Jack Nicklaus - Results in major championships

Nicklaus attended public school in Upper Arlington, a suburb of Columbus. He took up golf at the age of ten, shooting 51 for his first nine holes. He won the first of six Ohio State Junior titles at the age of twelve. While attending Ohio State University he won the U.S. Amateur title twice (1959, 1961) and an NCAA Championship (1961). Nicklaus began his professional career in 1962 and his record of eighteen wins in major tournaments is as yet unmatched: three Open Championships, four U.S. Opens, five PGA Championships, and six Master ...

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Nicklaus attended public school in Upper Arlington, a suburb of Columbus. He took up golf at the age of ten, shooting 51 for his first nine holes. He won the first of six Ohio State Junior titles at the age of twelve. While attending Ohio State University he won the U.S. Amateur title twice (1959, 1961) and an NCAA Championship (1961). Nicklaus began his professional career in 1962 and his record of eighteen wins in major tournaments is as yet unmatched: three Open Championships, four U.S. Opens, five PGA Championships, and six Master ...

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Nicklaus played without much preparation in April 2005 at The Masters, a month after the drowning death of his 17-month-old grandson Jake (child of his son, Steve) on March 1, 2005. He and Steve played golf as therapy for their grief following the death. After days of playing, it was Steve who suggested his dad return to The Masters. He made that his last appearance in the tournament. The last competitive tournament in which Nicklaus played in the United States was the "Bayer Advantage C ...

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Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus - Career Highlights, Jack Nicklaus - Current career, Jack Nicklaus - Final Tournament, Jack Nicklaus - PGA Tour wins, Jack Nicklaus - Senior PGA Tour wins, Jack Nicklaus - Other wins, Jack Nicklaus - Results in major championships

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Nicklaus turned 65 in January 2005, which was the last year he entered a PGA tournament as an exempt player. He announced that he would retire from tournament golf in 2005 at The Open Championship at The Old Course at St Andrews. The very fact that the 2005 Open was scheduled at The Old Course can be seen as a tribute to Nicklaus. Several years earlier, the organizers of The Open, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A), had scheduled the 2006 Open for The Old Course. However, aware that Nicklaus' exemption to play in The Ope ...

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Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus - Career Highlights, Jack Nicklaus - Current career, Jack Nicklaus - Final Tournament, Jack Nicklaus - PGA Tour wins, Jack Nicklaus - Senior PGA Tour wins, Jack Nicklaus - Other wins, Jack Nicklaus - Results in major championships

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