Wednesday 6 April 2016 13:31, UK
In our final anniversary in the countdown to the Masters, we reflect on Jack Nicklaus becoming the first man to successfully defend The Masters - 50 years ago.
Nicklaus was devastated when one of his closest friends was killed in a tragic plane crash while en route to Augusta from Ohio the day before the tournament, yet he managed an opening 66 in the first round.
He followed up with a disappointing 76 which left him a shot adrift of Paul Harney, but two level-par rounds of 72 over the weekend saw him finish on level par alongside Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer, who missed a four-foot putt at the final hole which would have landed him the title.
Nicklaus, who had set a tournament record of 17 under par when winning the Masters the previous year, returned on the Monday for an 18-hole shoot-out and both he and Jacobs covered the front nine in 35 while Brewer was three strokes worse.
Jacobs then bogeyed the 10th and The Golden Bear birdied the 11th to move two shots clear, with Brewer's double at the 12th effectively ruling him out of contention.
Nicklaus matched Jacob's birdie at 15, and both men parred in to leave Nicklaus as the champion for the second year running, earning him the princely sum of $20,000.
