Part of the reason is, they both turned pro before age 21more on that in a secondand so didnt have the time to accumulate as many accolades. In the 1980 PGA Championship, Nicklaus set another record when he won the tournament by seven shots over Andy Bean at the Oak Hill Country Club; the win was largely due to exceptional putting. For most of his professional career, Nicklaus employed Angelo Argea as his caddie. Today, the country will likely see it. CUT = missed the half-way cut These seven runner-up finishes came over the course of 21 eventsor one second-place finish for every three tournaments playedand does not include a third-place finish in 1983, one shot out of the playoff between John Cook and Johnny Miller. Afterwards while in the press center, both Nicklaus and Player spoke together, and the two men had some harsh words to say regarding the harm that they feel modern technology is doing to the . Scroll down the list of the PGA Tours all-time money leaders. Amateur titles and highlighted by 18. [49] During the tournament, after defending champion Payne Stewart had died in an airplane crash the previous October, Nicklaus was given Stewart's place in the traditional opening pairings alongside the Open Championship winner (Paul Lawrie) and the U.S. This meant that professional players on the European Tournament Players' Division, the forerunner to the European Tour we have today, from continental Europe would be eligible to play in the Ryder Cup. [31] In the 1969 Ryder Cup, the entire competition came down to the anchor singles match between Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin. As well as receiving the PGA Tour Player of the Year five times and topping the PGA Tour money list eight times, he has also attained the Bob Jones Award and the Payne Stewart Award, among others. Of course, this undertaking is meant as a fun exercise into alternative reality; it is not possible to accurately predict how Nicklaus would have developed or measured up to todays professionals. A little self-promotion can yield heaps of followers. [10][19] For three straight years (19591961), Nicklaus was named the world's top amateur golfer by Golf Digest magazine. From 1962-1978, Jack's prime, just two. RELATED: Why Jack Nicklaus from his prime would dominate modern-day golf too 9. Nicklaus owns Nicklaus Golf Equipment, which he founded in 1992. The week's performance was highlighted by a third-round 64 that consisted of eight birdies and no bogeys. In all, Nicklaus won 27 events in the Ohio area from age 10 to age 17. However, Nicklaus did not win the Grand Slam that year, as Lee Trevino repeated as the Open Championship winner (Nicklaus finished second, one shot behind), and Gary Player prevailed in the PGA Championship. Although Nicklaus's performance had declined somewhat during this period, he was still ranked as the No. Its a thought experiment supported by the limited data available. There, nestled between David Peoples and Nicloas Thompson, youll find the name Jack Nicklaus, ranking No. Golf Digest named him the worlds top amateur golfer for three straight years. Compare that with today's bombers . [17] This was significant not only because of Coe's proven ability as a player, but also because Nicklaus became the then-youngest champion in the modern era, second only to Robert A. Gardner, who won in 1909. [2] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He had previously debated the idea of remaining an amateur in order to further emulate his idol, Bobby Jones. The year 1978 also marked Nicklaus's sixth and final Australian Open victory. However, another possible origination of the name derives from the high school that Nicklaus attended in Upper Arlington, Ohio, which uses the mascot the Golden Bears for its sports teams. [25][26] He wound up a few course hours short of graduating from college. Nicklaus was also the first player to win over $300,000.00 in official money for a single season in 1972 at $320,542; he eclipsed that threshold again the following year with $308,362. This was to be his last win on the Senior PGA Tour, and the last official win of his career. In 2006, the Concession Golf Club opened in Sarasota, Florida, as a joint collaboration between him and Tony Jacklin, to commemorate their historic Ryder Cup singles match in 1969. Nicklaus led this category through 1982. [58] After hitting his tee shot off the 18th tee in the second round, Nicklaus received a ten-minute standing ovation from the crowd. But thats not the only way to become something of a household name (at least in golf households). [47] His 100th career win came the next year, when he won the Tradition for the fourth time, and second time in succession. Rather than restrict his lower body, Nicklaus turned his hips dramatically, nearly as much as he turned his shoulders. Nicklaus is in third at 73. During the course of a 25-year span (19621986), Nicklaus won 18 major championships and finished second 18 times (excluding the second-place finish at the 1960 U.S. Open as an amateur). "T" indicates a tie for a place. He also won the team competition with partner Lee Trevino by 12 shots. [15] In this championship, Nicklaus was the only player to break 70 consecutively in the first two rounds under windy conditions; he finished at seven-under-par 281. Golf was last an Olympic sport at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Missouri when the United States and Canada were the only two competing countries. This event marked the first time 270 was broken in a major championship, and the third-place finisher Hubert Green scored 279. Opens that year, but missed the cut. Amateur in the same year. Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in the suburb of Upper Arlington. In Nicklaus's senior year, he was an honorable mention All-Ohio selection in basketball as a shooting guard, and he received some recruiting interest from college basketball programs, including Ohio State. Nicklaus won the first of five straight[15] Ohio State Junior titles at the age of 12. We choose that season because it was maybe the best of Nicklaus careerhe won seven times, including the Masters and the U.S. Open. But the endorsement climate was hardly as lucrative (or as mature) as it is today. Consider this incomplete chronological list of some of his accomplishments before turning pro: Won five straight Ohio Junior titles, beginning at age 12 in 1952 Won the 1956 Ohio Open against a field of professionals at 16 Won the 1957 International Jaycee Tournament Qualified for the 1957 U.S. Open at 17 Finished 12th in his first non-major PGA Tour event at 18 Won the 1958 Trans-Mississippi Amateur Won the 1959 Trans-Mississippi Amateur Won the 1959 U.S. Entering the final round, Aoki had caught Nicklaus after three consecutive rounds of 68, but over the course of the last day, Nicklaus pulled away by two shots. There were some out there, but the money he could have earned with a Nikethose just werent there.. You mindlessly race through your feed before a certain blond-haired junior golfer catches your eye. Amateur champion. Heres the part where we state the obvious: Nicklaus was never in the AJGA rankings because the AJGA didnt exist when he was a junior. These victories made him the then-youngest winner of the Masters and third-youngest winner of the PGA Championship, and each win came in just his second year as a professional. Also in 1959, Nicklaus won the North and South Amateur at Pinehurst, North Carolina and competed in three additional PGA Tour events, with his best finish being another 12th place showing at the Buick Open. Jack Nicklaus is one of the greatest champions in American sports history. [56] On St Andrews, Nicklaus stated: I'm very sentimental and the place gets to me every time I go there. This victory was also Nicklaus's 11th professional major, tying him with Walter Hagen, and made him the first player to win the U.S. So there you have it: Had Jack Nicklaus played today, he would have been an amateur phenom, he would have been one of the longest hitters on tour, and he would have made boatloads of money. The results, as uncovered by our Mike Johnson: Nicklaus averaged 276 yards, the longest on the PGA Tour. Specifically 1st (3), 2nd (6), 3rd (2), 4th (2), 5th (1), 6th (1). Nicklaus became eligible to join the Senior PGA Tour, now known as PGA Tour Champions, when he turned 50 in January 1990,[44] at which point he declared, "I'm never satisfied. While at Ohio State University, Nicklaus became a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.[92]. Nicklaus also claimed his third World Cup individual title in 1971, with help from a 63 in the third round. Its worth wondering if Nicklausknowing not just that he could make millions with his play, but that hed also sign lucrative endorsement deals upon turning promight have left Ohio State early had he been in the Class of 2021, not 1961. (Nicklaus did four years at Ohio State but finished a few courses short of a degree; he was granted an honorary one in 1972). "There are . 1 in the Rolex/AJGA rankings, and rumor is Ohio State has the best chance of landing the Columbus native. Anachronistic comparisons like that one dont tell us much beyond what we already know: inflation and a purse explosion make the life of todays middling PGA Tour player much, much more comfortable than the life of a middling PGA Tour player in 1972. Back in his heyday, Jack Nicklaus had an enormous distance advantage that made him dominant. I remember one year -- probably 1978 -- the Doral third round had just started when rain fell heavily. In 2005 the Memorial made a pledge that will elevate its level of giving to more than $11million in the coming years. Nicklaus needed a birdie, but the hole was framed by tall fescue rough, and was playing downwind with very firm turf conditions. The year before, in the throes of a St. Louis summer, Bryson DeChambeau, armed with his optimized launch angle and state-of-the-art driver and ground-force maximizing swing, hit one 331 yards to win. In Columbus dispatch (30/5/08) he said, Photo ImageCollect.com / JR Davis-PHOTOlink.net, In one of his books he also claimed to be 5ft 11.5. Nicklaus continues to manage the Memorial Tournament, which he founded in his home state of Ohio. Each of these three major championship finishes designated Nicklaus as low amateur. There was no ShotLink in the 1960s or 70s, and the first year the PGA Tour kept driving distance as an official stat was 1980. We dissected the physics of Matthew Wolffs swing before he ever played a PGA Tour event, and we could identify Akshay Bhatias bespectacled face before he turned 18. He wrote to Nicklaus asking for advice; Nicklaus replied advising him not to change if he was comfortable playing left-handed. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes awarded in this playoff.3Defeated Sanders in 18-hole playoff; Nicklaus (72), Sanders (73). Nicklaus would later say: There are those in golf who would argue into next month that the final two rounds of the 1977 British Open were the greatest head-to-head golf match ever played. Nicklaus had the rare privilege of "dotting the 'i'" of "Script Ohio", the signature formation of the Ohio State University Marching Band, at the Ohio State homecoming game on October 28, 2006, when the Buckeyes played Minnesota; this is considered the greatest honor that can be bestowed on a non-band member. Ian Woosnam at 5-foot-4, Gene Sarazen at 5-foot-6 and Gary Player at 5-foot-6 proved that even those below the average adult male height . Charlie had also been a scratch golfer and local tennis champion in his youth. The young golfer was right-handed but played left-handed; although he was showing considerable promise as a left-hander, he had been told that he might be an even better player if he switched to right-handed play. Or you can do it yourself. [61] He hit 20 holes-in-one in professional tournament play at other venues over his career.[62]. [35] He describes this period in his life: I was playing good golf, but it really wasn't that big a deal to me one way or the other. Players such as Robert Allenby, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson, Ian Baker-Finch, Ernie Els, Jay Haas, Johnny Miller and Gary Player have participated. Amateur win in 1961, Nicklaus convincingly defeated Dudley Wysong 8 & 6 at Pebble Beach in the 36-hole championship match. When he won the 1973 Ohio King's Island Open, he became the first PGA Tour player to win a Tour event on a course that he designed himself. [27] The U.S. Open win thrust Nicklaus into the national spotlight, and he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Even the 1986 Masters is highlight-reel fodder. Nicklaus scored a six-under-par 66, which stood as the course record until 1979. In 1968, IBM kept PGA Tour statistics. He married Barbara Bash (b. Nicklaus joined Arnold Palmer as an honorary starter for the 2010 Masters. Nicklaus also won the NCAA Big Ten Conference Championship that year with a 72-hole aggregate of 283, while earlier claiming the Western Amateur in New Orleans. Pretty good, indeed. He said: "It's been an overwhelmingly difficult and trying time for my entire family. His eagle pitch finished approximately eight feet short of the hole. American Golfing Legend. But thats exactly what he was in his heyday. . On the 18th hole of the playoff, Nicklaus drove about 380 yards, through the par-4 green with a three-wood, and was forced to pitch back to the hole. The year 1975 yielded Nicklaus six wins, 12 top-5 finishes, and 16 top-10 finishes in 18 official worldwide events. You think of all the companies that he could endorse, Smallwood says. [7] Nicklaus focused on the major championshipsthe Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championshipand played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events. It had a red/white/red fibre insert. He concluded 1972 by competing in 20 official worldwide events winning seven, placing second in four, and compiling 15 top-10 finishes. The Nicklauses established "The Jake", a pro-am golf tournament played annually at The Bear's Club in Jupiter, Florida in honor of their 17-month-old grandson who drowned in a hot tub in 2005. The World Amateur Golf Rankings didnt exist in the late 1950s/early 1960s, but you can bet this and next months rent that Nicklaus would have been a strong No. He competed in 164 major tournaments, more than any other player, and finished with 73 PGA Tour victories, third behind Sam Snead (82) and Woods (82). It was a big boost.[36]. Several of the golf courses he designed were incorporated into the series' various incarnations. His name, you learn, is Jackie Nicklaus. Consider this: In 1963, Nicklaus won the long-drive contest at the PGA Championship with a 341-yard blast. Despite not winning a PGA Tour event in 1983, Nicklaus finished 10th on the PGA Tour money list, and passed a significant milestone by becoming the first player to eclipse the $4million level in career earnings. He tied for fourth in the 1961 U.S. Open, three shots behind champion Gene Littler, having played the final 54 holes one under par. [8] He won another Open Championship in 1970.[8]. Nothing more, nothing less. 1Defeated Rodrguez in 18-hole playoff; Nicklaus, (65), Rodrguez (69).2Defeated Aoki with a birdie on the third extra playoff hole. "I was a fine two-putter, but sometimes too defensivetoo concerned about three-puttingto go for putts that I probably should have gone for."[31]. Nicklaus's win was his fourth and final victory in the championship, tying him with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, and Ben Hogan. Charlie Nicklaus had joined Scioto that same year, returning to golf to help heal a volleyball injury. Extrapolate that 4.5 percent advantage to the 2018-19 season, when the average was roughly 293.8 yards, and a player with Nicklaus advantage would have averaged 307 yards. In 2010, Nicklaus partnered with Terlato Wines to produce a collection of three Napa Valley wines: Jack Nicklaus Private Reserve (a red blend), Cabernet Sauvignon and Private Reserve White (a white blend). "T" indicates a tie for a place. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. In the early 1960s, McCormack set up a series of televised golf matches around the world among the three stars, known as Big Three Golf. [10][11] Charlie Nicklaus died of pancreatic cancer at age fifty six. He also developed a right-to-left controlled draw. [67] This course served as the host site for the Canadian Open for many years, the first being in 1977. In 1966, Nicklaus became the first player to win the Masters Tournament two years running; he also won The Open Championship, becoming at age 26 the youngest player to win all four golf majors. [43] Nicklaus's five-under-par 283 is the lowest 72-hole score in the Masters by a player older than fifty. Jack Nicklaus is a married person. In 1985, Nicklaus finished second to Curtis Strange in the Canadian Open, which marked his seventh and final second-place finish in that tournament; this is a record for that event. In the early 1970s, Nicklaus left IMG to set up his own management agency, Golden Bear Inc.[11] Nicklaus also signed a contract with Eastern Airlines. In addition, Nicklaus (22) was the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones won at age 21 in 1923, and remained the youngest winner until Jordan Spieth won the 2015 U.S. Open at age 21. He shot 73-82 and missed the cut at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Between 1981 and 1985, Nicklaus accumulated seven more top-10 placements in major championships, including three runner-up performances. Technology companies. At 15, Nicklaus shot a 66 at Scioto Country Club, which was the amateur course record, and qualified for his first U.S. Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003. He played with Luke Donald and Tom Watson in his final round. He won the Ohio Open in 1956 at age 16, highlighted by a phenomenal third round of 64, competing against professionals. St Andrews was always where I wanted to finish my major career. This was the first year in his professional career in which he failed to win a PGA Tour event. Most of the great players in the game's history didn't even measure six feet tall. That led the money list by 52.9 percent over Trevino, who was second with $207,255. This victory also made Nicklaus the only player since Gene Sarazen in 1922 and Ben Hogan in 1948 to win the U.S. Open and PGA Championship the same year (subsequently equaled by Tiger Woods in 2000 and Brooks Koepka in 2018). For the week, Nicklaus was 20 strokes under par, including 34 birdies and two eagles. Jack Nicklaus turned professional in 1961 and is considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. Heights are barefeet estimates, derived from quotations, official websites, agency resumes, in person encounters with actors at conventions and pictures/films. Nicklaus has also written golf instructional columns for Golf Magazine and for Golf Digest magazine, with which he is currently associated. The next year, in 1991, Nicklaus won three of the five events he started in, those being the U.S. Senior Open at Oakland Hills by firing a 65 in a playoff against Chi-Chi Rodrguez and his fine round of 69, the PGA Seniors Championship and The Tradition for the second year straight. Later, he could also hit lower-trajectory shots as needed. [68] The oldest golf club in the U.S, Saint Andrew's Golf Club in New York, was redesigned by Nicklaus in 1983. Hes everywhere. RELATED: Birthday wisdomWhat Jack told Golf Digest on past milestone birthday. One of the things that he probably never had the opportunity to endorse is the influx of the shoe and apparel endorsement companies. However, he never played in that event until after he turned 60, and it was only elevated to a major in 2003. Also in that year he teamed up with Chi-Chi Rodrguez and Raymond Floyd to win the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge for the Senior PGA Tour team. At the top of his swing, he lifted his left heel off the ground,. But even that feels like a conservative estimate. But his subsequent second-place finish behind Watson at the Open Championship at Turnberry created headlines around the world. At 13, he broke 70 at Scioto Country Club for the first time, and became that year's youngest qualifier into the U.S. In 1961, Nicklaus became the first player to win the individual title at the NCAA Championship and the U.S. The U.S. Open was Nicklaus's 13th career major and tied him with Bobby Jones for career majors (although a different group of tournaments had been considered majors in Jones's time). He won the 1986 Masters, his 18th and final major championship at age 46, the tournament's oldest winner. For 2009, Nicklaus Design had 12 courses in Golf Digest's "75 Best Golf Resorts in North America". So if we average those two figures307 yards and 318.71 yardswe get 312.9 yards. On the 1959 trip to Britain, he also made his only attempt at the British Amateur, the world's oldest international amateur event, at Royal St George's Golf Club, losing 4 & 3 in the quarterfinal round to fellow-American, Bill Hyndman. WD = withdrew 1 is unprecedented, "the fact is that he keeps adding to his legend, at the design table and in the business world. Today, Nicklaus heads Nicklaus Design, one of the world's largest golf course design and construction companies. Nicklaus is in partnership with his four sons and his son-in-law through their company, Nicklaus Design. Then Nicklaus's short game, never a career strength, was further developed with the help of Phil Rodgers, a friend for more than 20 years, and earlier PGA Tour rival, who had become a fine coach. He often overpowered courses much in the same way todays longest hitters do, and he did so that week. (John McDermott is still the youngest winner of the U.S. Open at age 19 in 1911). Nicklaus won three other tournaments on the PGA Tour in 1978. The PGA Player of the Year was awarded to Nicklaus for the third time, and the second year in a row. Nicklaus runs an event on the PGA Tour, the Memorial Tournament, named after the annual honoring it bestows to individuals associated with the game of golf. However, Nicklaus's one-under-par 287 tied for seventh in the 1961 Masters Tournament, and was second that year only to Charles Coe's low amateur placing, when he tied for second with Arnold Palmer at seven-under-par 281, one shot behind champion Gary Player. Nicklaus finished second twice and fifth in the remaining three major championships for the year. In that year he won another six tournaments. All . So, how old is Jack Nicklaus in 2023, and what is his height and weight? The year 1971 brought Nicklaus a victory in the Australian Dunlop International as well, punctuated by a course record 62 (his career-low score in competition; one of three) in the second round. For the season, Nicklaus won $316,911. Here's why. Junior is broadcast nationally, as is the U.S. While he finished tied for second in the Masters with Johnny Miller, Nicklaus made a big enough impression on a young Nick Faldo (watching on TV in England) in order for Faldo to take up the game seriously. Nicklaus and retired General John Shalikashvili, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997, are serving as honorary chairs for the American Lake Veterans Golf Course capital campaign in Tacoma, Washington. He made that his last appearance in the tournament.[55]. McIlroy finished second on the money list in 2019 with a total of $7,785,28652.9 percent more than that total is $11,903,702, which serves as a ballpark estimate for what Nicklaus could have earned if he had a 1972-like season in 2019. Nicklaus would go on to win another three Traditionsthe final two in successionwhile the most anyone else has won is two. Nicklaus set a new scoring record for the 1980 U.S. Open with an aggregate of 272, eclipsing his earlier record of 275 from 1967 over the same golf course. Nicklaus opened with a record-tying 63 in round one and fought off his playing partner of all four rounds, 1978 Colgate World Match Play Championship winner, Isao Aoki. In 1967, Nicklaus led the PGA Tour money list for the third time. [81] In 1963, he won the long-drive contest at the PGA Championship with a belt of 341 yards, 17inches (312meters), a record that lasted more than 20 years. The Palmer-Nicklaus-Player rivalry developed into the so-called "Big Three" of Golf. [93] The bill says that Nicklaus's "magnetic personality and unfailing sense of kindness and thoughtfulness have endeared him to millions throughout the world". These, again, were all majors on the senior circuit. Previously, Nicklaus won at least one PGA Tour tournament per year (a record he shares with Arnold Palmer), and a minimum of two tournaments per year for 17 consecutive years, and this is another PGA Tour record. He used a 3-iron from the tee and hit the shot 290 yards, then hit a 5-iron 240 yards onto the green, two-putted for birdie, and parred the final hole to win the title. Of course, on-course earnings account for a fraction of what todays most popular players earn off the course. For those of us who grew up in the 2000s, our image of Jack Nicklaus is, well, that of an older gentleman. During the 1972 PGA Tour season, Nicklaus won seven tournaments and was runner-up in three events. In 1957, Nicklaus won the International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament, having lost the previous year in a playoff. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. An exceptional example of this came in the final round of the 1966 Open Championship at Muirfield, on the 17th hole, a 530-yard par 5 hole. [12], Nicklaus attended Upper Arlington High School, whose nickname and mascot are coincidentally the Golden Bears. At the Open Championship,196680, Nicklaus finished 15 consecutive years in the top-6. Nicklaus also holds the record for the most wins at the Masters with six, and The Players Championship with three. While a student at Ohio State University, Nicklaus won the U.S. [15] Nicklaus considers his longest drive in competition to be during the final round of the 1964 Masters on the 15th hole, where he had less than 160 yards left to the 500-yard par five. Nicklaus and Lema formed the U.S. team for the World Cup, held in Madrid, Spain,[10] but could not defend the title, as South Africa won. Amateur, Nicklaus defeated two-time winner and defending champion Charles Coe 1-up in the final 36-hole match when he birdied the 18th hole. When McCormack described Nicklaus, Lawrence referred to the "large, strong, and blond" player as "the Golden Bear", a nickname that would become synonymous with Nicklaus throughout his professional life. Gary Player stated that Nicklaus had "the greatest mind the game has ever known". He rarely had to take anything out of his golf bag but his driver, wedge, putter and towel. [38] Although he had no major championship victories in 1974, Nicklaus still achieved four top-10 finishes in the four events, three of which were in the top four, and placed second on the official money list behind Johnny Miller. In 1966, Nicklaus also won The Open Championship at Muirfield in Scotland under difficult weather conditions; he used his driver just 17 times because of very heavy rough. Relive The Golden Bear's remarkable career, which was spearheaded by two U.S. It has become the foundation's chief fundraiser. Despite winning no majors in 1964 (he had three runner-up finishes), Nicklaus led the PGA Tour money list for the first time in his career by a slim margin of $81.13 over Palmer. [57], Nicklaus turned 65 in January that year, which was the last year he could enter The Open Championship as an exempt player. The victory was also his most emotional to date. Nicklaus joined the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the PGA Tour Champions) when he became eligible in January 1990, and by April 1996 had won 10 tournaments, including eight major championships despite playing a very limited schedule. That record, while since having been tied by three other players, stood until Rory McIlroy's 268 in winning the 2011 U.S. Open. Not having been around for the first five hundred or so years of the game, I'm not qualified to speak on such matters. This was Nicklaus's fifth and final victory in the PGA Championship, which elevated him to record-holder for the most wins in the stroke-play era, and which tied him with Walter Hagen for the most wins overall, since Hagen's victories were all during the match-play era. Nicklaus opened with a four-under-par 68 at Augusta National and never looked back. STRATEGY: PICK YOUR SPOTS The better a golf course is designed, the braver and more skillful you must be to drive the ball to the ideal position. Nicklaus attended Ohio State University from 1957 to 1961. Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and golf course designer. A 118-mph clubhead speed would have ranked around 38th on the PGA Tour in 2019, and Nicklaus was nearing Social Security retirement age when he swung it that fast. This victory was his 18th and final major title. [17][20] As his amateur golf achievements mounted, Nicklaus changed his mind on his career path; he switched programs to study insurance. At age 46, Nicklaus became the oldest Masters winner in history, a record that still stands. With his win in the 1971 PGA Championship, Nicklaus became the first golfer to win all four majors twice. He was the only player under par for the week as he and the field battled difficult scoring conditions. For the week, the field averaged 74.60 strokes while Nicklaus averaged 68.50. Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and golf course designer. His book Golf My Way is one of the all-time classics of golf instruction, and has been reissued several times since the initial printing in 1974. CUT = missed the half-way cut It can be hard, then, to picture Nicklaus as the longest player on the PGA Tour. 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