Sandy Lyle took a trip down memory lane as he played his final competitive shot at Augusta National with a replica of the putter which helped him to Masters glory in 1988.
Lyle brought his highly-successful career to an end when the delayed second round reached its conclusion on Saturday morning, two-putting from the fringe of the 18th green before receiving a warm ovation from the patrons.
He marked the occasion of his 42nd and last Masters appearance by using a familiar putter - a replica of the one he had in his bag when he tasted victory 35 years ago.
Lyle said: "The replica putter is an idea that Ping came up with and they reproduced the model of putter I used in '88, which is a Ping Pal, and they obviously reserved one for me.
"And I didn't realise it was going to be a gold-ish one. So we thought it would be nice to use it on the last hole from 12 feet.
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"I had it presented to me by my caddie. It was just a nice moment to use a putter that I used many, many years ago."
Lyle was grateful for the reception he got at the 18th green, adding: "The (patrons) have been very supportive.
"Yesterday they all stood up coming up the 18th.
"So they're nice memories and I'm going home with a good feeling."
