Topic: Jack Nicklaus

Nicklaus tops greatest golfer poll

Jack Nicklaus was the runaway winner of a readers' poll in Golf Monthly magazine to find the greatest player of the last 100 years.Nicklaus, whose 18 major titles are a record, won 58 percent of the votes from a list of 20 ...

Tiger unsure of British Open, no return timetable

Injured 14-time major champion Tiger Woods said Tuesday he remains uncertain if he will play at the British Open in two weeks and has no timetable for his recovery.Woods, chasing the all-time record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, will not play ...

Golden Bear still roars for new boys

Many of the new wave of golfers making headlines at the US Open this week were not even born when he was in his prime, but it seems Jack Nicklaus is still a major influence.The Golden Bear won a record 18 majors ...

Watson to be honored at 2012 Memorial tournament

DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Eight-times major winner Tom Watson has been selected as the honoree of next year's Memorial tournament, organizers said Sunday.Watson, a long-time friend of tournament host Jack Nicklaus, won the Memorial title in 1979 and 1996.His 1996 victory featured ...

Age no barrier for Couples at Masters

Jack Nicklaus set the benchmark with his sensational Masters win as a 46-year-old in 1986, and 25 years on Fred Couples says he could surpass him.The 51-year-old former world No. 1 bounded, or, given the state of his chronically bad back, limped ...

Americans open strongly at Masters

A quartet of Americans set the early pace when the 75th edition of the Masters got underway on Thursday.Sean O'Hair, Jerry Kelly, Jeff Overton and Kevin Na all ducked under par over the first few holes as the chase for the year's ...

Easier now for oldies to be goodies, Nicklaus says

Jack Nicklaus, basking in the glow of his epic 1986 Masters triumph at age 46, says older players have an easier time these days at winning Majors thanks to advances in equipment.While recalling the last of his 18 major titles and sixth ...

Masters-Mickelson will take a hard swing at Augusta repeat

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Short is sweet at Augusta National, where a fine touch around the greens often spells success, though holder Phil Mickelson is prepared to hit the ball long and hard at the Masters this week.Mickelson, reinvigorated by his annual ...
A quarter-century after US legend Jack Nicklaus outdueled Spain's Seve Ballesteros to win the Masters at age 46, another American-European showdown is looming at Augusta National Golf Club.Mix a set of rising young US and European stars with some veterans hungry for ...

Westwood warns not to write off Tiger

Tiger Woods has not won a US PGA event in 18 months and has slid from world number one to fifth in the rankings, but former world number one Lee Westwood warns not to count him out."Class is permanent. Form is fickle," ...
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