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Jack Nicklaus Personal information Nickname The Golden Bear Born January 21, 1940 (1940-01-21) (age 69) Columbus, Ohio Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Nationality United States Residence North Palm Beach, Florida Spouse Barbara Nicklaus Children Jack (1961), Steven (1963), Nancy (1965), Gary (1969), Michael (1973) Career College Ohio State University Turned professional 1961 Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions Tour Professional wins 113 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 73 (2nd all time) Champions Tour 10 Other 21 (regular) 9 (other) Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 18) The Masters Won: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 U.S. Open Won: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 Open Championship Won: 1966, 1970, 1978 PGA Championship Won: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 1974 (member page) (For a full list of awards, see here) Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), also known as "The Golden Bear",[1] is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships.[2] After winning two U.S. Amateur Championships in 1959 and 1961, and challenging for the 1960 U.S. Open, Nicklaus turned professional towards the end of 1961. The 1962 U.S. Open was both Nicklaus's first major championship win, and his first professional win. This win over Arnold Palmer began the on-course rivalry between the two. In 1966, Nicklaus won the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row, becoming the first golfer to achieve this, and also won the Open Championship, completing his career slam of major championships. After failing to win a major for two years, Nicklaus won another Open Championship in 1970. Between 1971 and 1980, he would win a further nine major championships, as well as overtaking Bobby Jones's record of 13 major championships. At the age of 46, Nicklaus claimed his 18th and last major championship at the 1986 Masters Tournament, becoming the oldest major championship winner. Nicklaus joined the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour) in 1990, when he became eligible, and by 1996 had won ten of the tour's tournaments, including eight of that tour's majors. He continued to play the four PGA Tour majors until 2005, when he made his final appearances at The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament. Nicklaus has also taken part in many off-course activities, including golf course design, book writing, and running his own tournament on the PGA Tour, the Memorial Tournament. His golf course design company is one of the largest in the world. Nicklaus's book writing varies from instructional to autobiographical, and his book Golf My Way is considered one of the best instructional golf books of all time. Contents [hide] 1 Amateur career 2 PGA Tour career 2.1 Professional breakthrough 2.2 Career downturn (1968-1970) 2.3 Record setter 3 Champions Tour career 4 Close of playing career 5 Off-the-course career 5.1 Golf course design 5.2 Writings and media 5.3 Other interests 6 Playing style 7 Awards and recognition 8 Career achievements 8.1 Major Championships (18) 8.2 Results timeline 8.3 Summary of major championship performances 9 See also 10 Notes and references 11 External links [edit] Amateur career Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of a pharmacist. He was raised in the suburb of Upper Arlington, and attended Upper Arlington High School. Overcoming a mild case of polio as a child, he took up golf at the age of ten, shooting 51 for his first nine holes. At 13, he broke 70. He won the first of five straight[3] Ohio State Junior titles at the age of twelve. He won the Ohio Open in 1956 at age 16, competing against professionals. While attending Ohio State University, he won the U.S. Amateur title twice (1959, 1961), and an NCAA Championship (1961). At the 1960 U.S. Open, he shot a 282, finishing second by two strokes to Arnold Palmer, who won the tournament with a final round 65. This score remains the lowest ever made by an amateur player in the U.S. Open. He represented the United States, against Great Britain and Ireland, on winning Walker Cup teams in both 1959 and 1961, winning both of his matches in each contest. He was also a member of the victorious 1960 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team, winning the unofficial individual title with a four-round score of 269, a record which still stands.[4] Nicklaus was named the world's top amateur golfer by Golf Digest magazine for three straight years, 1959-1961. Nicklaus also won two Trans-Mississippi Amateurs in 1958 at Prairie Dunes Country Club and 1959 at Woodhill Country Club. [edit] PGA Tour career [edit] Professional breakthrough Nicklaus began his professional career in 1962. His first professional win came in the same year, defeating the heavily favored Arnold Palmer in a Monday playoff at Oakmont for the 1962 U.S. Open. This was the beginning of the Nicklaus-Palmer rivalry, which attracted viewers to the new technology of television.[5] By the end of the year Nicklaus had picked up two more wins, those being the Seattle Open and the Portland Open back-to-back. He completed 1962 with over $60,000 prize-money, placed third on the tour money list, and was named Rookie of the Year.[3] In 1963 Nicklaus won two of the four major championships - the Masters and the PGA Championship. Along with three other wins including the Tournament of Champions, he placed second on the tour money list with just over $100,000.[3] Despite winning no majors in 1964, Nicklaus placed first on the tour money list for the first time in his career with a margin of $81.13 over Palmer. At the British Open at St Andrews, Nicklaus set a new record for the lowest score in the final 36 holes with 66-68. This was not enough, however to win the event; Nicklaus placed second to Tony Lema.[3] Nicklaus won the Masters in 1965 and 1966, becoming the first consecutive winner of this event. He set a tournament record of 271 in the 1965 Masters, which lasted until Tiger Woods shot 270 in 1997. In 1966, he also won the British Open at Muirfield in Scotland, which was the only major he had failed to win up to this time. This win made him the youngest player, age 26, and the only one after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, and Gary Player (until Tiger Woods at age 24) to win all four major championships, now known as the Career Slam. Nicklaus eventually accomplished the triple career slam in 1978, winning all four majors three times. In 1967, he won his second U.S. Open title at Baltusrol, breaking Hogan's 72-hole record with a 275.[3] [edit] Career downturn (1968-1970) After Nicklaus won the 1967 U.S. Open, he did not win another major championship until the 1970 British Open at the Old Course at St Andrews. Moreover, his highest finish on the tour money list for the years 1968-70 was second; his lowest was fourth, his worst ranking on the list since turning professional. During this period, Nicklaus also let his physical condition decline somewhat, putting on excess weight, which affected his stamina. He significantly improved his condition in the fall of 1969, and his game returned to top form.[6] In 1970, Nicklaus's father, Charlie Nicklaus, died. Soon after this Nicklaus won the 1970 British Open, defeating fellow American Doug Sanders in a playoff round in emotional fashion. Nicklaus threw his putter into the air after sinking the winning putt, as he was thrilled to have won the Open at the home of golf, St. Andrews.[7] 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. And then my father passed away and I sort of realized that he had certainly lived his life through my golf game. I really hadn't probably given him the best of that. So I sort of got myself back to work. So '70 was an emotional one for me from that standpoint. ... It was a big boost."[8] [edit] Record setter With a win at the 1971 PGA Championship in February, Nicklaus became the first golfer to win all four majors twice in a career.[3] By the end of the year he had won four additional tournaments including the Tournament of Champions and the National Team Championship with Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus won the first two majors of 1972, the Masters and the U.S. Open, creating talk of a Grand Slam. In the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Nicklaus struck a one-iron on the par-three 17th hole into a stiff, gusty ocean breeze which landed, hit the flagstick and ended up six inches from the cup. 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 a total of seven tournaments during the year, and was runner-up in a further three. Nicklaus did not win the Grand Slam in 1972, however, as Lee Trevino repeated as the British Open champion (Nicklaus finished second, one shot behind), and Gary Player prevailed in the PGA Championship. Jones's record of majors was soon broken when Nicklaus won the PGA Championship in August 1973 for his 14th professional major. In that year he won another six tournaments. The PGA Player of the Year was awarded to Nicklaus for the third time, and the second year in a row. Nicklaus's failure to win a major in 1974 was offset somewhat by his being named one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[9] Nicklaus says this honor was a "nice memento" after a "disappointing season".[10] Nicklaus started off well in 1975: he won the Doral-Eastern Open, the Heritage Classic, and the Masters in consecutive starts. His Masters win was his fifth, a record he was to break eleven years later. In this tournament, Nicklaus made a 40-foot putt on the 16th hole to all but secure his victory. He also won the PGA Championship for the fourth time in August. His performance in 1975 resulted in his being named PGA Player of the Year for the fourth time, tying Ben Hogan, and he was also named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. He placed first on the tour money list again in 1976, despite competing in only 16 events, winning only two — neither of them majors — and playing what he called "hang-back-and-hope golf".[11] He also won the PGA Player of the Year award for a record fifth time. Between 1972 and 1976 the only time he failed to win this award was 1974. The following year, 1977, was also majorless for Nicklaus, but his second-place finish behind Tom Watson at the British Open at Turnberry created headlines around the world. In a one-on-one battle dubbed the "Duel in the Sun," Nicklaus shot 65-66 in the final two rounds, only to be beaten by Watson, who scored 65-65. 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. Not having been around for the first five hundred or so years of the game, I'm not qualified to speak on such matters. What's for sure, however, is that it was the most thrilling one-on-one battle of my career."[12] During 1977, Nicklaus won his 63rd tour event, passing Ben Hogan to take second place on the career wins list, behind only Sam Snead. Nicklaus won the 1978 British Open to become the only player to have won each major championship three times. This record has since been tied by Tiger Woods, by winning the 2008 U.S. Open. Nicklaus and Woods are the only two to win three "Career Grand Slams." Nicklaus won three other tournaments on the PGA Tour including the Tournament Players Championship, and was named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. After this year he suffered a lapse of form, not winning another tournament until June 1980. The year of 1979 was the first in which he failed to win a tournament; he had only one runner-up finish. In the offseason, Nicklaus addressed two problems which had hurt his performance. His longtime coach Jack Grout noticed that he had become much too upright with his full swing; this was corrected. Then Nicklaus's short game, never a career strength, was further developed with the help of Phil Rodgers, a 20-year friend and tour rival, who had become a fine coach. Rodgers lived for a time at the Nicklaus home while this work was going on.[6] In 1980, Nicklaus recorded only three top-ten finishes, but two of these were victories in majors (the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship); the other was a runner-up finish in the Doral-Eastern Open. During the next five years Nicklaus won only twice on the tour, including his own tournament (Memorial Tournament) in 1984. In 1986, Nicklaus capped his career by recording his sixth Masters victory under incredible circumstances, posting a six-under 30 on the back nine at Augusta for a final round of seven-under 65. At the 17th hole, Nicklaus hit it to within 18 feet and rolled it in for birdie, raising his putter in celebration and completing an eagle-birdie-birdie run. Nicklaus made a victory-sealing par-4 at the 72nd hole, and waited for the succeeding players to falter. At age 46, Nicklaus became the oldest Masters winner in history, a record which still stands. On the feat, sports columnist Thomas Boswell remarked, "Some things cannot possibly happen, because they are both too improbable and too imperfect. The US hockey team cannot beat the Russians in the 1980 Olympics. Jack Nicklaus cannot shoot 65 to win the Masters at age 46. Nothing else comes immediately to mind."[13] This victory was his 18th major title as a professional. Nicklaus won the 1986 Masters using the Response ZT putter. Its manufacturer, MacGregor Golf, received 5,000 orders the next day; it had planned to sell only 6,000 copies of this model for the entire year.[14] Before the tournament, Tom McCollister, writing in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said that Nicklaus was "done, washed up, through," and this spurred him on, as he says: "I kept thinking all week, 'Through, washed up, huh?' I sizzled for a while. But then I said to myself, 'I'm not going to quit now, playing the way I'm playing. I've played too well, too long to let a shorter period of bad golf be my last."[15] This victory was to be his last in his long career on the PGA Tour. At the age of 58, Nicklaus made another valiant run at the 1998 Masters, where he tied for sixth.[16] [edit] Champions Tour career Nicklaus became eligible to join the Senior PGA Tour, now known as the Champions Tour, when he turned 50 in early 1990,[17] at which point he declared, "I'm never satisfied. Trouble is, I want to play like me—and I can't play like me anymore."[13] He then quickly won in his first start on the tour, the Tradition, which was also a Senior Tour major championship. Nicklaus would go on to win another three Traditions, while the most anyone else has won is two. Later in the year, Nicklaus won the Senior Players Championship for his second win of the year, and also his second major of the year. The next year, in 1991, Nicklaus won three of the five events he started in, those being the U.S. Senior Open, the PGA Seniors Championship and the Tradition for the second year straight. These, again, were all majors on the Senior Tour. Nicklaus has won all the Champions Tour Majors with the exception of the Senior British Open After a winless year in 1992, Nicklaus came back to win the U.S. Senior Open for the second time in 1993. Also in that year he teamed up with Chi Chi Rodriguez and Raymond Floyd to win the Wendy's Three Tour Challenge for the Senior Tour team.[18] In 1994 he won the Senior Tour's version of the Mercedes Championship for his only win of the year.[19] The Tradition was his again in 1995, in a year where he made the top 10 in all of the seven tournaments he entered in.[20] His 100th career win came the next year, when he won the Tradition for the fourth time, and second time in succession. He made an albatross in the final round. This was to be his last win on the Senior Tour, and the last official win of his career.[21] [edit] Close of playing career Nicklaus's final U.S. Open was held at Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2000, where he shot 73-82 to miss the cut.[22] Later in the year, he was paired with Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh in his final PGA Championship, where he also missed the cut.[23][24] Nicklaus played without much preparation in the 2005 Masters, a month after the drowning death of his 17-month-old grandson Jake (child of his son, Steve) on March 1, 2005. He and Steve played golf as therapy for their grief following the death. After days of playing, it was Steve who suggested his dad return to The Masters. He made that his last appearance in the tournament.[25] Later in 2005 Nicklaus finished his professional career, at the The Open Championship played at St. Andrews on July 15, 2005.[26] Nicklaus turned 65 in January that year, which was the last year he could enter The Open Championship as an exempt player. He played with Luke Donald and Tom Watson in his final round.[27] After hitting his tee shot off the 18th tee in the second round, Nicklaus received a ten-minute standing ovation from the crowd. Soon afterwards, Nicklaus ended his career with a fitting birdie, holing a fifteen-foot birdie putt on the 18th green. Nicklaus missed the 36-hole cut with a score of +3 (147).[28] The last competitive tournament in which Nicklaus played in the United States was the Champions Tour's Bayer Advantage Classic in Overland Park, Kansas on June 13, 2005.[28] [edit] Off-the-course career [edit] Golf course design Nicklaus devotes much of his time to golf course design and operates one of the largest golf design practices in the world. His first design, Harbour Town Golf Links, was opened for play in 1969.[29] For the first few years, all of his projects were co-designs with either Pete Dye or Desmond Muirhead, who were two of the leading golf course architects of that era. His first solo design, Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario, opened for play in 1976.[30] This course served as the host site for the Canadian Open for many years, the first being in 1977.[31] He is now in partnership with his four sons and his son-in-law through Nicklaus Design. The company had 299 courses open for play at the end of 2005, which was nearly 1% of all the courses in the world (In 2005 Golf Digest calculated that there were nearly 32,000 golf courses in the world, approximately half of them in the United States.[29][32]). Nicklaus designed golf courses include Muirfield Village, Shoal Creek, and the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel.[33] [edit] Writings and media Nicklaus has written several golf instructional books, an autobiography (My Story), a book on his golf course design methods and philosophy, and has produced several golf videos. The writer Ken Bowden often assisted him with this work. His book Golf My Way is one of the all-time classics of golf instruction, and has been reissued several times. Nicklaus has also written golf instructional columns for GOLF magazine and for Golf Digest magazine, with which he is currently associated. He also appeared as a television analyst and commentator with ABC Sports on golf broadcasts.[34] Several of the books have been reissued, sometimes under different titles, and "My Story" as a limited edition. A selection of his major works follows.[35] The Greatest Game of All, by Jack Nicklaus, 1969. Golf My Way, by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken Bowden, 1974, 1998, 2005. On and Off the Fairway, by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken Bowden, 1978. Play Better Golf: The Short Game and Scoring, by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken Bowden, 1987. Play Better Golf: Short Cuts to Lower Scores, by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken Bowden, 1990. Jack Nicklaus: My Story, by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken Bowden, 1997 (plus a limited edition of 225 to honor Nicklaus at the 2000 Memorial Tournament). Jack Nicklaus' Lesson Tee, by Jack Nicklaus, with Ken Bowden, 1998. Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture, by Jack Nicklaus and Chris Millard, 2002. Jack Nicklaus: Memories and Mementos from Golf's Golden Bear, by Jack Nicklaus, 2007. Golf and Life, by Jack Nicklaus and Dr. John Tickell, 2007. [edit] Other interests Nicklaus continues to manage the Memorial Tournament he created in his home state of Ohio, which is played at Muirfield Village, a course which he designed. The forerunner to this tournament, the Columbus Pro-Am, had its final year in 1975, and the inaugural Memorial Tournament was held the following year. The tournament is one of the more prestigious events on the PGA Tour.[36] Nicklaus owns Nicklaus Golf Equipment, founded in 1992.[37] Nicklaus Golf Equipment manufactures golf equipment in three brands: Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus Signature and Nicklaus Premium. These three brands are designed to target golfers at different stages of golfing ability.[38] [edit] Playing style Nicklaus was consistently among the longest and straightest hitters on the tour during his prime.[39] He preferred the fade for his ball flight, since it allowed the ball to stop quickly on fast greens. Another factor in this decision was his distance capabilities, which were developed enough to allow him to play a fade and still reach long par fours and par fives.[40] Nicklaus was known for his course management skills. He would plan to hit each shot on the most convenient side of the fairway to aid his next shot. Gary Player states that Nicklaus's golfing mind was "the greatest mind the game has ever known".[41] While not a great putter, he was able to make the important putts when he needed them.[42] He was also known as a conservative player at times, going for broke only when he needed to. This was especially apparent on the green, where he would often choose to be less aggressive and make sure of an easy two-putt. Nicklaus spoke about this in his autobiography. "I was a fine two-putter, but sometimes too defensive—too concerned about three-putting—to go for putts that I probably should have gone for."[43] [edit] Awards and recognition Main article: List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus#Awards Nicklaus "dotting the i" at the Ohio State Buckeyes football game against Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium on 2006-10-28. Nicklaus can be seen in red.After his first year on the PGA Tour in 1962, Nicklaus received the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award. 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. He has also been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. His likeness was featured on a special commemorative issue five-pound note issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, making him the first living person outside the Royal Family to appear on a British banknote.[44][45] There is a Jack Nicklaus Museum on the campus of The Ohio State University in his home town of Columbus, Ohio.[46] He had the unique privilege of dotting the "i" of "Script Ohio" (specifically the "i" in "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.[47] While at Ohio State University, Nicklaus became a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.[48] [edit] Career achievements Main article: List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus During his career on the PGA Tour, Nicklaus accumulated 18 major championships which is a record, and 73 PGA Tour victories, second only to Sam Snead. He also holds the record for the most wins at The Masters, with 6. He played on 6 Ryder Cup teams, as well as captaining the team twice, and topped the PGA Tour money list 8 times. PGA Tour wins (73) Other wins (21) Senior Tour wins (10) Other senior wins (9) [edit] Major Championships (18) Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 1962 U.S. Open 2 shot deficit -1 (72-70-72-69=283) Playoff 1 Arnold Palmer 1963 The Masters 1 shot lead -2 (74-66-74-72=286) 1 stroke Tony Lema 1963 PGA Championship 3 shot deficit -5 (69-73-69-68=279) 2 strokes Dave Ragan 1965 The Masters (2) 5 shot lead -17 (67-71-64-69=271) 9 strokes Arnold Palmer, Gary Player 1966 The Masters (3) Tied for lead E (68-76-72-72=288) Playoff 2 Gay Brewer, Tommy Jacobs 1966 The Open Championship 2 shot deficit -2 (70-67-75-70=282) 1 stroke Doug Sanders, Dave Thomas 1967 U.S. Open (2) 1 shot deficit -9 (71-67-72-65=275) 4 strokes Arnold Palmer 1970 The Open Championship (2) 2 shot deficit -5 (68-69-73-73=283) Playoff 3 Doug Sanders 1971 PGA Championship (2) 4 shot lead -7 (69-69-70-73=281) 2 strokes Billy Casper 1972 The Masters (4) 1 shot lead -2 (68-71-73-74=286) 3 strokes Bruce Crampton, Bobby Mitchell, Tom Weiskopf 1972 U.S. Open (3) 1 shot lead +2 (71-73-72-74=290) 3 strokes Bruce Crampton 1973 PGA Championship (3) 1 shot lead -7 (72-68-68-69=277) 4 strokes Bruce Crampton 1975 The Masters (5) 1 shot deficit -12 (68-67-73-68=276) 1 stroke Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Miller 1975 PGA Championship (4) 4 shot lead -4 (70-68-67-71=276) 2 strokes Bruce Crampton 1978 The Open Championship (3) 1 shot deficit -7 (71-72-69-69=281) 2 strokes Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Simon Owen 1980 U.S. Open (4) Tied for lead -8 (63-71-70-68=272) 2 strokes Isao Aoki 1980 PGA Championship (5) 3 shot lead -6 (70-69-66-69=274) 7 strokes Andy Bean 1986 The Masters (6) 4 shot deficit -9 (74-71-69-65=279) 1 stroke Tom Kite, Greg Norman 1 Defeated Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff - Nicklaus (71), Palmer (74) 2 Defeated Tommy Jacobs & Gay Brewer in 18-hole playoff - Nicklaus (70), Jacobs (72), Brewer (78) 3 Defeated Doug Sanders in 18-hole playoff - Nicklaus (72), Sanders (73) [edit] Results timeline Tournament 1957 1958 1959 The Masters DNP DNP CUT U.S. Open CUT T41 CUT British Open DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 The Masters T13 LA T7 T15 1 T2 1 1 CUT T5 T24 U.S. Open 2 LA T4 LA 1 CUT T23 T31 3 1 2 T25 British Open DNP DNP T32 3 2 T12 1 2 T2 T6 PGA Championship DNP DNP T3 1 T2 T2 T22 T3 CUT T11 Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The Masters 8 T2 1 T3 T4 1 T3 2 7 4 U.S. Open T49 2 1 T4 T10 T7 T11 T10 T6 T9 British Open 1 T5 2 4 3 T3 T2 2 1 T2 PGA Championship T6 1 T13 1 2 1 T4 3 CUT T65 Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters T33 T2 T15 WD T18 T6 1 T7 T21 18 U.S. Open 1 T6 2 T43 T21 CUT T8 T46 CUT T43 British Open T4 T23 T10 T29 T31 CUT T46 T72 T25 T30 PGA Championship 1 T4 T16 2 T25 T32 T16 T24 CUT T27 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters 6 T35 T42 T27 CUT T35 T41 T39 T6 DNP U.S. Open T33 T46 CUT T72 T28 CUT T27 T52 T43 CUT British Open T63 T44 CUT CUT CUT T79 T45 60 DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT T23 CUT CUT CUT T67 CUT CUT DNP DNP Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 The Masters T54 CUT DNP CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP British Open CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP LA = Low Amateur DNP = did not play WD = withdrew due to injury CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. [edit] Summary of major championship performances Starts - 163 Wins - 18 2nd place finishes - 19 Top 3 finishes - 46 Top 5 finishes - 57 Top 10 finishes - 73 Longest streak of top-10s in majors - 13 [edit] See also Golf portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jack Nicklaus Golfers with most PGA Tour wins Golfers with most major championship wins Golfers with most Champions Tour wins Golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins Most wins in one PGA Tour event [edit] Notes and references ^ "Jack Nicklaus: MSN Encarta". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555269/Jack_Nicklaus.html. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. ^ Spencer, Reid; The Sporting News. The Sporting News selects 50 Greatest Golfers. The Sporting News. ISBN 0892046929. ^ a b c d e f Nicklaus, Jack; Bowden, Ken (1974). Golf My Way. William Heinemann Ltd. pp. 256. 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Jack Nicklaus Profile at Golf Legends Polaris World Nicklaus Golf Trail Nicklaus golf courses at Polaris World [show] Jack Nicklaus in the major championships [show]v • d • eThe Masters champions 1934 Horton Smith • 1935 Gene Sarazen • 1936 Horton Smith • 1937 Byron Nelson • 1938 Henry Picard • 1939 Ralph Guldahl • 1940 Jimmy Demaret • 1941 Craig Wood • 1942 Byron Nelson • 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II • 1946 Herman Keiser • 1947 Jimmy Demaret • 1948 Claude Harmon • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Jimmy Demaret • 1951 Ben Hogan • 1952 Sam Snead • 1953 Ben Hogan • 1954 Sam Snead • 1955 Cary Middlecoff • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Doug Ford • 1958 Arnold Palmer • 1959 Art Wall, Jr. • 1960 Arnold Palmer • 1961 Gary Player • 1962 Arnold Palmer • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964 Arnold Palmer • 1965 Jack Nicklaus • 1966 Jack Nicklaus • 1967 Gay Brewer • 1968 Bob Goalby • 1969 George Archer • 1970 Billy Casper • 1971 Charles Coody • 1972 Jack Nicklaus • 1973 Tommy Aaron • 1974 Gary Player • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976 Raymond Floyd • 1977 Tom Watson • 1978 Gary Player • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller • 1980 Severiano Ballesteros • 1981 Tom Watson • 1982 Craig Stadler • 1983 Severiano Ballesteros • 1984 Ben Crenshaw • 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Jack Nicklaus • 1987 Larry Mize • 1988 Sandy Lyle • 1989 Nick Faldo • 1990 Nick Faldo • 1991 Ian Woosnam • 1992 Fred Couples • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 José María Olazábal • 1995 Ben Crenshaw • 1996 Nick Faldo • 1997 Tiger Woods • 1998 Mark O'Meara • 1999 José María Olazábal • 2000 Vijay Singh • 2001 Tiger Woods • 2002 Tiger Woods • 2003 Mike Weir • 2004 Phil Mickelson • 2005 Tiger Woods • 2006 Phil Mickelson • 2007 Zach Johnson • 2008 Trevor Immelman [show]v • d • eU.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins · 1896 James Foulis · 1897 Joe Lloyd · 1898 Fred Herd · 1899 Willie Smith · 1900 Harry Vardon · 1901 Willie Anderson · 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie · 1903 Willie Anderson · 1904 Willie Anderson · 1905 Willie Anderson · 1906 Alex Smith · 1907 Alec Ross · 1908 Fred McLeod · 1909 George Sargent · 1910 Alex Smith · 1911 John McDermott · 1912 John McDermott · 1913 Francis Ouimet · 1914 Walter Hagen · 1915 Jerome Travers · 1916 Chick Evans · 1917-18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Walter Hagen · 1920 Ted Ray · 1921 Jim Barnes · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Bobby Jones · 1924 Cyril Walker · 1925 Willie Macfarlane · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Tommy Armour · 1928 Johnny Farrell · 1929 Bobby Jones · 1930 Bobby Jones · 1931 Billy Burke · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Johnny Goodman · 1934 Olin Dutra · 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. · 1936 Tony Manero · 1937 Ralph Guldahl · 1938 Ralph Guldahl · 1939 Byron Nelson · 1940 Lawson Little · 1941 Craig Wood · 1942-45 Cancelled due to World War II · 1946 Lloyd Mangrum · 1947 Lew Worsham · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Cary Middlecoff · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Jack Fleck · 1956 Cary Middlecoff · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Tommy Bolt · 1959 Billy Casper · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Gene Littler · 1962 Jack Nicklaus · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Gary Player · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 Lee Trevino · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Tony Jacklin · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Johnny Miller · 1974 Hale Irwin · 1975 Lou Graham · 1976 Jerry Pate · 1977 Hubert Green · 1978 Andy North · 1979 Hale Irwin · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 David Graham · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Larry Nelson · 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller · 1985 Andy North · 1986 Raymond Floyd · 1987 Scott Simpson · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Curtis Strange · 1990 Hale Irwin · 1991 Payne Stewart · 1992 Tom Kite · 1993 Lee Janzen · 1994 Ernie Els · 1995 Corey Pavin · 1996 Steve Jones · 1997 Ernie Els · 1998 Lee Janzen · 1999 Payne Stewart · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Retief Goosen · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Jim Furyk · 2004 Retief Goosen · 2005 Michael Campbell · 2006 Geoff Ogilvy · 2007 Ángel Cabrera · 2008 Tiger Woods [show]v • d • eThe Open champions 1860 Willie Park, Snr. · 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1863 Willie Park, Snr. · 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1865 Andrew Strath · 1866 Willie Park, Snr. · 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1871 No championship · 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1873 Tom Kidd · 1874 Mungo Park · 1875 Willie Park, Snr. · 1876 Bob Martin · 1877 Jamie Anderson · 1878 Jamie Anderson · 1879 Jamie Anderson · 1880 Bob Ferguson · 1881 Bob Ferguson · 1882 Bob Ferguson · 1883 Willie Fernie · 1884 Jack Simpson · 1885 Bob Martin · 1886 David Brown · 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1888 Jack Burns · 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1890 John Ball · 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy · 1892 Harold Hilton · 1893 William Auchterlonie · 1894 John Henry Taylor · 1895 John Henry Taylor · 1896 Harry Vardon · 1897 Harold Hilton · 1898 Harry Vardon · 1899 Harry Vardon · 1900 John Henry Taylor · 1901 James Braid · 1902 Sandy Herd · 1903 Harry Vardon · 1904 Jack White · 1905 James Braid · 1906 James Braid · 1907 Arnaud Massy · 1908 James Braid · 1909 John Henry Taylor · 1910 James Braid · 1911 Harry Vardon · 1912 Edward Ray · 1913 John Henry Taylor · 1914 Harry Vardon · 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I · 1920 George Duncan · 1921 Jock Hutchison · 1922 Walter Hagen · 1923 Arthur Havers · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Jim Barnes · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Bobby Jones · 1928 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1930 Bobby Jones· 1931 Tommy Armour · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Denny Shute · 1934 Henry Cotton · 1935 Alf Perry · 1936 Alf Padgham · 1937 Henry Cotton · 1938 Reg Whitcombe · 1939 Richard Burton · 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II · 1946 Sam Snead · 1947 Fred Daly · 1948 Henry Cotton · 1949 Bobby Locke · 1950 Bobby Locke · 1951 Max Faulkner · 1952 Bobby Locke · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Peter Thomson · 1955 Peter Thomson · 1956 Peter Thomson · 1957 Bobby Locke · 1958 Peter Thomson · 1959 Gary Player · 1960 Kel Nagle · 1961 Arnold Palmer · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Bob Charles · 1964 Tony Lema · 1965 Peter Thomson · 1966 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo · 1968 Gary Player · 1969 Tony Jacklin · 1970 Jack Nicklaus · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Lee Trevino · 1973 Tom Weiskopf · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Tom Watson · 1976 Johnny Miller · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Tom Watson · 1984 Severiano Ballesteros · 1985 Sandy Lyle · 1986 Greg Norman · 1987 Nick Faldo · 1988 Severiano Ballesteros · 1989 Mark Calcavecchia · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Baker-Finch · 1992 Nick Faldo · 1993 Greg Norman · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 John Daly · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Justin Leonard · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Paul Lawrie · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Duval · 2002 Ernie Els · 2003 Ben Curtis · 2004 Todd Hamilton · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Pádraig Harrington · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • ePGA champions Matchplay era 1916 Jim Barnes · 1917-18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Jim Barnes · 1920 Jock Hutchison · 1921 Walter Hagen · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Gene Sarazen · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Walter Hagen · 1926 Walter Hagen · 1927 Walter Hagen · 1928 Leo Diegel · 1929 Leo Diegel · 1930 Tommy Armour · 1931 Tom Creavy · 1932 Olin Dutra · 1933 Gene Sarazen · 1934 Paul Runyan · 1935 Johnny Revolta · 1936 Denny Shute · 1937 Denny Shute · 1938 Paul Runyan · 1939 Henry Picard · 1940 Byron Nelson · 1941 Vic Ghezzi · 1942 Sam Snead · 1943 Cancelled due to World War II · 1944 Bob Hamilton · 1945 Byron Nelson · 1946 Ben Hogan · 1947 Jim Ferrier · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Chandler Harper · 1951 Sam Snead · 1952 Jim Turnesa · 1953 Walter Burkemo · 1954 Chick Harbert · 1955 Doug Ford · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1957 Lionel Hebert Strokeplay era 1958 Dow Finsterwald · 1959 Bob Rosburg · 1960 Jay Hebert · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1962 Gary Player · 1963 Jack Nicklaus · 1964 Bobby Nichols · 1965 Dave Marr · 1966 Al Geiberger · 1967 Don January · 1968 Julius Boros · 1969 Raymond Floyd · 1970 Dave Stockton · 1971 Jack Nicklaus · 1972 Gary Player · 1973 Jack Nicklaus · 1974 Lee Trevino · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Dave Stockton · 1977 Lanny Wadkins · 1978 John Mahaffey · 1979 David Graham · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 Larry Nelson · 1982 Raymond Floyd · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Lee Trevino · 1985 Hubert Green · 1986 Bob Tway · 1987 Larry Nelson · 1988 Jeff Sluman · 1989 Payne Stewart · 1990 Wayne Grady · 1991 John Daly · 1992 Nick Price · 1993 Paul Azinger · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Steve Elkington · 1996 Mark Brooks · 1997 Davis Love III · 1998 Vijay Singh · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Toms · 2002 Rich Beem · 2003 Shaun Micheel · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Phil Mickelson · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eMale golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year 1922 Gene Sarazen (2) · 1924 Walter Hagen (2) · 1926 Bobby Jones (2) · 1930 Bobby Jones (2) · 1932 Gene Sarazen (2) · 1949 Sam Snead (2) · 1951 Ben Hogan (2) · 1953 Ben Hogan (3) · 1960 Arnold Palmer (2) · 1962 Arnold Palmer (2) · 1963 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1966 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1971 Lee Trevino (2) · 1972 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1974 Gary Player (2) · 1975 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1977 Tom Watson (2) · 1980 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1982 Tom Watson (2) · 1990 Nick Faldo (2) · 1994 Nick Price (2) · 1998 Mark O'Meara (2) · 2000 Tiger Woods (3) · 2002 Tiger Woods (2) · 2005 Tiger Woods (2) · 2006 Tiger Woods (2) · 2008 Pádraig Harrington (2) [show] Jack Nicklaus awards and achievements [show]v • d • ePGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year PGA Players of the Year 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Doug Ford · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Dow Finsterwald · 1959 Art Wall, Jr. · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Dave Marr · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 No award · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Billy Casper · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Jack Nicklaus · 1974 Johnny Miller · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Tom Watson · 1979 Tom Watson · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Tom Watson · 1985 Lanny Wadkins · 1986 Bob Tway · 1987 Paul Azinger · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Corey Pavin · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington PGA Tour Players of the Year 1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eSports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister | 1955: Johnny Podres | 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow | 1957: Stan Musial | 1958: Rafer Johnson | 1959: Ingemar Johansson | 1960: Arnold Palmer | 1961: Jerry Lucas | 1962: Terry Baker | 1963: Pete Rozelle | 1964: Ken Venturi | 1965: Sandy Koufax | 1966: Jim Ryun | 1967: Carl Yastrzemski | 1968: Bill Russell | 1969: Tom Seaver | 1970: Bobby Orr | 1971: Lee Trevino | 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden | 1973: Jackie Stewart | 1974: Muhammad Ali | 1975: Pete Rose | 1976: Chris Evert | 1977: Steve Cauthen | 1978: Jack Nicklaus | 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell | 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team | 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard | 1982: Wayne Gretzky | 1983: Mary Decker | 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton | 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1986: Joe Paterno | 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams | 1988: Orel Hershiser | 1989: Greg LeMond | 1990: Joe Montana | 1991: Michael Jordan | 1992: Arthur Ashe | 1993: Don Shula | 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss | 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. | 1996: Tiger Woods | 1997: Dean Smith | 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa | 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team | 2000: Tiger Woods | 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson | 2002: Lance Armstrong | 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan | 2004: Boston Red Sox | 2005: Tom Brady | 2006: Dwyane Wade | 2007: Brett Favre | 2008: Michael Phelps [show] Jack Nicklaus in the Ryder Cup [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup captains 1927 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1931 Walter Hagen · 1933 Walter Hagen · 1935 Walter Hagen · 1937 Walter Hagen · 1947 Ben Hogan · 1949 Ben Hogan · 1951 Sam Snead · 1953 Lloyd Mangrum · 1955 Chick Harbert · 1957 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1959 Sam Snead · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1963 Arnold Palmer · 1965 Byron Nelson · 1967 Ben Hogan · 1969 Sam Snead · 1971 Jay Hebert · 1973 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1975 Arnold Palmer · 1977 Dow Finsterwald · 1979 Billy Casper · 1981 Dave Marr · 1983 Jack Nicklaus · 1985 Lee Trevino · 1987 Jack Nicklaus · 1989 Raymond Floyd · 1991 Dave Stockton · 1993 Tom Watson · 1995 Lanny Wadkins · 1997 Tom Kite · 1999 Ben Crenshaw · 2002 Curtis Strange · 2004 Hal Sutton · 2006 Tom Lehman · 2008 Paul Azinger · 2010 Corey Pavin [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1981 Ben Crenshaw · Raymond Floyd · Hale Irwin · Tom Kite · Bruce Lietzke · Johnny Miller · Larry Nelson · Jack Nicklaus · Jerry Pate · Bill Rogers · Lee Trevino · Tom Watson · Dave Marr (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1983 Ben Crenshaw · Raymond Floyd · Bob Gilder · Jay Haas · Tom Kite · Gil Morgan · Calvin Peete · Craig Stadler · Curtis Strange · Lanny Wadkins · Tom Watson · Fuzzy Zoeller · Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1987 Andy Bean · Mark Calcavecchia · Ben Crenshaw · Tom Kite · Larry Mize · Larry Nelson · Dan Pohl · Scott Simpson · Payne Stewart · Curtis Strange · Hal Sutton · Lanny Wadkins · Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Persondata NAME Nicklaus, Jack ALTERNATIVE NAMES The Golden Bear SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional golfer DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1940 PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus, Ohio DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" Categories: American golfers | Ohio State Buckeyes men's golfers | PGA Tour golfers | Champions Tour golfers | Golf course architects | Golf writers and broadcasters | Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame | Winners of men's major golf championships | Winners of senior major golf championships | People from Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame | Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients | American Roman Catholics | 1940 births | 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