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Nicklaus: Rory has the world off his shoulders now

April 13, 2025 08:29 PM

Jack Nicklaus calls in to Live From the Masters, praising some "remarkable" — if not safe — shots that Rory McIlroy hit to, as the six-time Masters champ put it, finally take the world off his shoulders.

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