SPORTS November 28, 2005 Issue

'HOLLYWOOD COULDN'T WRITE A BETTER ENDING'

KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER

DID ANY OCCASION in this sporting year of 2005 capture the hearts of spectators as memorably as Day Two of the 134th British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland? Despite a thrilling 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th green, Jack Nicklaus ("Golden Bear") failed to make the cut in his final appearance in a major tournament before his retirement from competitive golf—yet was cheered all the way to the clubhouse.

Newspapers throughout the world carried the picture of a sandy-haired golfer in white shirt, red vest, and dark pants raising a white-gloved hand as he paused on the historical Swilcan Bridge to acknowledge wave upon wave of warm, loving applause. And the headlines soared like well-timed Nicklaus drives:

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