It overflowed with tension and drama. Six golfers, once again including Nicklaus, seemed to have a chance to win. Three were tied for the lead heading into the last hole. It was so utterly emotional that absolute strangers were high-fiving each other in the gallery, rooting passionately for their heroes. Coming into the Masters, golf fans around the world were wondering if Tiger Woods could do it again.
Golf is less about age, and more about sportsmanship, than perhaps any other sport.
There is none of the trash talking of many other sports. There is none of the barbarity. I loved O'Meara's speech to himself as he surveyed the final-hole birdie putt that would win the championship. It was not an exercise in aggression or domination. There would be no butt-kicking on this beautiful Georgia day.