| Before Tiger Woods came along to
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| | NCAA Championship once while he was still
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| re-define what golf dominance is all
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| | a student at Ohio State University.
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| about, the man who used to stand head and
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| | He made his pro debut in 1962 and went on
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| shoulders over everybody else in the
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| | to win 18 major tournaments (three
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| world of golf was Jack Nicklaus. They
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| | British Open Championships, four U.S.
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| called him "The Golden Bear" and his
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| | Opens, five PGA Championships, and six
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| shadow loomed large over professional
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| | Masters) a record that still holds to
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| golf, specifically on the PGA Toiur for
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| | this day, despite the recent assault of
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| over two decades, from the sixties to the
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| | Tiger Woods on the record books. Nicklaus
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| late-eighties. After retiring from the
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| | is only one of five golfers to win all
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| Tour, he then lorded it over the
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| | four majors golf tournaments in their
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| Champions Tour for retired golf pros,
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| | career (the "Career Grand Slam" as it is
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| from the late-eighties to the nineties.
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| | known). He is only one of two golfers
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| Woods may be closing the gap fast but,
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| | (the other being Tiger Woods) who has won
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| for now, the Golden Bear is still widely
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| | all four major tournaments more than
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| regarded as the greatest golfer of all
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| | once. However, he stands alone as the
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| time.
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| | lone golfer to ever win all four major
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| Born in Ohio, Nicklaus attended public
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| | tournaments at least three times.
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| schools as a young child and had to
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| | Nicklaus also owns the distinction of
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| overcome a mild case of polio. He started
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| | being the oldest player to ever win The
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| playing golf at the age of 10 and shot a
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| | Masters which he set in 1986 at the age
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| score of 51 for his first nine holes,
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| | of 46. Overall, Nicklaus won 46 top-3
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| which is phenomenal for a first timer,
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| | finishes in major tournaments (including
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| whether adult of child. He won the Ohio
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| | 19 second-place finishes and nine
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| Junior State title at age 12 and went on
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| | third-places), 56 top-5 finishes, and 73
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| to win the same title five more times. He
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| | top-10 finishes.
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| won the US Amateur title twice and an
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