JACK NICKLAUS RUMORS
Nicklaus, Norman battling for 2016 gold
The ancient game of golf is on its way to the ultimate global forum -- the Olympics. Next up: building a golf course worthy of the occasion.
By the end of next week, after months of jockeying, a winner will be chosen in a worldwide competition to create the course that the world's elite golfers will play at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Eight of the biggest names in golf design...
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16 days ago
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Happy 72nd birthday to the greatest golfer of all-time: Jack Nicklaus
There are certain things you can debate in golf -- like which driver or ball is the best. But if there's one thing in this beautiful game that can't be disputed, it's that Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer of all time.
Nicklaus, who turned 72 on Saturday, has the most decorated golf resume in the history of the game, winning 18 major championships in his storied career...
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22 days ago
Jack Nicklaus is 72 Today
Jack Nicklaus turned 72 today. 72. A number that most golfers live their life around. A number that, in essence, is everything we sticks base our lives around. Are we under par or over par? Did we shoot even par? What are the leaders at? Nicklaus is easily my favorite golfer of all time. The guy was everything you would want in a competitor at a time when golf was basically impossible...
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22 days ago
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22 days ago
Nicklaus hopes to change golf for the better
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Golf icon Jack Nicklaus on Monday suggested major changes to the current state of the sport, saying it's alienating the average golfer and certain demographics.
"I believe that the game of golf needs help," Nicklaus said. "The game takes too long to play, it's relatively expensive and it's too difficult. There's a lot of things that could happen."
Speaking...
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December 12, 2011
Locals Are Talking Smack About Michael Jordan's Golf Etiquette
Michael Jordan is building a new home in Jupiter Florida. Jordan is a member of The Bears Club, which is an exclusive golf development built by Jack Nicklaus. Apparently some of the other members of the course are not to happy with his etiquette on the golf course. via Gossip Extra “I don’t know which is worse,” the source said. “The half-smoked cigars in the grass...
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
Nicklaus a finalist to design Olympic golf course
Brazilian officials say Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones Jr. and other top golf course architects are in the running to design the 2016 Olympic course.
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December 02, 2011
Here's A Jack Nicklaus Pumpkin To Celebrate Halloween (Photo)
From all of us here at Outside the Boxscore, we like to wish you a Happy Halloween and the best way to celebrate Halloween is with a sports-figure carved pumpkin.
Here is a very impressive one carved with the image of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus:
(Courtesy of Terez Owens)
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October 31, 2011
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October 31, 2011
Sarazen Wanted 8-Inch Cup Long Before Nicklaus
L to R: Johnny Farrell, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen.JACK NICKLAUS WAS RECENTLY IN the news for fiddling with the size of the golf hole. Jack deviated from the standard 4¼ inches in diameter, nearly doubling the size of the cup to 8 inches at his Muirfield Village Golf Club. If that weren’t enough, the winner of 18 professional majors held 12-hole tournaments during...
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September 13, 2011
HITTING THE FADE
Faldo: Woods will not catch Nicklaus
The champion golfer-turned-respected analyst was very candid during a recent interview when asked if Tiger has what it takes to break the Golden Bear's major victories record.
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September 08, 2011
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September 08, 2011
Nicklaus to host event to attract more golfers
Jack Nicklaus is trying something radical to get more people to play golf. He is holding events at his Muirfield Village Golf Club in which the cup will be twice as large and the tournaments will be only 12 holes.
Nicklaus is concerned that fewer people are playing golf. He says it's important to think beyond the traditional rules and try something different to make the game more...
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September 01, 2011
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