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On January 21, 1940, Jack Nicklaus, American golfer (18 major titles), was born in Columbus, Ohio. From the article:
"Jack Nicklaus
Who Is Jack Nicklaus?
Born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio, golfer Jack Nicklaus won two U.S. Amateur titles while attending Ohio State University. After turning pro in 1961, the "Golden Bear" won six Masters Tournaments, five PGA Championships, four U.S. Open titles and three British Opens for a record 18 major championships. He has since expanded his business interests and earned renown as the head of a prominent golf course design company.
Golf Prodigy
Jack William Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Charlie and Helen. Introduced to golf when his father was seeking to rehabilitate a broken ankle, Nicklaus proved a prodigy in the sport, shooting a 51 over nine holes at Scioto Country Club at age 10.
Tutored by Scioto club pro Jack Grout, Nicklaus won the Ohio Open at age 16 and the International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament at 17. As a student at Ohio State University, he won the U.S. Amateur title in 1959 and 1961, as well as the NCAA Championship in '61. Nicklaus also served notice to the game's top players by finishing second at the 1960 U.S. Open with an amateur-record score of 282. He turned pro in November 1961.
Golden Career
Nicklaus quickly emerged as one of the most dominant players on the PGA Tour. Nicknamed the "Golden Bear," he had the power to smash booming drives from the tee, but also demonstrated an impressive touch on the green and seemingly impenetrable nerves. Nicklaus won his first U.S. Open title in 1962, and claimed his first Masters Tournament and PGA Championship the following year. In 1966, he nabbed the only major title missing from his collection by winning the British Open.
Nicklaus surpassed Bobby Jones's career record of 10 major titles in 1973 and was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame the following year, but he was far from finished. He won both the Masters and the PGA championship in 1975, and notched his sixth season with at least two major victories in 1980 by capturing the PGA title and the U.S. Open. The Golden Bear's last major title may have been his most memorable: Beginning the final round of the 1986 Masters four strokes behind leader Greg Norman, the 46-year-old Nicklaus surged to a sizzling six-under-30 back nine to don the Green Jacket a record sixth time.
Jack Nicklaus Photo By Sporting News via Getty Images
Jack Nicklaus swings during the the US Senior Open at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on June 5, 2002. (Photo: Sporting News via Getty Images)
Nicklaus joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1990 and competed on a limited basis in the regular PGA Tour until 2005. Along with the six Masters victories, he captured five PGA Championships, four U.S. Open titles and three British Opens for a record 18 major championships. Nicklaus also won six Australian Open titles and was named PGA Player of the Year five times, a collection of hardware and accolades that left many believing he was the greatest player in the game's history.
Business Interests
Nicklaus branched out to other business endeavors while still competing as an active player, notably taking a serious interest in the creation and design of golf courses. His company, Nicklaus Design, has developed hundreds of courses across more than 35 countries.
The Golden Bear has also launched wine and apparel companies and authored multiple books. Along with his wife, Barbara, he established the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation and dedicated the Nicklaus Children's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2004. In November 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush.
Nicklaus continues to serve as an ambassador of the sport that made him one of the world's most famous and beloved athletes. He enjoyed a memorable trip to the pre-Masters Par 3 Contest in 2018, when his 15-year-old grandson Gary stepped into the competition and drilled the first ace of his young career. "My wins, that's OK, but to have your grandson make a hole-in-one and watch him do it, man, that's amazing," he said afterward."
"Jack Nicklaus
Who Is Jack Nicklaus?
Born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio, golfer Jack Nicklaus won two U.S. Amateur titles while attending Ohio State University. After turning pro in 1961, the "Golden Bear" won six Masters Tournaments, five PGA Championships, four U.S. Open titles and three British Opens for a record 18 major championships. He has since expanded his business interests and earned renown as the head of a prominent golf course design company.
Golf Prodigy
Jack William Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Charlie and Helen. Introduced to golf when his father was seeking to rehabilitate a broken ankle, Nicklaus proved a prodigy in the sport, shooting a 51 over nine holes at Scioto Country Club at age 10.
Tutored by Scioto club pro Jack Grout, Nicklaus won the Ohio Open at age 16 and the International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament at 17. As a student at Ohio State University, he won the U.S. Amateur title in 1959 and 1961, as well as the NCAA Championship in '61. Nicklaus also served notice to the game's top players by finishing second at the 1960 U.S. Open with an amateur-record score of 282. He turned pro in November 1961.
Golden Career
Nicklaus quickly emerged as one of the most dominant players on the PGA Tour. Nicknamed the "Golden Bear," he had the power to smash booming drives from the tee, but also demonstrated an impressive touch on the green and seemingly impenetrable nerves. Nicklaus won his first U.S. Open title in 1962, and claimed his first Masters Tournament and PGA Championship the following year. In 1966, he nabbed the only major title missing from his collection by winning the British Open.
Nicklaus surpassed Bobby Jones's career record of 10 major titles in 1973 and was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame the following year, but he was far from finished. He won both the Masters and the PGA championship in 1975, and notched his sixth season with at least two major victories in 1980 by capturing the PGA title and the U.S. Open. The Golden Bear's last major title may have been his most memorable: Beginning the final round of the 1986 Masters four strokes behind leader Greg Norman, the 46-year-old Nicklaus surged to a sizzling six-under-30 back nine to don the Green Jacket a record sixth time.
Jack Nicklaus Photo By Sporting News via Getty Images
Jack Nicklaus swings during the the US Senior Open at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on June 5, 2002. (Photo: Sporting News via Getty Images)
Nicklaus joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1990 and competed on a limited basis in the regular PGA Tour until 2005. Along with the six Masters victories, he captured five PGA Championships, four U.S. Open titles and three British Opens for a record 18 major championships. Nicklaus also won six Australian Open titles and was named PGA Player of the Year five times, a collection of hardware and accolades that left many believing he was the greatest player in the game's history.
Business Interests
Nicklaus branched out to other business endeavors while still competing as an active player, notably taking a serious interest in the creation and design of golf courses. His company, Nicklaus Design, has developed hundreds of courses across more than 35 countries.
The Golden Bear has also launched wine and apparel companies and authored multiple books. Along with his wife, Barbara, he established the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation and dedicated the Nicklaus Children's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2004. In November 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush.
Nicklaus continues to serve as an ambassador of the sport that made him one of the world's most famous and beloved athletes. He enjoyed a memorable trip to the pre-Masters Par 3 Contest in 2018, when his 15-year-old grandson Gary stepped into the competition and drilled the first ace of his young career. "My wins, that's OK, but to have your grandson make a hole-in-one and watch him do it, man, that's amazing," he said afterward."
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The legend of the Jack Nicklaus
One of the most decorated athletes of the 20th century, Jack Nicklaus’ name will live forever in golf history. Celebrating 73 PGA TOUR titles, including 18 m...
Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that January 21 is the 79th anniversary of the birth of American professional golfer Jack William Nicklaus who is nicknamed The Golden Bear
Happy 79th Birthday Jack Nicklaus.
"One of the most decorated athletes of the 20th century, Jack Nicklaus’ name will live forever in golf history. Celebrating 73 PGA TOUR titles, including 18 major championship victories, Nicklaus is known as the greatest player to ever play the game."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3equBicVM
Background from ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jack_Nicklaus
"Jack Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio. He began playing golf at ten years of age and quickly became a dominant player, winning six Ohio State Junior titles. He won his first major tournament, the Ohio Open, in 1956. In 1959 and 1961, he won the U.S. Amateur title. Nicklaus also won the National Collegiate Athletics Association title in 1961, while playing for The Ohio State University. Between 1959 and 1961, Nicklaus won twenty-nine of the thirty amateur tournaments that he entered.
In 1962, Nicklaus embarked upon his career as a professional golfer. He quickly emerged as a dominant player on the professional circuit, winning the U.S. Open, one of golf’s most prized tournaments, in 1962. Over the course of his career, Nicklaus won four U.S. Opens (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980), three British Opens (1966, 1970, and 1978), five PGA Championships (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1980), and six Masters titles (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986). These four tournaments are the most important ones in professional golf. Besides these eighteen victories, Nicklaus won an additional eighty-two professional tournaments, including ten on the Champions Tour.
Over the course of his career, Nicklaus established numerous records. Among his more important feats were winning the most Masters, U.S. Opens, and PGA Championships, winning more major championships (twenty) than any other player in history up to that point, and the longest record of winning at least one tournament per year (seventeen). Nicklaus also received numerous honors and awards, including being named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1978. Over one dozen magazines or newspapers named Nicklaus golf’s greatest player of the twentieth century. As a professional, Nicklaus won more than 8.75 million dollars, not counting his earnings from numerous product endorsements.
Besides playing golf professionally, Nicklaus emerged as one of golf’s greatest course designers. He has designed more than two hundred courses. Among his more prominent designs are Muirfield Village, Shoal Creek, and Castle Pines.
In 2005, Nicklaus essentially retired from professional golf, although he did not rule out playing in selected tournaments. He currently lives in North Palm Beach, Florida."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
Happy 79th Birthday Jack Nicklaus.
"One of the most decorated athletes of the 20th century, Jack Nicklaus’ name will live forever in golf history. Celebrating 73 PGA TOUR titles, including 18 major championship victories, Nicklaus is known as the greatest player to ever play the game."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3equBicVM
Background from ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jack_Nicklaus
"Jack Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio. He began playing golf at ten years of age and quickly became a dominant player, winning six Ohio State Junior titles. He won his first major tournament, the Ohio Open, in 1956. In 1959 and 1961, he won the U.S. Amateur title. Nicklaus also won the National Collegiate Athletics Association title in 1961, while playing for The Ohio State University. Between 1959 and 1961, Nicklaus won twenty-nine of the thirty amateur tournaments that he entered.
In 1962, Nicklaus embarked upon his career as a professional golfer. He quickly emerged as a dominant player on the professional circuit, winning the U.S. Open, one of golf’s most prized tournaments, in 1962. Over the course of his career, Nicklaus won four U.S. Opens (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980), three British Opens (1966, 1970, and 1978), five PGA Championships (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1980), and six Masters titles (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986). These four tournaments are the most important ones in professional golf. Besides these eighteen victories, Nicklaus won an additional eighty-two professional tournaments, including ten on the Champions Tour.
Over the course of his career, Nicklaus established numerous records. Among his more important feats were winning the most Masters, U.S. Opens, and PGA Championships, winning more major championships (twenty) than any other player in history up to that point, and the longest record of winning at least one tournament per year (seventeen). Nicklaus also received numerous honors and awards, including being named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1978. Over one dozen magazines or newspapers named Nicklaus golf’s greatest player of the twentieth century. As a professional, Nicklaus won more than 8.75 million dollars, not counting his earnings from numerous product endorsements.
Besides playing golf professionally, Nicklaus emerged as one of golf’s greatest course designers. He has designed more than two hundred courses. Among his more prominent designs are Muirfield Village, Shoal Creek, and Castle Pines.
In 2005, Nicklaus essentially retired from professional golf, although he did not rule out playing in selected tournaments. He currently lives in North Palm Beach, Florida."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
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