Posted November 12, 2020, 11:35 am

Jack Nicklaus has familiar caddie for Masters honorary start

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Barbara Nicklaus (left), joined her husband Jack for a laugh on the first tee with Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley on Thursday morning before the honorary starters ceremony to kick off the 2020 Masters Tournament. [Andrew Davis Tucker/The Augusta Chronicle]

With five children and 22 grandchildren, Jack Nicklaus annually rotates caddie duties at Augusta National. The one family member, however, who had never made the cut was his wife, Barbara.

That changed Thursday morning when she donned the white caddie jumpsuit for the first time and joined in the honorary starter ceremony.

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“Last night I said to her, ‘I think it would be kind of fun if you would put on a caddie uniform and do that,’” Nicklaus said. “Barbara said, ‘Oh, I don't want to do that.’”

Past champions were allowed to bring one significant other to the 2020 Masters, so with no grandchild present, she gave into her husband's wish.

“I don't know that I can afford to get home after her fee,” Nicklaus said.