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My Take
Jack Nicklaus is my benchmark for what sporting greatness should look like in full. The eighteen majors are staggering — a record that has outlasted even Tiger Woods's pursuit — but what I admire more is the architecture of his life after competition. Most champions cling to past glory; Nicklaus channeled his understanding of the game into designing courses around the world, effectively building the stages where future rivals would fight. There is something deeply Midwestern about it: an Ohio State man who treated golf as a craft to be mastered, then taught it through landscape. The Golden Bear earned his nickname twice over.
Overview
Jack William Nicklaus (; born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career, including a record 18 major championships. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Nicklaus won the U.S.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Nicklaus
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・ニクラス
- Reading
- じゃっく・にくらす
- Born
- January 21, 1940 (age 86)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- golfer / golf course designer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Upper Arlington High School
- University
- Ohio State University
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- World Golf Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.