Sandy Lyle made his 37th appearance in the Masters this week, where he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his historic success at Augusta National.
The Scot, who turned 60 in February, became the first British winner of the opening major of the year when he donned the Green Jacket in April 1988.
Lyle, who had already won The Open in 1985, went into the tournament in peak form in 1988 after winning the Greater Greensboro Open the previous week.
He continued his good run with a one-under 71, which included five birdies, in the first round of the Masters to sit in a four-way tie for third place, two shots off the lead.
A five-under 67, containing six birdies, on the Friday gave Lyle a two-shot advantage over Mark Calcavecchia at the halfway stage.
Lyle had extended his lead to four after 12 holes of his third round, but a couple of dropped shots over the closing holes saw him go into the final round still just two clear of Calcavecchia and his fellow American Ben Crenshaw.
The title looked in the bag for Lyle when he led by three after 10 holes on the Sunday, but he came unstuck around Amen Corner with a bogey at the 11th and a double-bogey five at the 12th after finding the water with his tee shot.
Calcavecchia was able to snatch the lead with a birdie at the 13th but he could only par his way in from there to finish on six under, a score that was also briefly matched by Craig Stadler after he birdied the 15th before bogeying 16.
Lyle, meanwhile, had steadied the ship with three successive pars from the 13th and he was back in a share of the lead courtesy of a well-executed birdie at the par-three 16th.
The Scot, therefore, arrived on the 18th tee knowing he required a birdie to win the tournament, but that looked highly unlikely when he tugged his one-iron tee shot into a fairway bunker.
Lyle's ball was sitting up nicely on the upslope, though, and he made perfect contact with his seven-iron, the ball flying 20 feet past the flag before spinning 10 feet back down the slope towards the hole.
He then drained the 10-foot birdie putt to claim victory and raised his arms in the air to celebrate before dancing a little jig and embracing his caddie Dave Musgrove.
"I have always dreamed of winning here and now I have. What a moment. It's unbelievable. I feel simply great," said Lyle afterwards.
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