Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career.
Jack Nicklaus: Majors record| Nickname| Granddaughter| Is sick
Majors record:
Records and trivia. In a span of 25 years, from 1962 (age 22) to 1986 (age 46), Nicklaus won 18 professional major championships. This is the most any player has won in his career.
Nicklaus held sole possession of the lead after 54 holes of a major championship on eight occasions and won each in regulation.
Nicklaus has 19 runner-up finishes in majors, and five of those came in a playoff or by one stroke. Three of those times he was edged out by Lee Trevino, who beat him in the 1971 U.S. Open in a playoff, then beat him by one stroke at the 1972 Open Championship and 1974 PGA Championship. 8.
Nickname:
The Golden Bear
Jack Nicklaus was the Golden Bear. Wife Barbara explains how the nickname came about: “Jack signed his first contract with a shirt company in the fall of ’61, which was right when he turned pro.
Jack Nicklaus was the Golden Bear. Wife Barbara explains how the nickname came about: “Jack signed his first contract with a shirt company in the fall of ’61, which was right when he turned pro. And, you know, you are always looking for a logo.
Granddaughter:
granddaughter Christie Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus on Instagram: “My oldest granddaughter Christie Nicklaus – my son Jack’s second-oldest child – got married over the weekend to Todger Strunk.
Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time golf major winner, said on Sunday that he was ill with COVID-19 earlier this year and his wife Barbara had also tested positive for the coronavirus.
Is sick:
At 80 years old, Nicklaus is in the higher risk category for being seriously ill with the disease, which has killed more than 140,000 people in the United States. He said he counted himself lucky to have come through with a relatively mild case.
Speaking during a weather delay in final round play of the Memorial Tournament that he hosts, Nicklaus said that while he had symptoms of the illness, his wife was asymptomatic. The couple self-isolated at their home in south Florida from March 13 to April 20.
Born: 21 January 1940 (age 82 years), Columbus, Ohio, United States
