Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus is an American professional golfer widely considered among the greatest in the sport's history.
He won eighteen major championships—more than any other player—earning the nickname "the Golden Bear." His career spanned from the 1960s through the 1980s, and he remains a standard against which elite golfers are measured: Can Tiger catch Nicklaus's major record?
Number after seventeen
- MastersPrestigious Georgia golf event
- U.S. OpenAmerican tennis grand slam
- Open ChampionshipBritish links golf major
- PGA ChampionshipMajor golf tournament
Augusta · green jacket · record · Grand Slam · Pebble Beach · St. Andrews · Oakmont · final round
Suspended recreational seat
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- puttingGolf's finishing strokes
- focusConcentrated attention point
consistency · course management · clutch · pressure · fade · setup · tempo · concentration
Unverified traditional tale
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- GOATSuperlative status designation
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- Hall of FameInstitution honoring distinguished achievers
ambassador · sportsmanship · longevity · rivalry · Tiger Woods · Arnold Palmer · Big Three · records
Informal substitute name
- blondFair-haired
- Ohio StateMajor Columbus public university
- personaAssumed public identity
- brandCompany's product line name
eighteen
Number after seventeen
- MastersPrestigious Georgia golf event
- U.S. OpenAmerican tennis grand slam
- Open ChampionshipBritish links golf major
PGA Championship · Augusta · green jacket · record · Grand Slam · Pebble Beach · St. Andrews · Oakmont · final round · leaderboard
swing
Suspended recreational seat
focus · consistency · course management · clutch · pressure · fade · setup · tempo · concentration
legend
Unverified traditional tale
Hall of Fame · ambassador · sportsmanship · longevity · rivalry · Tiger Woods · Arnold Palmer · Big Three · records · influence
nickname
Informal substitute name
- blondFair-haired
- Ohio StateMajor Columbus public university
- personaAssumed public identity
architect
Building design professional
- layoutsSpatial arrangements of elements
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
- greensLeafy edible plants
strategic · renovation · blueprints · contours · landscaping
- golfersTiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- Sports LegendsMichael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Babe Ruth
- Famous OhioansNeil Armstrong, John Glenn, LeBron James, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Edison
- Golf Heritagebrassie, mashie, spoon, wooden clubs, Ben Hogan
- mastersgrandmaster, martial arts master, headmaster, schoolmaster, sifu