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Jack Nicklaus. Jack William Nicklaus (/ ˈnɪkləsˌ ˈnɪkəl -/; born January 21, 1940), nicknamed " the Golden Bear ", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. [2] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. [3][4][5] He won 117 professional tournaments in his career.
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Heralded by fans, peers and publications alike, Jack not only reached heights in the golf world that had never been reached, but he transcends sports, as one of the most admired and respected champions in the world. Jack played in a record 154 consecutive major championships for which he was eligible from the 1957 U.S. Open to the 1998 U.S Open.
Nicklaus won 10 of 12 major championships when having the lead outright or tied for the lead after 54 holes and won eight times when trailing after 54 holes. In the above-referenced 20 major championships where Nicklaus either won (18) or finished in second place (2), he was a combined 30 strokes under par in final round scoring.
YearChampionship54 HolesWinning Score2 shot deficit−1 (72-70-72-69=283)1 shot lead−2 (74-66-74-72=286)3 shot deficit−5 (69-73-69-68=279)5 shot lead−17 (67-71-64-69=271)- CUT
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- Of course, Nicklaus has the most wins in men’s professional major golf history, with 18. But he also has 19 runner-up finishes, most all-time.
- Nicklaus and Woods will be linked in golf history forever for a litany of reasons. This one statistic, though, might be the most surreal. In each of Nicklaus’ last starts in the four majors, Tiger Woods won: the 2000 U.S. Open, 2000 PGA, 2005 Masters and 2005 Open Championship.
- From 1966 through 1980 – a run of 15 years – Nicklaus never finished worse than tied for sixth at The Open Championship. In the 42 years since Jack’s streak ended, no player has done that for more than three Opens in a row.
- Here are a few of the notable Masters statistics in which Nicklaus is the all-time leader: wins, birdies, eagles, top-five finishes, top-10 finishes, top-25 finishes, times playing all 72 holes of the tournament and cuts made.
4 days ago · Nicklaus was a member of the winning U.S. World Cup team six times (1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973) and was a record three-time individual World Cup winner (1963, 1964, 1971). By 1986 he had played in 100 major championships, finishing in the top three 45 times.
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Playing Career Timeline. Named “Rookie of the Year”. Won Masters and PGA Championship for the first time. Ranked first in money and scoring average. Won Masters a second time with a record 271. Won British Open to become one of five golfers in history to win each of the “Grand Slam” major championship titles. Named PGA Player of the Year.
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As an amateur, Nicklaus finished inside the top 10 three times in major championships, including a solo second at the 1960 U.S. Open and a T-4 at the 1961 U.S. Open. The following year he won the ...
