Jack Nicklaus
(Colombus, 1940)
Jack Nicklaus est probablement le meilleur golfeur de l’histoire jusqu' à ce jour. Il est certainement celui qui gérait mieux le parcours dans ses bonnes années.
| Career Capsule | |
| (Professional Years: 1962 through 2001, inclusive) | |
| Official Tour Victories: | 71 |
| Second Place or Ties: | 58 |
| Third Place or Ties: | 36 |
| Total Victories Around the World: | 100 |
| No. 1 in Lowest Scoring Average: | 8 times (1976-75-74-73-72-71-65-64); runner-up 6 times |
| Top Money-Winner: | 8 times (1976-75-73-72-71-67-65-64); runner-up 4 times |
| Career Official Tour Earnings: | $5,714,282 |
| Most "Major Championship" Titles: | 18 PGA Tour, 6 Senior PGA Tour, 2 Amateur |
| "Greatest Golfer/Athlete" Awards (9): | Sports Illustrated; GOLF Magazine; Associated Press; Golfweek; GolfWorld; PGATOUR.com and GolfWeb; ESPN; British Broadcasting Company; and Today's Golfer |
| "Golfer of the Century" Award (2): | 1988 (GOLF Magazine); 1996 (Golf Monthly, U.K.) |
| PGA Player of the Year Award: | 5 times (1976-75-73-72-67) |
| Athlete of the Decade Award: | 1970s (Sports Illustrated) |
| Golf Course Architect of the Year: | 1993 (Golf World) |
| Tour Playoff Record: | Won 12; Lost 10 |
| Holes in One: | 18 |
| International and other Victories: | British Open (3):
1978-70-66 (runner-up 7 times) Australian Open (6): 1978-76-75-71-68-64 World Series of Golf (5): 1976-70-67-63-62 (runner-up 6 times) Ryder Cup: Member of U.S. teams that defeated Britain in 1981-77-75-73-71 and tied Britain 1969 (non-playing captain of winning 1983 U.S. team and losing 1987 U.S. team) |
| Joined Senior PGA Tour: | 1990 |
| Senior PGA Tour Victories (10): | 1996: Tradition, GTE
Suncoast Classic 1995: Tradition 1994: Mercedes Championship 1993: U.S. Senior Open 1991: Tradition, PGA Seniors Championship, U.S. Senior Open 1990: Tradition, Senior TPC |
| Ryder Cup: | Member of U.S. teams that defeated Great Britain in 1981-77-77-73-71 and tied Britain in 1969 (non-playing captain of winning 1983 U.S. team and losing 1987 U.S. team) |
| Senior PGA Tour Career Earnings: | $3,041,125 |
| Combined Tour Earnings, Career: | $8,755,407 |
| Total Victories: | 100 (71 PGA Tour & 10 Senior PGA Tour), 19 unofficial or International events |
| PGA TOUR Career Statistics (40 years) | ||||||
| Year | Tour Appearances |
Scoring Averages |
Tour Victories |
2nd
Place Finishes |
3rd
Place Finishes |
Tour Winnings |
| 1962 | 26 | 70.80 | 3 | 3 | 4 | $61,868 |
| 1963 | 25 | 70.42 | 5 | 2 | 3 | $100,040 |
| 1964 | 26 | 69.96 | 4 | 6 | 3 | $113,284 |
| 1965 | 24 | 70.09 | 5 | 4 | 2 | $140,752 |
| 1966 | 19 | 70.58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $111,419 |
| 1967 | 23 | 70.23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | $188,998 |
| 1968 | 22 | 69.97 | 2 | 3 | 1 | $155,285 |
| 1969 | 23 | 71.06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | $140,167 |
| 1970 | 19 | 70.75 | 2 | 3 | 2 | $142,149 |
| 1971 | 18(25) | 70.08 | 5 | 3 | 3 | $244,490 |
| 1972 | 19(21) | 70.23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | $320,542 |
| 1973 | 18(22) | 69.81 | 7 | 1 | 1 | $308,362 |
| 1974 | 18(20) | 70.06 | 2 | 3 | 0 | $238,178 |
| 1975 | 16(20) | 69.87 | 5 | 1 | 3 | $298,149 |
| 1976 | 16(19) | 70.17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $266,438 |
| 1977 | 18(21) | 70.36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $284,509 |
| 1978 | 15(18) | 71.07 | 3 | 2 | 0 | $256,672 |
| 1979 | 12(13) | 72.49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $59,434 |
| 1980 | 13(14) | 70.86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | $172,386 |
| 1981 | 16(18) | 70.70 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $178,213 |
| 1982 | 15(18) | 70.90 | 1 | 3 | 2 | $232,645 |
| 1983 | 16(18) | 70.88 | 0 | 3 | 1 | $256,158 |
| 1984 | 13(16) | 70.75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $272,595 |
| 1985 | 15(17) | 71.81 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $165,456 |
| 1986 | 15(19) | 71.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $226,015 |
| 1987 | 11(14) | 72.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $64,686 |
| 1988 | 9(11) | 72.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $28,845 |
| 1989 | 10(13) | 72.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $96,594 |
| 1990 | 9(13) | 73.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $68,045 |
| 1991 | 8(10) | 71.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $123,796 |
| 1992 | 8(9) | 72.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $14,868 |
| 1993 | 10(11) | 72.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $51,532 |
| 1994 | 8(12) | 74.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $11,514 |
| 1995 | 10(12) | 72.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $68,180 |
| 1996 | 7(12) | 73.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $37,779 |
| 1997 | 7(10) | 72.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $85,383 |
| 1998 | 5 | 71.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $128,157 |
| 1999 | 2 | 73.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $5,075 |
| 2000 | 8 | 73.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $17,244 |
| 2001 | 4 | 73.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senior PGA TOUR Career Statistics (12 years) | ||||||
| Year | Tour Appearances |
Scoring Averages |
Tour Victories |
2nd
Place Finishes |
3rd
Place Finishes |
Tour Winnings |
| 1990 | 4 | 68.60 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $350,000 |
| 1991 | 5 | 69.79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $343,734 |
| 1992 | 4(5) | 71.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $114,547 |
| 1993 | 6(7) | 71.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $206,028 |
| 1994 | 6(8) | 70.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $239,278 |
| 1995 | 7(11) | 69.68 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $538,800 |
| 1996 | 7(10) | 70.92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | $360,861 |
| 1997 | 6(8) | 71.41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $239,932 |
| 1998 | 6(7) | 71.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $205,723 |
| 1999 | 3 | 71.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $19,673 |
| 2000 | 7 | 71.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $166,422 |
| 2001 | 7 | 71.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $266,127 |
