Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a total of 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes in them, over a span of 25 years. Nicklaus focused on the major championships, and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Sneadand Tiger Woods...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth21 January 1940
CityUpper Arlington, OH
CountryUnited States of America
I don't know if I'll ever do it again or not, but frankly I don't really care.
I never missed a putt in my mind.
Before every shot, I go to the movies
My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.
He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.
A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.
There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon
Nick [ O'Leary] is a tough kid. He doesn't use gloves. It's freezing outside and he's obviously wearing short sleeves like all the other guys that let their "guns" stick out.
Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part.
I'm tired of giving my best and not having it be good enough.
Keeping the head still is golf's one universal, unarguable fundamental.
Nick O'Leary loves to compete. His work ethic is fantastic, and that's what I like about him. He works, and works, and works; and if he has to get better, he gets better.
A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course.
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.