How Jack Nicklaus Helped Jordan Niebrugge at the 2015 Open

There’s about to be another Jordan on the professional golf circuit, and this one wears the good orange rather than the burnt kind. Jordan Niebrugge will turn pro later this year after he wraps up an incredible amateur career in Stillwater.

But first, he’ll get to go back to the Open Championship where he finished T6 and notched the best score ever (11 under) for an amateur in Open history.

According to the Associated Press, Niebrugge was helped by none other than Jack Nicklaus with preparation for that Open last year.

That includes Jordan Niebrugge, who reached out to Nicklaus when he qualified for the 2014 Masters as the U.S. Public Links champion. A year later, Nicklaus sent him a hole-by-hole crib sheet on how to play St. Andrews when Niebrugge made it through local final qualifying for the British Open. Maybe it was a coincidence, but Niebrugge tied for sixth and was low amateur.

Pretty cool connection for the No. 14 amateur in the world.