During his more than forty-year career as champion amateur, dominating professional, and senior star, the Golden Bear has won almost one hundred tournaments around the world. Topping that astounding achievement are his record twenty major-championship victories: two US Amateurs, six Masters, four US Opens, three British Opens, and five US PGA Championships.
This is Jack Nicklaus’ complete and compelling in-depth account of his legendary major triumphs, along with many other competition highlights—and lowlights—of one of the greatest sports careers of all time.
Jack Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio, where he maintains a home. His awards include: winner of six Masters Tournaments (more than any other golfer), winner of five PGA Championships (more than any other golfer), named Golfer of the Century in 1988, and Sports Illustrated’s Athlete of the Decade for the 1970s. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
Ken Bowden is editorial director to many of Europe’s and America’s premier golf magazines, and has collaborated with Nicklaus on several instructionals. Since first watching Nicklaus compete in 1959, Bowden has witnessed a great many of his achievements firsthand.
Ian Esmo is an audiobook narrator who specializes in athlete and sports biographies.