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Athlete
Jack Nicklaus
Famoose for
Winning 18 professional major golf championships.
US Open · Career Grand Slam
- Born
- 21 January 1940
- Birthplace
- Columbus, United States
More people
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus is an American golfer whose long championship career set a benchmark in men’s golf.
Early life
Ohio childhood
Learned golf at Scioto Country Club.
Amateur development
Played while studying at Ohio State University.
Career
- 1950s–1961
Amateur career
Won two US Amateur titles.
- 1962
Professional breakthrough
Won the US Open in his first professional season.
- 1960s–1980s
Major champion
Sustained success across golf’s four major championships.
Achievements
US Open
Defeated Arnold Palmer in a playoff.
Career Grand Slam
Won the Open Championship to complete the set.
Sixth Masters
Won at Augusta aged 46.
Beyond golf
Course design
Built a major golf-course design business.
Children’s health
Supported paediatric care through the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: PantherNational. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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