Nicklaus, Jack William

Personal data:
NAME:	Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus
DATE OF BIRTH:	January 21, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH:	Columbus, Ohio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:	Member of the World Hall of Fame Nickname: Golden Bear Leading Golf Architect
NATIONALITY:	United States
PRO SINCE:	1961

Career

Jack Nicklaus was one of the best golfers in the world from the 60`s to the 80`s.
He is one of the great golfers in history and in 1996 he was also the first in the history of the PGA to win what was then the Senior Tour, now the Champions Tour, four times.
He also impressed when he won all major tournaments on the PGA Tour and Senior Tour.

He announced at the 2005 Open that this was his last professional golf tournament. One of his reasons was that Open winners are only allowed to compete until they are 65 years old.
However, the order of the tournament was changed in my honor and it took place on the traditional Old Course at St Andrews.
In addition, the Royal Bank of Scottland produced a special print of the 5 pound note in honor of Jack Nicklaus.

As a master of his craft, at his best he managed to combine the almost unrivaled combination of the largest putter ever seen with the longest shot.
He built the Jack Nicklaus Companies with his sons. In addition to selling various merchandising items, he also manages to make a name for himself in designing golf courses. Today he is a leading golf course architect with his company Golden Bear International.

victories

Players Championship: 1966, 1970 and 1978

Open Championship: 1966, 1970 and 1978

US Open: 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1980

Australian Open: 1964, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1976 and 1978

PGA Championship: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1980

US Masters: 1963, 1965-66, 1972, 1975 and 1986

Awards

In 1986 he was hailed as the oldest player to ever win a Master`s

1974 Admission to the newly created World Golf Hall of Fame

1978 Award from Sports Illustrated for Sportsman of the Year

1980 BBC Sports Foreign Sports Personality of the Year Award