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Nicklaus holds the record for most top-five finishes with 14. Nicklaus holds the record for most top-10 finishes with 15. Nicklaus holds the record for most top-25 finishes with 23. Nicklaus holds the record for most rounds in the 60s at 41. Nicklaus holds the record for lowest scoring average of players with over 75 rounds at 71.37 for 128 rounds.
Jack William Nicklaus (/ ˈ n ɪ k l ə s ˌ ˈ n ɪ k ə l-/; born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. [2] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time.
[3] [4] 25 of these have reached number 1 while a further 16 have reached number 2 but never number 1. Tiger Woods was in the top 10 for 906 weeks. He was number 1 for 683 weeks, number 2 for 107 weeks and number 3 for 27 weeks. Phil Mickelson was never number 1 but was number 2 for 270 weeks. The current top-10 are in bold.
1. Jack Nicklaus, golf, Upper Arlington. The Golden Bear is golf’s greatest champion, having won a record-18 major championships (and 19 runner-up finishes).
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Jack Nicklaus has won the most majors, achieving 18 victories during his career. [2] Second on the list is Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors to date; his most recent major victory was at the 2019 Masters. [3] Walter Hagen is third with 11 majors; [4] he and Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five. [5]
That may be more impressive than him winning the 1986 Masters. ... Jack Nicklaus, Papa Bear, is comfortable around the cubs. The day began with Nicklaus and wife Barbara, or the First Lady of Golf ...
Scottie Scheffler (2024) is the only player to successfully defend the title. Jack Nicklaus won three of the first five events, but in alternating years on different courses. Since moving to TPC Sawgrass in 1982, five players have won twice, but the shortest span between victories is six years (Steve Elkington: 1991, 1997).