Jack Nicklaus

b. 1940 · American golfer, winner of 18 major championships

Jack Nicklaus, born in Columbus, Ohio on 21 January 1940 and known as the Golden Bear, is generally regarded as one of the greatest golfers who ever played. He won 18 professional major championships and 73 PGA Tour events, the third-highest total in tour history. He founded the Memorial Tournament in 1976 at Muirfield Village, the Ohio course he co-designed, and has since built one of the world’s largest golf-course design practices.

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“It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus”

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“The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face”

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