'There will be a lump in my throat' - Lyle on farewell

Sandy Lyle getting acceptable to bash his triumph jig connected the 18th greenish astatine Augusta successful 1988

Sandy Lyle says determination volition beryllium "a lump successful my throat" erstwhile helium walks up the 18th for a last clip astatine Augusta this week.

"It'll beryllium emotional. Hopefully I don't burst into tears coming up the 18th successful the 2nd round," helium told BBC Sport.

"Hopefully it's a bully capable people to play the weekend. The past fewer years it's not worked retired that mode but you ever unrecorded successful hope."

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Lyle, who famously won the Green Jacket by holing a downhill birdie putt connected the 18th aft a sensational seven-iron from a fairway bunker, has not made the halfway chopped astatine the Masters since finishing associated 44th successful 2014.

His triumph is the lone clip helium has finished successful the apical 10.

"I've had immoderate bully years, but the clip has come," helium said. "I'll instrumentality if the wellness stays bully to ticker and devour with past winners of the tournament," said the Shrewsbury-born Scot, who gets his 42nd quality astatine the Masters nether mode connected Thursday astatine 13:24 BST.

"Winning the Masters is ever a large achievement. It's the pinnacle. Like an jock winning a golden medal astatine the Olympics. It's thing you'll cherish each your life.

"I've had The Open, I've had the Masters and the Players," helium added, referring to his victories astatine Royal St George's successful 1985 and astatine Sawgrass successful 1987, wherever helium became the archetypal non-American to triumph the PGA Tour's flagship event.

"So, golf's been beauteous bully successful that respect."

The two-time large champion won 18 times connected the European Tour and claimed six PGA Tour titles, including winning the week earlier his Masters triumph.

"Nobody ever speaks astir Greensboro, which I won successful a play-off," helium said.

"And past I had each the property involvement during the week of the tournament, it takes a spot retired of you. So I was exhausted going up the last fewer holes and I was truly blessed erstwhile that last putt went successful - I wasn't going down the 10th spread successful the play-off."

Lyle, who held the pb aft the 2nd and 3rd rounds, opened a three-stroke vantage aft a birdie connected the ninth successful the last round.

However, helium bogeyed the par-four 11th and dropped 2 much shots connected the par-three 12th to determination level with Mark Calcavecchia, who past birdied the par-five 13th to determination 1 clear.

Lyle said: "I should person made birdie astatine 13 aft a bully thrust but I didn't. I should person made birdie astatine 14 from 8 feet but I didn't. I should person made birdie, astir eagle, connected 15, which I didn't.

"So it was similar 'you're not going to triumph and you've had the champion accidental ever'. Little did I cognize I was going to play the past 3 holes successful 2 under."

A birdie connected the abbreviated 16th drew him level with Calcavecchia and his memorable birdie connected the last, and the jig that followed, volition everlastingly beryllium remembered.

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