Which players were involved in a piece of outstanding sportsmanship in the Ryder Cup, where on the last hole, one player picked up his opponent's ball on the green and accepted a draw rather than making him putt for it?

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It was the encounter in 1969 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England. Sam Snead was the US captain and Eric Brown was Great Britain's. In the closest contest in Ryder Cup history, 17 of the 32 matches went down to the last hole. With the matches tied going into the last day, the British won five of the eight morning singles. But the U. S. roared back, winning four of the first six afternoon matches to even the score. In Brian Huggett's match against Billy Casper, Huggett made a four-foot putt to halve the match. That left the Ryder Cup to be decided by the last group of Tony Jacklin and Jack Nicklaus, who where tied going into the last hole. In one of golf's most memorable moments of sportsmanship, Nicklaus, playing in his first Ryder Cup Matches, conceded a two-footer to Jacklin after making a four-footer for par on the last green, resulting in the first tie in the Matches' history. http://www.rydercup.com/europe/history/pastwinners69.html Mar 09 03, 12:41 AM

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