Jack Nicklaus and the Masters are synonymous. The Golden Bear has won five Green Jackets – the first being 50 years ago this month – and total of 18 major championships.
Golf and sporting artist Walt Spitzmiller spent eight years painting …
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Golden Rule: Book covers Nicklaus’ major victories in art
Jack Nicklaus and the Masters are synonymous. The Golden Bear has won five Green Jackets – the first being 50 years ago this month – and total of 18 major championships.
Golf and sporting artist Walt Spitzmiller spent eight years painting …
Mental toughness produces record tying victory for Tiger at Jack’s place.
Tiger Woods’ 73rd PGA Tour win that tied him with Jack Nicklaus for second on the all-time wins list will be less remembered for his tying accomplishment at The Memorial but rather for one particular shot. Tiger won over the …
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Tiger Woods is back – at least for this week
Earlier in the week at The Memorial Tournament, Jack Nicklaus talked about a golfer, specifically Tiger Woods, owning his golf swing.
“I think it’s very important for any golfer to understand who they are and what they can do and how …
Trevino to Tiger Woods: Take it to the Ground
As The Players Championship begins this week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., all eyes once again will be focused on a guy who has only one official victory in the past two-plus years – Tiger Woods. There were many who …
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Nicklaus: Today’s balls creating a gap between Tour players, average players
Jack Nicklaus rarely misses an opportunity to question or criticize today’s golf balls. The Golden Bear has long been the lead voice in calling for a rollback of golf ball distance. The premise has always been that today’s ball technology …
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Allen Edmonds debuts Honors Collection of classic golf shoes
I’ve become more of a fan of casual golf shoes the past couple of years, but after I saw the new Allen Edmonds line of golf shoes at the PGA Merchandise Show, I’m making room in my closet for a …
Tiger won’t break Jack’s record, says Sir Nick
Tiger Woods’ chance to pass Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championships left the building the night the former Mr. Elin Nordegren walked barefoot out of his Windermere, Fla., mansion on that Thanksgiving night in 2009, according to champion golfer …
Tiger Woods’ U.S. Open No-Show Raises More Questions than it Answers
Tiger Woods’ announcement Tuesday that nagging leg injuries would force him to miss this year’s U.S. Open was not exactly a shocker, but it certainly raised more questions than it answered.
The first query was obvious: when will the current world’s …
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Nicklaus says todays equipment pushes more violent swings
The golf swing, like a pitcher’s throwing motion, is not natural to one’s body. Many of the world’s top players through the years, including Jack Nicklaus, Fuzzy Zoeller and Fred Couples, each have had significant back problems. Nicklaus, however, said …
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Player still calling for slowing down ball for Tour players
There are times when I get the idea that Gary Player likes to hear himself talk and then are times when I like to hear him talk, as was the case on April 5 when the Black Knight took the …
Nicklaus says equipment gives older players a fighting chance
Jack Nicklaus rarely misses an opportunity to talk about golf equipment, particularly when it concerns today’s high tech tools versus clubs of say, 25 years ago when he won his sixth Masters. The Golden Bear, remember, was 46 when he …
Clay Long remembers the Response putter and Nicklaus’ 1986 Masters victory
For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, this is the 25th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus’ victory in the 1986 Masters. The 46-year-old Golden Bear’s triumph was one of the seminal moments in American sports – one of those …
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Nicklaus says some players rely too much on swing coaches
Jack Nicklaus has a swing change question for you:
“If you would watch Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, any of them, and you’re 200 yards away, (do their swings) look the same today as 10 years ago?’’
The Golden …
