The final round of the Masters on Sunday featured a significant change from past years, but there was a very specific reason tournament organizers decided to make it.
When the Masters announced the hole locations for the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., fans immediately noticed that the pin placement for the 16th hole was not in its usual spot . Rather than being in its usual accessible location just beyond the left greenside bunker, the hole was cut all the way in the back right.
Shortly after coverage of the final round began on CBS, Jim Nantz revealed that the surprising hole location on 16 was a tribute to Jack Nicklaus. The hole was cut in the same spot where it was 50 years ago, when Jack Nicklaus drained a 40-foot birdie to take a one-shot into the final two holes…