AUGUSTA — With Saturday’s forecast for potential heavy rain and thunderstorms at Augusta National, it could set up a round where one of the leaders puts himself in position for a potential Masters victory by being more mentally tough than his competitors.
That is exactly what happened 60 years ago when Jack Nicklaus won the first of his six green jackets in 1963.
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