Jacklin considered himself a winner, always trying to improve. In 1969, he became first English in 18 years to win the open. He followed this in 1970 by winning the US Open. The only other Englishman to win the two is Jim Barnes in the 1920s.
But six of his seven appearances of the Ryder Cup ended with heavy defeats.
The aberrant value was the 16-16 draw in Royal Birkdale in 1969, which was secured when Nicklaus conceded the Putt of three feet of Jacklin on the last hole in what happened as one of the great moments of sport.
The margin of defeat was 15 points during its beginnings in 1967, and throughout the 1970s, the gap was never less than five.
In 1977, the final match as GB & I, the number of games was reduced.
Sir Nick Faldo, who won his three rubbers during his beginnings in this edition in Royal Lytham and St Anne’s, told BBC Sport: “We only played one session per day because they did not want America so far that the single would be obsolete.”
The United States has still won 12½-7½.
The European blood came for 1979. The open open champion, Severiano Ballesteros, and his Spanish colleague Antonio Garrido, strengthened the dozen of the dozen in Virginia-Western. But little changed.
“We went to Greenbrier and they did not know who we were or what to call him,” recalls Faldo. “I have a small plate that contains the international Ryder Cup on it.”
A feeling of frustration was palpable to Jacklin because he remembered what turned out to be his last appearance as a player.
“It was done with a puff budget,” he said. “It was too similar to what I had experienced before, when you could not take your own shopping cart, the players wore everything that had been given to them and thought that their only work was to present themselves.
“But the Americans were treated like kings. First class trips, beautiful clothes.”
Jacklin also affects Mark James and Ken Brown’s “disruptive” behavior to this Ryder Cup.
“They did all the bloody things they could to compromise our chances,” he said. “They were like spoiled children. They did not show up at the meetings at the right time, they wore the bad clothes.
“They were a total shame, and I would have sent them back to the house if I had been the captain.”
The European skipper John Jacobs was not impressed either, saying that they presented themselves “dressed as if they were going on camping vacation”.
James, who was going to captain of Europe to a close defeat in Brookline in 1999, received a fine of £ 1,500 for “non -professional driving”.
Brown, who forged a career as a successful television commentator, admitted later “it was not the biggest moment of my career”. He was sentenced to a fine of £ 1,000 and a one -year ban on his international functions.
An American team which presented eight recruits and which was without the main players Nicklaus, who failed to qualify, and Tom Watson – absent for the birth of his first child – has always moved away from 17-11.
The 1981 edition was even more unbalanced. Generally considered to be the best dozen ever gathered, with 11 players who won major titles, the United States was unleashed at a victory of 18½-9 at Walton Heath in Surrey.
Jacklin was excluded on the side, with Jacobs preferring the “disgraced” james. Ballesteros was also on the sidelines.
The Spaniard Mercurial had become the first European to win the Masters in 1980, adding to his open triumph of 1979, but was in Loggerheads with the visit of the appearance costs.
It was the final straw for Jacklin. “After that, I had finished with the Ryder Cup,” he said.
“Seve was at his absolute zenith. He was Tiger Woods before the existence of Tiger Woods.
“I didn’t think they were interested in winning. I thought they were only interested in having a team that could be beaten.”
