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Jack Nicklaus  |
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on All-Time Money List FULL NAME: Jack Nicklaus HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: January 21, 1940 BIRTHPLACE: Columbus, OH RESIDENCE: North Palm Beach, FL FAMILY: Wife, Barbara Bash; Jack II (9/23/61), Steven (4/11/63), Nancy Jean (5/5/65),Gary (1/15/69), Michael (7/24/73); 15 grandchildren EDUCATION: Ohio State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting and tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1961 JOINED TOUR: 1990 |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (71) 1962 U.S. Open Championship, Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational. 1963 Palm Springs Golf Classic, Masters Tournament, Tournament of Champions, PGA Championship, Sahara Invitational. 1964 Phoenix Open Invitational, Tournament of Champions, Whitemarsh Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational. 1965 Masters Tournament, Memphis Open Invitational, Thunderbird Classic, Philadelphia Golf Classic, Portland Open Invitational. 1966 Masters Tournament, British Open Championship, Sahara Invitational. 1967 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, U.S. Open Championship, Western Open, Westchester Classic, Sahara Invitational. 1968 Western Open, American Golf Classic. 1969 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Sahara Invitational, Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1970 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open Championship, National Four-Ball Championship. 1971 PGA Championship, Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, National Team Championship, Walt Disney World Open Invitational. 1972 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Doral-Eastern Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, Westchester Classic, Liggett and Myers Open Match Play, Walt Disney World Open Invitational. 1973 Bing Crosby National 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, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, World Open Golf Championship. 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, British Open Championship, IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic. 1980 U.S. Open Championship, PGA Championship. 1982 Colonial National Invitation Tournament. 1984 Memorial Tournament. 1986 Masters Tournament. |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (10) 1990 The Tradition at Desert Mountain, Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship. 1991 The Tradition at Desert Mountain, PGA Seniors' Championship, U.S. Senior Open. 1993 U.S. Senior Open. 1994 Mercedes Championships. 1995 The Tradition. 1996 GTE Suncoast Classic, The Tradition. |
| International Victories |
| 1991 Senior Skins Game. 1999 Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge (with Tom Watson, Hale Irwin). Office Depot Father-Son Challenge (with Gary). Diners Club Matches (with Tom Watson). 2000 Hyundai Team Matches (with Tom Watson). |
| Other Victories |
| 1959 U.S. Amateur. 1961 NCAA Championship, U.S. Amateur. 1962 World Series of Golf. 1963 World Series of Golf, Canada Cup (with Arnold Palmer). 1964 Canada Cup (with Arnold Palmer), Australian Open. 1966 Canada Cup (with Arnold Palmer), PGA Team Championship (with Arnold Palmer). 1967 World Series of Golf, World Cup (with Arnold Palmer). 1968 Australian Open. 1970 World Series of Golf, World Match Play, National Four-Ball (with Arnold Palmer). 1971 Australian Open, National Team (with Arnold Palmer) World Cup (with Lee Trevino). 1973 World Cup (with Johnny Miller). 1975 Australian Open. 1983 Chrysler Team Championship (with Johnny Miller). |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $63,037 (61) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 73 at Round 2, Ford Championship at Doral |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 66 at Round 3, MasterCard Championship |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--1962 U.S. Open Championship, Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational. 1963 Palm Springs Golf Classic, Masters Tournament, Tournament of Champions, PGA Championship, Sahara Invitational. 1964 Phoenix Open Invitational, Tournament of Champions, Whitemarsh Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational. 1965 Masters Tournament, Memphis Open Invitational, Thunderbird Classic, Philadelphia Golf Classic, Portland Open Invitational. 1966 Masters Tournament, British Open Championship, Sahara Invitational. 1967 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, U.S. Open Championship, Western Open, Westchester Classic, Sahara Invitational. 1968 Western Open, American Golf Classic. 1969 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Sahara Invitational, Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1970 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open Championship, National Four-Ball Championship. 1971 PGA Championship, Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, National Team Championship, Walt Disney World Open Invitational. 1972 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Doral-Eastern Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, Westchester Classic, Liggett and Myers Open Match Play, Walt Disney World Open Invitational. 1973 Bing Crosby National 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, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, World Open Golf Championship. 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, British Open Championship, IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic. 1980 U.S. Open Championship, PGA Championship. 1982 Colonial National Invitation Tournament. 1984 Memorial Tournament. 1986 Masters Tournament. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--1990 The Tradition at Desert Mountain, Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship. 1991 The Tradition at Desert Mountain, PGA Seniors' Championship, U.S. Senior Open. 1993 U.S. Senior Open. 1994 Mercedes Championships. 1995 The Tradition. 1996 GTE Suncoast Classic, The Tradition. |
| Best 2002 PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 71--Memorial Tournament |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| 2002 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--1; Top 10 finishes--0 |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--2; in money--2; Top 10 finishes--0 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Made just two official appearances on the Champions Tour due to persistent lower-back pain. Played in first official event of the year in April at The Countrywide Tradition and finished 69th. Arizona appearance was his first official event since July 2001 when he was forced to WD from the FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship with a hamstring injury...Bad back would force him to miss the Masters, only the second time the six-time champion didn't start in the tournament since his debut in 1959. Hip replacement surgery forced him to miss the 1999 tournament...Made the cut at the Senior PGA Championship at Firestone, but was forced to withdraw on Saturday morning with lower back pain...Made initial appearance of the 2002 season at the Senior Skins game and was the runner-up to Hale Irwin at Wailea in Hawaii. Won all of his $150,000 when he claimed seven skins on the seventh hole. It was the most money any player ever made to start a Senior Skins Game...Lone appearance on the PGA TOUR was at The Memorial Tournament where he made the cut and finished 71st. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2001: Registered two top-10 finishes...T4 at the U.S. Senior Open and finished fourth at the inaugural Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley...Made a spirited run at the U.S. Senior Open before bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes the final day ended his chances...Started the final round of the Siebel event one stroke back of Hale Irwin, but 1-under 71 at Coyote Creek placed him fourth, his best Champions Tour finish since T2 at the 1997 PGA Seniors' Championship. 1999: Underwent hip replacement surgery in January and played in only three official tournaments on the Champions Tour...Did not play until midway thru the year at the Bell Atlantic Classic. Carded two rounds of 70 on the weekend at Hartefeld National and finished 18th near Philadelphia. 1998: Hobbled by a painful left hip for the majority of the year...Closed with 68 at Augusta National and T6 at the Masters, four strokes back of eventual winner Mark O'Meara...Ended his remarkable run of 154 straight appearances in major championships when he chose not to compete in the PGA Championship at Sahalee CC. 1997: Broke Sam Snead's record for most rounds played at the Masters with his 147th on Sunday...Played his 10,000th hole at the U.S. Open at Congressional CC. 1996: Became the first player to win the same Champions Tour event four times when he claimed The Tradition. Victory in Arizona was his 100th as a professional and was his eighth senior major championship, the most by any player over 50. Shot 65 in the final round at Desert Mountain to best Hale Irwin by three strokes. Carded his third career double-eagle on Saturday at The Tradition, his first since the 1965 Greater Jacksonville Open...Also claimed his only 54-hole event on the Champions Tour, rallying from five strokes back to edge J.C. Snead for the GTE Suncoast Classic title. 1995: Defeated Isao Aoki in a playoff to win his third Tradition title and, at the time, became only the fifth man to win the same tournament three times. 1994: Came from three strokes back of Bob Murphy to win the Mercedes Championships at LaCosta by a stroke. 1993: Claimed his second U.S. Senior Open title, holding off rival Tom Weiskopf by a shot at Cherry Hills Country Club near Denver. 1991: Made just five appearances on the Champions Tour, but won three official events including his only PGA Seniors' Championship and first U.S. Senior Open title...Shot 17-under 271 at PGA National GC, the lowest 72-hole score on the Champions Tour that year, to claim the PGA Seniors' crown by six strokes over Bruce Crampton...U.S. Senior Open victory over Chi Chi Rodriguez came in an 18-hole playoff at Oakland Hills CC, 65 to 69, making him the first player ever to win USGA titles in five different decades and the first and only player to win all four of the Champions Tour's four major championships...Also came from five strokes back to successfully defend his Tradition title by one over Jim Colbert, Jim Dent and Phil Rodgers. 1990: Played in just four official Champions Tour events but won twice, finished second once and T3 in his only other tournament...Four-stroke win over Gary Player at The Tradition made him the seventh of just 10 players ever to claim a title in their Champions Tour debut...Finished solo sixth at the Masters a week later, at the time, the best finish by a senior in a major since Sam Snead (T3-1974 PGA Championship)...Cruised to a six-stroke victory at the Mazda Senior TPC in record-setting fashion by shooting a 27-under-par 261 at Dearborn CC, the lowest 72-hole total in Champions Tour history. |
| Personal |
| Remains one of golf's driving forces off the course...Founder and host of The Memorial Tournament...One of the world's leading golf course designers...The Nicklaus companies' global business includes golf course design, development and licensing...Over 300 professional golf tournaments have been staged on as many as 62 Nicklaus courses, including 12 current PGA TOUR and Champions Tour events, as well as Ryder Cup, PGA Championship and World Cups...Selected as Golf World's Golf Course Architect of the Year in 1993...At age 10, carded a 51 in the first nine holes he played...Jack Nicklaus Museum on campus of Ohio State, his alma mater, opened in May 2002....Named 1999 Father of the Year by Minority Golf Association...Named co-chair with Juli Inkster of The First Tee's Capital Campaign, More Than A Game, in November 2000. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 13-10 |
| Champions Tour Playoff Record |
| 2-1 |