Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus is known as arguably the best professional golfer of all time. In additional to his many accomplishments on the golf course he has written several golf books, made a golf instructional video and worked as a golf course architect, designing several of the worlds best golf courses. On August 31, 2009 it was announced that Nicklaus will be an honorary starter with Arnold Palmer at the 2010 Masters.http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4433994 At age 70, Nicklaus competed in a nine hole skins game at Murfield Villiage, prior to the Memorial Tournament, which he hosts.

In 1950, Jack Nicklaus played his first nine holes at Scioto Club and shot a 51. He won the Scioto Club Juvenile Trophy that year and again in 1951 at the age of 11. In 1952, Nicklaus won the first of fiven consecutive Ohio State Junior Championships. Jack Nicklaus played in his first U.S.G.A Junior Championship in 1953 and won his first three matches before being eliminated in the fourth round. He earned a victory at the Columbus Junior Motor Play Championship later that year.

At the age of 14, Nicklaus won the Columbus Junior Championship stroke and match play championships. In 1955, he won the Columbus Junior Championship for the second time and the Columbus District Amateur championship. He also qualified for his first U.S. Amateuer Championship but lost in the first round. At the age of 16, Nicklaus competed in the 72 hole Ohio State Open against a strong field and won the event when he shot rounds of 64 and 72 on the final day. In 1957, Jack Nicklaus won the U.S. National Jaycees after losing in a playoff the previous year. He also qualified and played in his first US Open but missed the cut after he shot rounds of 80 on both days.

In 1958, Nicklaus tied for 12th in his first PGA Tour event at the Rubber City Open at Firestone in Akron, Ohio. He once again qualified for the US Open and tied for 41st when he shot rounds of 79, 75, 73 and 77. In 1959, he won his first U.S. Amateur Championship when he defeated Charles Cole. Nicklaus also played on his first of two Walker Cup teams at Murfield Village, Scotland.

Nicklaus finished second at the 1960 US Open, two shots behind Arnold Palmer and set a record for lowest amateur score in a US Open. He also set a record at the World Amateur Team Championship with a 72 hole score of 269. That exceeded the previous record of 287 set by Ben Hogan. In 1961, Jack Nicklaus defeated Dudley Wysong at Pebble Beach, California to win his second U.S. Amateur. He also won the NCAA Championship and finished tied for 7th at the Masters and tied for 4th at the US Open.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/amateur.php

1962 - 1969
Jack Nicklaus started his PGA Tour career in 1962. He earned $33.33 in his first tournament at the Los Angeles Open. Nicklaus won his first PGA Tour event at the US Open when he defeated Arnold Palmer in an 18 hole playoff. He finished tied for 15th at the Masters, tied for 32nd at the British Open and tied for third at the PGA Championship. For the season Nicklaus had three victories, three runners up and finished third on the money list with $61,868. Following the season, Jack Nicklaus was named Rookie Of The Year.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1962.php

In 1963, Jack Nicklaus won his first Masters by one shot over Tony Lema with rounds of 74,66,74 and 72. The victory earned him $20,000. He also won the PGA Championship by two shots over Dave Ragan with rounds of 69,73,69, and 68. Nicklaus won a total of five PGA Tour events for the season, including his second consecutive World Series of Golf. He finished second on the official money list with $100,040.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1963.php

Nicklaus won four times in the 1964 season. He finished second in three of the four major championships. Jack Nicklaus also won the Australian Open and earned individual accolades at the World Cup. For the year he ranked first in scoring average and first on the money list with $113,284.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1964.php

In 1965, Nicklaus won his second Masters by nine shots over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. His total of seventeen under par was a record at that time in the event. The previous record was fourteen under par by Ben Hogan in 1953. Nicklaus won four other events and had three second place finishes. For the second consecutive year he was first in scoring average and first on the official money list with $140,752.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1965.php

Jack Nicklaus won the British Open in 1966 to become the fourth player to win all four majors in a career. He also won the Masters in an 18 hole player over Gay Brewer and Tommy Jacobs. The victory was his second consecutive in the event. Nicklaus had two other victories for the season including a team victory with Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus was second on the official money list with $111,419 and reached a milestone by passing the half a million dollar mark in career earnings.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1966.php

Nicklaus missed the cut in the Masters in 1967. That was the first time he had missed a cut in a major championship as a professional. He played well in the other three majors. He won the US Open by four shots over Arnold Palmer. They were tied heading into the final round, but Nicklaus shot a 65 to Palmer's 69 for the victory. Nicklaus then finished second at the British Open and tied for third at the PGA Championship. Nicklaus won four other individual events, including his third World Series of Golf and the World Cup teamed with Palmer. Jack Nicklaus was named PGA Tour player of the year and had his $188,998 in earnings was the highest of his career to that point.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1967.php

In 1968, Jack Nicklaus did not win a major championship. He finished in the top five at the Masters, US Open and British Open, but missed the cut with rounds of 71 and 79 and the PGA Championship. Nicklaus earned PGA Tour victories at the Western Open and American Classic. He also won the Australian Open for the second time. Nicklaus dropped to second on the money list with $155,285.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1968.php

Jack Nicklaus made his first Ryder Cup appearance in 1969. The United States retained the cup with a 16 to 16 tie. Nicklaus won 1, lost 2 and tied 1 match. Jack Nicklaus had three victories for the season but did not win a major and had only one top ten finish in the majors. He finished tied for 24th at the Masters, tied for 25th at the US Open, tied for 11th at the PGA Championship and tied for 6th at the British Open. He finished third on the money list with $140,167 and close to $1 million in career earnings.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1969.php

1970 - 1979

In 1970, Nicklaus won his record fourth World Series of Golf. He also won his second British Open in a playoff over Doug Sanders and another team championship with Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus shot an 81 in the first round of the US Open which was his worst round to date in a major championship. For the season, he had two victories and three second place finishes. His career earnings surpassed $1 million and his season earnings were $142,149.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1970.php

After a few subpar seasons by his own standards, Jack Nicklaus set the single season money earnings record in 1971 with $244,490. He won the PGA Championship, which made him the first player to win all four majors at least two times. Nicklaus finished second at the Masters and US Open and fifth at the British Open. He also won four other PGA Tour events, the Australian Open, Australian Dunlop International and World Cup individual honors. Nicklaus also played on the Ryder Cup team and won five of his six matches to help the United States to an 18 1/2 to 13 1/2 victory over Europe.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1971.php

Nicklaus improved on his 1971 season with seven victories in 1972. He won the Masters by three shots over Tom Weiskopf, Bobby Mitchell and Bruce Crampton. Nicklaus defeated Crampton again by three strokes at the US Open. The victory at the US Open tied Nicklaus with Bobby Jones with 13 professional major victories. Nicklaus was first on the money list for a fifth time with a record $320,542 and became the all time leading money winner in tour history with $1,703,705. To top off the season, Nicklaus was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for a second time.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1972.php

Jack Nicklaus continued his dominance in 1973 winning another seven events. He won the PGA Championship by four shots over Bruce Crampton and finished in the top four in the other three majors. The victory at the PGA Championship gave Nicklaus more major victories than anyone in the history of the game. Nicklaus won the PGA Player of the Year, the scoring title and the money title. As a member of the Ryder Cup team, Nicklaus won 4, lost 1 and tied 1 in the United States 19 to 13 victory. He earned $308,362 and surpassed $2 million in career earnings.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1973.php

In 1974, Nicklaus won the Hawaiian Open and the Tournament Players Championship. He was one of 13 initial inductees into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame. Jack Nicklaus finished second on the money list with $238,178 and was first in scoring average.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1974.php

In 1975, Jack Nicklaus was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for a fourth time, which tied Beg Hogan for the most in PGA Tour history. He won the PGA Championship by two shots over Bruce Crampton and the Masters by one shot over Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf. Nicklaus also played on the United States winning Ryder Cup team, winning two matches, losing two and tying one.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1975.php

In 1976, Nicklaus won the PGA Player of the Year for the fifth time. He also won the scoring title and money title, each for the eighth time. He set a record by winning the Australian Open for the fifth time. In the major championships, Nicklaus finished tied for third at the Masters, tied for second at the British Open, tied for fourth at the PGA Championship and tied for 11th at the US Open. His career earnings at the end of the 1976 season approached $2.5 million.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1976.php

Jack Nicklaus finished in the top ten in all four majors, with second place finishes at the Masters and British Open. He lost the 1977 British Open by one stroke to Tom Watson, who scored a 65 in the final round, to Jack's 66. Nicklaus won the Memorial Tournament, Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic and the Tournament of Champions. He moved into second place on the all time victory list with 63 and became the first player in tour history with over $3 million in career earnings. Nicklaus once again played in the Ryder Cup and won one of the three matches he participated in.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1977.php

Nicklaus was his third British Open in 1978 and became the only player in history to win each major at least three times. He compiled three other victories and two second place finishes. Jack Nicklaus missed the cut at the PGA Championship after rounds of 79 and 74. He was named Sportsman of the Year by "Sports Illustrated" and continued an impressive streak of 17 straight years of at least two professional victories.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1978.php

In 1979 Jack Nicklaus went without a victory, ending his 17 year streak of at least two victories. He finished in the top ten in only three of twelve events. His best finish in the majors was a tie for second at the British Open and he finished tied for 65th at the PGA Championship. Despite the poor season, Nicklaus was named Athlete of the Decade by sports journalists and Golfer of the Decade in 12 of 14 categories.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1979.php

1980 - 1989

Jack Nicklaus started the 1980's with two victories, both major championships. He won the 1980 US Open with a record score of 272, two shots ahead of Isao Aoki. It was his fourth US Open victory. He also won the 1980 PGA Championship for a record fifth time. His seven stroke victory over Andy Bean was the largest in the history of the tournament. Nicklaus was named World Golf Player of the Year in 1980.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1980.php

In 1981, at the age of 41, Nicklaus posted his best scoring average since 1977 and highest earnings since 1978. His best finish in a major was a tie for second at the Masters. Although he didn't win a tournament in 1981, he remained number one in all time earnings with over $3.7 million. Nicklaus also went undefeated in the Ryder Cup. He won all four matches in a United States 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 victory.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1981.php

Nicklaus finished in the top ten seven times in 15 events in the 1982 season. He finished second to Tom Watson at the US Open. Watson holed out for birdie in the rough off the 17th hole of the final round to defeat Nicklaus. Jack won the Colonial Invitational and earned $232,645 for the season.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1982.php

Jack Nicklaus struggled for much of 1983. He had to withdraw from the Masters due to a back injury. He finished tied for 43rd at the US Open and tied for 29th at the British Open. His best finish was second at the PGA Championship. Nicklaus did not play in the Ryder Cup, but was the team captain. The United States won the cup 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. Despite showing signs of slowing down, Nicklaus surpassed $4 million in career earnings.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1983.php

In 1984, Nicklaus won his own tournament, the Memorial. He had two second place finishes and six top tens in 13 events. His best finish in a major was a tie for 18th at the Masters. Nicklaus failed to finish in the top 20 in any other major. At the inaugural Skins Game, Nicklaus won $240,000, which was his biggest check of his career at that time.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1984.php

Jack Nicklaus had a poor season in 1985 at the age of 45. Many wondered if Jack would ever win another PGA Tour event. He missed the cut in two of the four majors and his best finish in a major was a tie for sixth at the Masters. Nicklaus had second place finishes at the Canadian Open and Milwaukee. He earned $165,456 and remained the all time leading money winner on tour.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1985.php

At the 1986 Masters, Jack Nicklaus shot a 30 on the back nine on the final day and a 65 for the round to win his sixth Masters. He eagled the 15th hole, birdied the 16th and 17th and nearly birdied the 18th hole before tapping in for par. He became the oldest winner of the event. It was a victory that very few thought was possible. Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman and Tom Kite all faltered under the Nicklaus pressure. The victory gave Nicklaus 20 major victories, 18 of them professional. He increased his PGA Tour victory total to 71, second all time to Sam Snead.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1986.php

The victory at the 1986 Masters was the last significant accomplishment by Nicklaus in a PGA Tour event. From 1987 to 1989 Nicklaus had just 3 top 10 finishes in 31 events. In 1987 was was the captain of the United States Ryder Cup team, which lost to Europe 15 to 13. Jack Nicklaus did surpass $5 million in career earnings in 1988. and was named Golfer of the Century.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1988.php

1990 - 2005
Jack Nicklaus started concentrating his efforts on the Champions Tour starting in 1990. Nicklaus had a 6th place finish at the 1990 Masters and earned $68,045 for the season. He finished 23rd at the 1991 PGA Championship and earned $123,796. Playing sparingly and with little success in the majors over the next several years, Nicklaus made headlines in 1998. He was near the top of the leaderboard most of the week at the Masters. The crowd was stirring in anticipation of a possible seventh Masters victory for Nicklaus at age 58. Jack had a final round score of 68, which tied him for 6th. He became the oldest top ten finisher in Masters history.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1998.php

Nicklaus played very sparingly on the PGA Tour in the next several years. He made the cut at the 2000 Masters and finished tied for 54th. Jack Nicklaus missed the cut in his final US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000 after rounds of 73 and 82. He played with Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh in his final PGA Championship and he missed the cut by one shot. Nicklaus played in the 2005 Masters and ended his PGA Tour career at the 2005 British Open. He missed the cut with a two round score of 147, but ended his competitive career with a birdie on the last hole. Jack Nicklaus finished his career with 73 PGA Tour victories and 18 professional majors, the most of all time.

Jack Nicklaus joined the Champions Tour (Formerly the Senior PGA Tour) in 1990. He dominated in the four major events he participated in, which were the only events he played in for the year. He won The Tradition and the Senior Players Championship and finished second at the U.S. Senior Open and tied for third at the PGA Seniors' Championship. Nicklaus earned $350,000 for the 1990 season.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1990.php

In 1991, Nicklaus won three more events and finished in the top ten in four of five events that he played in. His victories were at The Tradition, the U.S. Senior Open and PGA Seniors' Championship. He had a scoring average of 69.79 and earned $343,734.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1991.php

Jack Nicklaus did not win in the four starts in 1992 but finished in the top ten in each event. He won the U.S. Senior Open in 1993 and was a member of the winning Senior Team with Raymond Floyd and Chi Chi Rodriguez at the Wendy's 3 Tour Challenge. Nicklaus won again in 1994 at the Mercedes Championship and finished second with Arnold Palmer at the first Diners Club Matches.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1994.php

Nicklaus had his most active and most productive year in 1995. He played in seven events and finished in the top ten all seven times. He won The Tradition and finished second at the U.S. Senior Open and Ford Senior Players Championship. Nicklaus was again part of the winning Senior Team at the Wendy's 3 Tour Challenge, teamed with Raymond Floyd and Hale Irwin. He earned $538,000 for the season and surpassed $7 million in career earnings.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1995.php

Jack Nicklaus won The Tradition in 1996, which was his 100th professional victory. In 1997 he finished second at the PGA Seniors Championship and had two top six finishes in majors in 1998. Nicklaus underwent hip replacement surgery in January 1999 and played in only five events. During the fall of 1999, he won three unofficial events, the Diners Club Matches, Wendy's 3 Tour Challenge and the Father/Son Challenge.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1999.php

Nicklaus tied for seventh at The Tradition in 2000 and in 2001 had the highest earnings since 1996 with $266,127. He also finished tied for third in his first Senior British Open. He made the most of on skin at the 2002 Senior Skins game by earning $150,000 on the seventh hole. Later in the year, Nicklaus teamed with Tiger Woods at the Battle of Bighorn against Lee Trevino and Sergio Garcia. Nicklaus and Woods won by a 3 and 2 score.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/2003.php

Jack Nicklaus played very sparingly over the next few seasons and played his last tournament at the Bayer Advantage Classic on June 13, 2005. Nicklaus has played in a few father/son events and participates in the par 3 tournament at the Masters. He also played in a 9 hole skins event on the Wednesday before the start of the 2009 Memorial. Nicklaus and Tom Watson teamed up at the 2010 Champions Skins and won the event, earnings $350,000 in skins. They were the oldest team in the event. Nicklaus has $3,372,207 in career earnings in official events on the Champions Tour, formerly the Senior Tour.

• The Masters: Won in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
• US Open: Won in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980
• British Open: 1996, 1970, 1978
• PGA Championship: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980

• Worldwide victories: 118
• Top money winner: 8 times (1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976)
• Tour playoff record: 12 wins, 10 losses
• Holes in one: 20JackNicklaus.com: [1]
• Top money winner: 8 timeshttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/capsule.php
• Number one in scoring average: 8 timeshttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/capsule.php
• Career playoff record: 12 wins, 10 losseshttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/capsule.php
• Most victories in a season: 7 (1972, 1973)

Books

• Putting My Way (2009)
• Jack Nicklaus: Memories and Mementos from Golf's Golden Bear (2007)
• Golf and Life (2007)
• Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture (2002)
• Jack Nicklaus' Lesson Tee (1998)
• Jack Nicklaus: My Story (1997)
• Play Better Golf: Short Cuts to Lower Scores (1990)
• My Most Memorable Shots in the Majors (1989)
• Play Better Golf: The Short Game and Scoring (1987)
• The Full Swing (1983)
• On and Off the Fairway (1978)
• Golf My Way" (1974)
• The Greatest Game Of All (1969)

Videos

• Golf My Way II (1989)
• Golf My Way (1983)http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_books/

Jack Nicklaus has been active in golf course design for many years, having been directly involved in the design of 271 courses all over the world. His company has 341 courses in 34 countries and 39 states. Major golf publications have recognized 63 Nicklaus Design courses. His courses have hosted over 600 professional tournaments worldwide. The company is in the construction process of 40 more courses and other projects in the developmental stage in 46 countries.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/overview.php

It was announced on October 28, 2009 that Nicklaus will appear at the Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert in November. His appearance is to help raise funds for American Lake Veterans Golf Course, which is the only course designed to help rehabilitate disabled veterans.http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091028/SPORTS05/910280330/-1/newsfront/Nicklaus+to+appear+at+Bighorn+Golf+Club

Asian Golf Monthly magazine named Nicklaus Design as the 2009 Golf Course Architect of the Year in the Asian Pacific. That is the second consecutive year Nicklaus Design has won the honor and the third time in the last seven years.http://www.golfclubbusiness.com/index.php?showtopic=5116&pid=5115&st=0&#entry5115

The 2010 Champions Tour season starts on January 22 at the Nicklaus designed Hualalai Golf Course in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.

On February 16, 2010, Jack Nicklaus announced that he and his wife announced a partnership between Miami Children's Hospital and Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation Miami Children to bring medical services to Palm Beach County.http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/02/16/dolch.nicklaus/

"It was over. I was the Open champion as well as the Amateur champion. At last I had proved that, playing golf full-time, I could do what I had done when playing only part-time. In my seventeenth tournament as a professional, I had won." - Jack Nicklaus on winning the 1962 US Openhttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1962.php

"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." - Jack Nicklaushttp://www.nicklaus.com/design/oldcorkscrew/news_062606a.php

"I had never shown emotion like that before, and it was totally out of character. But then I had never before won the oldest golf championship in the world at the cradle and home of the game." - Jack Nicklaus on the 1970 British Openhttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1970.php

"I had tried to downplay it as much as possible, but, now that it had happened, it was wonderfully satisfying. I had long ago recognized that setting records must one day become my primary goal and motivation if I hoped to go on being truly competitive. This was a record to savor and be proud of." - Jack Nicklaus on winning the grand slam twicehttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1971.php

"That's all any man can do, and it is what I have been trying to do all through my career. If when my playing days are finally over I am judged to have succeeded, that will do just fine for an epitaph." - Jack Nicklaus (1973)http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1973.php

"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 fir't 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." - Jack Nicklaus on the 1977 British Openhttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1977.php

"...European professional golf had been rising steadily for some years. Until that 1983 encounter, though, I don't think anyone over here fully appreciated how good our friends across the pond had become. For me, and I'm sure for a lot of others, that event marked the burial of any notion that Europe's best golfers were less than world-class." - Jack Nicklaus on the 1983 European Ryder Cup teamhttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1983.php

"Getting down in two from forty feet on Augusta National's huge and difficult eighteenth green was far from the position I wanted to be in, but it was what I had to deal with to possibly win a sixth Masters. As I went about doing so, I kept telling myself, 'Don't leave yourself a second putt, don't leave yourself a second putt.' And, just fortunately, I did not, closing out a back nine of 30 and a round of 65 with a tap-in of about four inches, a distance I've generally been able to handle. The affection Jackie and I then showed each other seems to have become one of the sport's most indelible moments, and it will surely remain one of my most cherished memories through all of my remaining days. Jackie simply could not have been more helpful or supportive in the way he handled the mechanics of an always stressful and grueling task, nor in the timeliness and insight and sincerity of his encouragement. It was just a wonderful experience to have one of the people I care most deeply about share by far the most fulfilling achievement of my career. And what made it even more wonderful was that Jackie also enjoyed it so much. 'I was so proud of him,' he would tell the press later that evening. Finally, when he putted out on eighteen, I told him, 'Dad, I loved seeing you play today.' It was the thrill of my life. I mean, that was just awesome." - Jack Nicklaus on the 1986 Mastershttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1986.php

"There's no point getting him riled up because every time someone's challenged him in his career, he's come back. Jack is working real hard on his game. He's not going to come out here until he's ready." - Lee Trevino (1990)http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1992.php

"Jack is so intense, so in a trance, you could have the Long Beach State marching band there and he wouldn't have any idea." - Phil Rodgers after he was paired with Nicklaus in the final round of the 1990 Traditionhttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/1992.php

"If Tiger is going to pass my record, I think this is a big year for him in that regard. If he doesn't play this year, obviously the chore is going to be a little tougher." - Jack Nicklaus, on Tiger Woodshttp://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4809137

"I have a signed Masters flag in my office with his signature on it . . . Obviously, you know what he's meant for the game of golf. Just to have the opportunity to not only meet him but then play with him, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." - Drew Brees, on meeting and playing with Jack Nicklaus.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/03/drew-brees-goes-golfing-with-jack-nicklaus---/1

"It's a nice tradition. I hope I'm invited back to do it again." - Jack Nicklaus, on hitting a ceremonial tee shot at The Mastershttp://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100409/SPORTS05/4090324/1001

"He'd need a brain scan if he left Tiger out of the team . . . Of course he should pick Tiger." - Jack Nicklaus, on Corey Pavin possibly not picking Tiger Woods for the Ryder Cuphttp://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/05/jack-nicklaus-says-only-a-dummy-would-leave-tiger-off-ryder-cup-team/1