| Talk to any golfer, or any knowledgeable
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| | as loud as they did that day.The golfers
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| sports person for that matter, and ask
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| | playing behind Jack could not even set up
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| them who the greatest golfer of all-time
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| | and play their shots at times due to the
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| is and they will most likely answer Jack
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| | noise. When Jack made par at 18 for a 30
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| Nicklaus. This is no dis-respect to Tiger
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| | on the back 9 at Augusta, all he could do
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| Woods, but Jack Nicklaus changed the
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| | was wait and see what the other golfers
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| world of golf for over 40 years. Jack's
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| | would do. Amazingly, Seve Ballesteros hit
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| 20 majors are five more than his closest
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| | his ball in the water, took a double
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| challenger and is a tribute to his
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| | bogey on the 15th hole and took himself
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| incredible desire to win. This will
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| | out of a chance at winning. Tom Kite
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| applies not only on the course, but off
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| | missed a crucial putt on 18 that would
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| of it as well. His work ethic and
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| | have tied him with Jack. Next, Greg
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| dedication to golf are what others only
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| | Norman, who was tied with Jack at the
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| dream about.Born in Columbus, OH January
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| | time, made a bogey on the finishing hole
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| 21, 1940, Jack Nicklaus burst onto the
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| | to give Nicklaus the win and the green
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| PGA Tour in 1962. Along with his friend
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| | jacket. It's a tournament that will
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| Arnold Palmer, they forever changed the
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| | forever be remembered by golfers and fans
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| golf world as we know it. They brought
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| | alike.The list of accomplishments in the
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| golf to television, and there classic
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| | career of Jack Nicklaus is immense. He
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| duals changed the way people thought of
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| | finished with 73 PGA Tour wins and led
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| golf. It helped to make it a household
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| | the Tour in money earnings eight
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| word. Suddenly, golf became cool.One of
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| | different years.An interesting story at
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| the things that separates Jack from other
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| | the end of Jack's career came at the 2005
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| athletes is that he did it the right way.
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| | British Open. Jack had announced earlier
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| You never heard about Jack being arrested
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| | in the year that he would retire in 2005
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| for doing something he shouldn't have
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| | at the British Open on the Old Course at
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| been doing. There were no scandals. There
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| | St Andrews, the birthplace of golf. Well,
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| were no performance enhancing drugs. No
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| | the Open was not scheduled to be played
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| alcohol issues, etc. Jack Nicklaus
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| | at St Andrews until 2006. So, the
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| exemplified the meaning of the word
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| | organizers of the Open decided to move
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| class.Jack is one of only two golfers who
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| | the schedule up one year and play the
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| have won all four majors more than once.
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| | Open at St Andrews in honor of Jack's
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| He is also the only player to have won
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| | final tournament.Today, Jack Nicklaus
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| all of golf's majors in both the PGA and
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| | enjoys spending time with his family as
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| Senior Tours.One of the most memorable of
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| | well as his love of designing golf
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| Jack Nicklaus' performances came at the
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| | courses around the world. His design
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| 1986 Masters. At the age of 46 few, if
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| | company, which he runs with his sons and
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| any people had given the Golden Bear any
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| | other family members, is responsible for
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| hope of playing well, let alone any
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| | the design of nearly 1% of all the golf
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| chance at winning. But, for Jack, winning
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| | courses in the world. He also owns his
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| is what runs through his heart.Trailing
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| | own golf equipment company and runs the
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| by 4 shots behind guys like Greg Norman,
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| | Memorial Golf Tournament, an annual stop
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| Tom Kite and Seve Ballesteros, things
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| | on the PGA Tour.It was only fitting that
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| didn't look real good after nine holes.
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| | Jack finished his final hole of his last
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| But, what followed on those final 9 holes
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| | professional golf tournament with a
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| will be forever remembered by anyone who
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| | birdie at St Andrews. Sinking a 15 foot
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| loves golf. He birdied 9 - 10 - 11 and
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| | curling putt, Jack raised his arms an
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| 13. Next came an eagle on 15 and the
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| | extended his putter high in the air as he
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| crowd, along with the TV audience knew
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| | has done for so many years when he would
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| they were witnessing something special.
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| | sink a critical putt.The golf world, and
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| Then Jack nearly hit a hole-in-one on 16,
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| | the world in general, has been blessed by
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| making an easy birdie. At 17, Jack made a
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| | having known Jack Nicklaus. Simply put,
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| 12 putt for another birdie that put him
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| | he is the greatest golfer of all-time.
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| in the lead. The crowd had never roared
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