Jack William Nicklaus
(The Golden Bear)
(unofficial)
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Born 21st January 1940 in Columbus, Ohio Jack Nicklaus has had an outstanding career since turning professional in 1961. On joining the Senior Tour in 1990 he continued to show that he was a force to be reckoned with. Only Tiger Woods, of todays golfers shows any sign of emulating the success of this great golfer.
Between 1962 and 1986 he amassed a record 18 Major titles, completing the 'Grand Slam' of golf three times in the process. This included 6 US Masters, 5 PGA Championships, 4 US Opens and 3 British Opens. There is case for saying that this tally should read as 20 Major Titles when including his two US Amateur victories of 1959 and 1961.
| Tournament Victories |
| 1962 |
US Open,Seattle World's Fair Open, Portland Open |
| 1963 |
Palm Springs Golf Classic, US Masters, Tournament of Champions, PGA Championship, Sahara Invitational |
| 1964 |
Phoenix Open, Tournament of Champions, Whitemarsh Open, Portland Open |
| 1965 |
US Masters, Memphis Open, Thunderbird Classic, Philadelphia Golf Classic, Portland Open |
| 1966 |
US Masters, Sahara Invitational |
| 1967 |
Bing Crosby Pro-AM, US Open, Western Open, Westchester Classic, Sahara Invitational |
| 1968 |
Western Open, America Golf Classic |
| 1969 |
Andy Williams San Diego Open, Sahara Invitational, Kaiser International Open |
| 1970 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic, National Four-Ball Championship (with Arnold Palmer) |
| 1971 |
PGA Championship, Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, National Team Championship (with Arnold Palmer), Walt Disney World Open |
| 1972 |
Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Doral Eastern Open, US Masters, US Open, Westchester Classic, Liggett & Myers Open Matchplay, Walt Disney World Open |
| 1973 |
Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Greater New Orleans Open, Tournament of Champions, Atlanta Classic, PGA Championship, Ohio Kings Island Open, Walt Disney World Golf Classic |
| 1974 |
Hawaiian Open, Tournament Players Championship |
| 1975 |
Doral eastern Open, Sea Pines Heritage Classic, US Masters, PGA Championship, World Open |
| 1976 |
Tournament Players Championship,World Series of Golf |
| 1977 |
Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, MONY Tournament of Champions, Memorial Tournament |
| 1978 |
Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, Tournament Players Championship, IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |
| 1980 |
US Open, PGA Championship |
| 1982 |
Colonial National Championship |
| 1984 |
Memorial Tournament |
| 1986 |
US Masters |
| Wins - Other Events |
| 1959 |
US Amateur, Royal St Georges Challenge Cup |
| 1960 |
Eisenhower (Team & Ind) |
| 1961 |
US Amateur, NCAA Championship |
| 1963 |
World Cup (Ind & Team) |
| 1964 |
Australian Open, World Cup (Ind & Team) |
| 1966 |
PGA Team Championship, British Open, World Cup (Team) |
| 1967 |
World Cup (Team) |
| 1968 |
Australian Open |
| 1970 |
British Open, Piccadilly Matchplay |
| 1971 |
Australian Open, Dunlop International (Aus), World Cup (Ind & Team) |
| 1973 |
World Cup (Team) |
| 1975 |
Australian Open |
| 1976 |
Australian Open |
| 1978 |
Australian Open, British Open |
| 1983 |
Chrysler Team Championship |
| Wins - Senior Tour Events |
| 1990 |
The Tradition, Mazda TPC |
| 1991 |
The Tradition, PGA Seniors Open, US OPen |
| 1993 |
US Open |
| 1994 |
Mercedes Championship |
| 1995 |
The Tradition |
| 1996 |
GTE Suncoast Classic, The Tradition |
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