Jack Nicklaus

~ ~ It’s hard to believe that this great American golfer, arguably the best who has ever held a golf club, is now over 60 years of age. As a young golf fanatic in the 1960’s, there were three golfers, “The Big Three”, who were head and shoulders above all the others; Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Jack Nicklaus. They strode the fairways of the world like kings, and between them won more major championships and tour events than any other golfers in the history of the sport. ~ ~ Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio, in January, 1940, and burst onto the golf scene in his late teens, when he won the US Amateur Championship twice. ...  Read the complete review

I aint that great of a golf fan, but I get tired of hearing Tiger Woods described as the greatest of all time. This is utter rubbish, there is no doubt that at this moment in time he is way ahead of everybody else. But for me this is because there are no other great players around. Jack Nicklaus has the best record in major championships, I for one doubt that Tiger will ever win as many, think about the standards of play now, old Jack has been creaking his way around the big tournaments for the past few years, and has still managed to get in contention in many of them. Imagine what he would be able to do in his prime, then you think back to Arnold Palmer, ...  Read the complete review