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Tom Watson joins Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player as Masters Honorary ... (usatoday.com)

Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit the first tee shots at the 86th edition of the Masters Tournament.

“I was definitely the shortest,” Nicklaus would later say. “That a boy,” Watson said as Nicklaus’s drive flew off to the right. If you sign up to a service by clicking one of the links, we may earn a referral fee. “May I say something?” he asked as if anyone would ever think of stopping him. “If I can do this without falling over,” he said. How to watch the Masters But where the drives flew was immaterial. “I’m not embarrassed to say that.” “Yes, success!” I don’t kind of belong in the same realm as these two players here,” Watson recalled. “I personally just felt lucky to be out there. The good Lord willing the creek don’t rise.”

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2022 Masters: Jack Nicklaus details 1986 Masters win in 'best ... (Golf Channel)

AUGUSTA, Ga. – While no one could confirm nor deny that Jordan Spieth had to be carted off after eating too much at the Masters Champions Dinner on Tuesday ...

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Masters 2022: Nicklaus, Player, Watson hit opening tee shots to ... (GolfDigest.com)

Longtime honorary starters Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were joined this year by Tom Watson as they strolled through a gathering of Augusta National members, ...

What matters is after a patron-less Masters in the fall of 2020 and a limited gallery last spring, the first tee was surrounded once again to honor this tradition unlike any other. The men, with 11 Masters wins between them, did their duty—first Player, followed by Nicklaus and then Watson—striking their shots to begin the 2022 tournament in earnest. Other players who have been Honorary Starters include Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen, Ken Venturi, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Nicklaus, Player and Lee Elder. Watson is the latest to join these ranks, named as an honorary starter this past January.

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Tom Watson starts The Masters with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player (Golfmagic.com)

Watson made his debut as part of the ceremony which has featured the likes of Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer who sadly died in 2016. Lee Elder joined ...

Nicklaus joked with the crowd as he teed up his ball. Player, a three-time winner of the event, is known as one of the best global ambassadors for the game. Tom Watson was part of the honorary starter's ceremony for The Masters on Thursday, joining Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player in the annual tradition.

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2022 Masters ceremonial tee shots: Tom Watson debuts as ... (CBSSports.com)

The tee shot was Watson's first as an Honorary Starter alongside Player and Nicklaus as he was asked to join the duo starting this year. That group of golfers ...

He also pumped his drive past both Nicklaus and Player, much to the chagrin of the latter. It's the most normal a beginning to this event has felt in three years. The tee shot was Watson's first as an Honorary Starter alongside Player and Nicklaus as he was asked to join the duo starting this year.

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Photos: Honorary starters Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and Gary ... (usatoday.com)

Check out the best photos of honorary starters Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player beginning the 2022 Masters at Augusta National.

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Nicklaus, Player and Watson tee off to open 86th Masters (FRANCE 24)

Honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and newcomer Tom Watson struck ceremonial tee shots Thursday to signal the start of the 86th Masters golf ...

The late Arnold Palmer had joined Nicklaus and Player for many years in the starters' role and last year, the late Lee Elder -- the first black golfer to compete in the Masters -- was among the ceremonial starters. They met for a group hug and took photos after their work was done. Spectators crowded around the first tee for a glimpse of the former Masters champions.

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WATCH: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson hit ceremonial ... (Golf.com)

The 2022 Masters officially started Thursday morning, but not before the ceremonial opening tee shots were struck.

Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod hit the first ceremonial opening tee shots, and other legends of the game such as Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Ken Venturi, Arnold Palmer and Lee Elder have taken part since. But before the action started, there was one last tradition to observe — the ceremonial opening tee shots. Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com where he spends his days blogging, producing and editing.

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Golf legends Nicklaus, Player, Watson tee off delayed 2022 Masters (UPI.com)

Hall of Fame golf trio Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson served as honorary starters and teed off the 2022 Masters Tournament early Thursday, ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, the 86th Masters Tournament is officially underway," Masters chairman Fred Ridley said. Tiger Woods, Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann are now set to tee off at 11:04 a.m. Thursday in Group 14. Nicklaus, Player and Watson combined to win 11 Green Jackets and made 140 Masters appearances over their decorated tenures. Nicklaus, 82, hit the second drive. Player, who became an honorary starter in 2012, took the first stroke on tee No. 1. ... To be a part of this thing, I'm truly humbled."

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Tom Watson with Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player at Masters 1st tee (ESPN)

Tom Watson didn't think eight major championships, including two green jackets, would be enough to join the company of Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus on the ...

Watson, with 72 next to his name on the standard-bearer at the first tee, took a moment before teeing off and considered how things have come full circle. Not like [Player and Nicklaus], but I had a pretty good career. "I had a pretty good career. "That meant a great deal to me." "I don't kind of belong in the same realm as these two players here." Even if it meant entering another phase of his golfing life.

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Jack Nicklaus shares special bond with Anirban Lahiri (Hindustan Times)

Golf legend says he was rooting for the Indian at the Players Championship in March.

Lahiri has played in two Masters and has a 100 per cent record of making the weekend cut. The 82-year-old Nicklaus has struck a special relationship with Lahiri from the moment he moved to America in 2016. He has always had a lot of time for me, and is someone I am very comfortable approaching for any advice,” Lahiri added.

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Competitive but cordial honorary starters launch Masters 2022 (WRDW-TV)

In a ceremony delayed 30 minutes by early morning rain, three honorary starters launched the 2022 Masters Tournament.

“I’ve watched this ceremony many times in the past ... and to be a part of this thing, I’m truly humbled.” “He makes a mistake, which every one of you in this room has made a mistake. “Yes! It was successful,” he said, drawing more laughter. “No running at Augusta National,” a security staff member politely said. And then the stage was set for Watson, who won the first of his two green jackets 45 years ago. Of Nicklaus, he said: “Jack was best player to take the element of risk out of every shot he played.” Player, the three-time Masters champion who has long been an advocate of physical fitness, was first to play. “There’s a sense of entitlement on this planet today, and we’re not entitled to a damn thing,” he said. Player said he felt “a great sense of gratitude to be here at 86 years of age and still be teeing off.” “I was immensely honored and deeply humbled” to be asked to be an honorary starter “I felt honored to be out there,” Watson said. “I would like to say how honored I am to be with Gary and Jack,” Watson said.

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Tom Watson joins Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player as Masters honorary starters (The Augusta Chronicle)

Three men hit a tee shot and then embraced on the first tee. But when those three men happen to be Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson and the setting is Augusta National Golf Club and the start of the 86th edition of the Masters, it is a moment ...

"I was definitely the shortest," Nicklaus would later say. The 72-year-old Watson stepped to the tee, but first he had a request. If you sign up to a service by clicking one of the links, we may earn a referral fee. "I could hear it land," Player said. How to watch the Masters "If I can do this without falling over," he said. Player and Nicklaus stood under umbrellas with the Masters logo while Watson didn't seem to mind the rain drops. I don't kind of belong in the same realm as these two players here," Watson recalled. He waved and smiled widely and gave way to Watson, a two-time Masters champion (1977, 1981). "I'm not embarrassed to say that." The good Lord willing the creek don't rise." "I personally just felt lucky to be out there.

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