape.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He later added “I would like to walk away with some decent golf. Last year was a pair of 75s. I suppose I could walk away from a pair of 75s, but they (club members) said you’ve got to come back. Well, I know I was going to go to the British Open. I didn’t think I was going to have any time to play golf. But I have, so while I’m doing that I might as well go play.”<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: © Augusta.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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