Organized another way, here are Nicklaus' major wins listed by tournament:
- The Masters: 6 wins (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986)
- U.S. Open: 4 wins (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)
- British Open: 3 wins (1966, 1970, 1978)
- PGA Championship: 5 wins (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)
- 1986 Masters. Jack Nicklaus - who, at age 46, was considered washed-up by most - won his final major and a record sixth green jacket. ...
- 1962 U.S. Open. ...
- 1963 Masters. ...
- 1963 PGA Championship. ...
- 1965 Masters. ...
- 1966 Masters. ...
- 1966 Open Championship. ...
- 1967 U.S. Open.
See more
How many wins did Jack Nicklaus have in the majors?
our editorial process. Brent Kelley. Updated August 02, 2019. Jack Nicklaus was great in golf's major championships, holding the all-time record with 18 wins in majors. But many golf fans underrate how good Nicklaus was in the majors.
How many majors did Bruce Crampton win?
Pity poor Bruce Crampton. Crampton won 11 PGA Tour titles, but no majors—mostly because he was runner-up to Nicklaus four times. Arnold Palmer, Doug Sanders, and Tom Weiskopf were twice each runners-up to Nicklaus in majors.
How many majors did Jack Nicklaus win?
Jack Nicklaus' 18 Major Wins in Order. Here are Nicklaus' wins in major championships, listed chronologically: 1962 U.S. Open: Nicklaus' first major came via an 18-hole playoff win over Arnold Palmer, 71 to 74. 1963 Masters: Won by one shot over Tony Lema.
Who holds the record for most top 10s in the Masters?
Nicklaus holds the records for most Top 10s in the Masters (22), U.S. Open (18) and PGA Championship (15), plus he had 18 in the British Open ( J.H. Taylor is the Open record holder with 24).
Who holds the record for most Masters wins?
Nicklaus holds the record for most Masters wins. He shares the record for PGA Championship wins with Walter Hagen; and shares the record for most U.S. Open wins with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, and Ben Hogan .
Who has the most top 5 finishes in golf?
Nicklaus had more Top 5 finishes than any other golfer has Top 10 finishes in majors. And he holds or shares the record for most Top 5 finishes in all four majors. Nicklaus finished in the Top 5 of all four majors in the same year twice: 1971 and 1973.
Who holds the record for most major wins in senior golf?
In addition to holding the record for major wins with 18, Nicklaus also, for many years, held the record for most wins in senior majors with eight. Bernhard Langer now has that record with 10. These are Nicklaus' wins in Champions Tour majors:
How many PGA Tour tournaments did Jack Nicklaus win?
Nicklaus won his first PGA Tour tournament in 1962 and his last in 1986. The most tournaments he won in a single PGA Tour season was seven, a number Nicklaus hit several times.
How many times has Jack Nicklaus won a major?
Jack Nicklaus, the golfer many analysts rate as the best ever, won 73 times in PGA Tour tournaments. That's third-best all-time, behind only Sam Snead and Tiger Woods. But Nicklaus' total of 73 wins includes 18 in major championships, which is the record.
How many wins did Jack Nicklaus have on the Champions Tour?
Nicklaus' Wins on the Champions Tour (10) Once Nicklaus reached age 50, he began playing on the senior circuit, the Champions Tour. But Nicklaus played sparingly on that tour, which explains why his 10 career wins don't rank very high on the Champions Tour career wins list.
Who won the 1972 PGA Tour?
PGA Tour and Champions Tour Wins by Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicklaus in 1972. Nicklaus won seven PGA Tour events that year. Don Morley / Getty Images. Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism.
How many times has Tiger Woods won a major championship?
One of two players to achieve a "triple career slam" i.e. winning all four major championships three times in a career, the other being Tiger Woods. Nicklaus made 39 consecutive cuts in major championships starting at the 1969 Masters and ending by being cut at the 1978 PGA Championship.
How many top 10 finishes did Jack Nicklaus have?
Nicklaus had a record 15 straight top-10 finishes from 1966 to 1980.
How many strokes under par did Jack Nicklaus score?
In the above-referenced 20 major championships where Nicklaus either won (18) or finished in second place (2), he was a combined 30 strokes under par in final round scoring.
How many times has Jack Nicklaus won the Players Championship?
Nicklaus won the prestigious The Players Championship three times (though never at the TPC at Sawgrass, the current Players site and a course whose setup he harshly criticized in the early 1980s, likening some of its approach shots to "stopping a 5-iron on the hood of a car"). He was the first multiple winner of this event and remains the only three-time champion winning three of the first five contested (1974, 1976, and 1978). Nicklaus' 19-under par score of 269 in 1976 was the record for this championship until 1994, when Greg Norman shot 24-under par, and remains the second lowest 72-hole score for the championship.
How many major championships did Jack Nicklaus win?
In a span of 25 years, from 1962 (age 22) to 1986 (age 46), Nicklaus won 18 professional major championships. This is the most any player has won in his career.
Why did Jack Nicklaus never win the Vardon Trophy?
Despite leading the Tour in scoring average eight times, Nicklaus never won the Vardon Trophy because he often did not play the minimum required number of rounds to qualify for the trophy. Prior to 1988, the minimum number of rounds was 80 vs. 60 today.
What is the lowest 72 hole score for a golfer over 50?
Nicklaus holds the record for the lowest 72-hole score for a player over 50 having shot a 5- under par 283 in 1998 at age 58.
1978 British Open
Final score: 7-under Winning margin: 2 strokes Runners-up: Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Simon Owen
1965 Masters
Final score: 17-under Winning margin: 9 strokes Runners-up: Arnold Palmer, Gary Player
1975 Masters
Final score: 12-under Winning margin: 1 stroke Runner-up: Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Miller
1986 Masters
Final score: 9-under Winning margin: 1 stroke Runners-up: Tom Kite, Greg Norman
1967 U.S. Open
Final score: 5-under Winning margin: 4 strokes Runner-up: Arnold Palmer
1972 U.S. Open
Final score: 2-over Winning margin: 3 strokes Runner-up: Bruce Crampton
1962 U.S. Open
Final score: 1-under Winning margin: 3 strokes (18-hole playoff) Runner-up: Arnold Palmer
How much did Jack Nicklaus make in 2020?
Some financial thoughts on one of the best to ever do it. By Kyle Porter. Apr 4, 2020 at 10:47 am ET 3 min read. Jack Nicklaus made $5.7 million in his career on the PGA Tour. That's just $1.5 million more than Justin Thomas has made during the truncated 2019-20 PGA Tour season.
How much was $175 million in 1975?
Even when you adjust for inflation, $175 million in 1975 dollars is $35 million, or six times what Nicklaus earned back then. This underscores how much the game has grown over the years and how much stronger it is financially. Obviously, the formula there isn't perfect, but I do think it's somewhat close.
How many times has Brooks Koepka won a major?
These numbers are all disgusting, and there's one season that I think we can somewhat responsibly apply here: Brooks Koepka's 2018-19 season. He won three times, including a major, and finished in the top five in all four majors. If you multiply that by 18, you get the following.
Did Jack Nicklaus win a major in the 1970s?
Obviously, the formula there isn't perfect, but I do think it's somewhat close. Nicklaus finished in the top 10 in 35 of 40 majors in the 1970s. He was an absolute ATM at major championships. The other point to mention is that the game is stronger now than when Nicklaus played. That goes hand in hand with the financial data. There's no guarantee that he would have won as prolifically in this era.
How much did Phil Mickelson make for his wannakers?
Phil Mickelson, meanwhile, made $3,340,000 for his two Wannakers. Rory McIlroy once said that Jack was forced to work (designing golf courses) after his playing career, because he didn’t make enough money in his prime.
How many majors did Jack Nicklaus win?
Jack Nicklaus won 73 PGA Tour titles including 18 major championships. Yet he played in an era when golfers competed for purses well under $500,000 with a first-place prize averaging $45,000.
How many European Tour wins did Manassero have?
Manassero, who already has three European Tour wins, played reasonably well in America, though not enough to make up much ground. He lost in the opening round of the Match Play Championship, tied for 29th in the Honda Classic and tied for 23rd at Doral, before missing the cut at the Masters.
How much of the vote did Brian Gay get?
Brian Gay won the award in January after winning the Humana Challenge. He got 64 percent of the fan vote.
Is Matteo Manassero on the PGA Tour?
TWO MORE MEMBERS: As much as he loves the American style of golf, Matteo Manassero of Italy isn't in a big rush to try to join the PGA Tour. He is in his fourth year on the European Tour, though he just turned 20 on Friday. ''I want to be comfortable in the top 50 in the world,'' Manassero said at the Masters.
Who is Tiger Woods chasing?
Tiger Woods has been chasing Nicklaus and his 18 professional majors. Nicklaus was chasing Bobby Jones, only the score was kept differently in his era. Jones was credited with 13 majors – four U.S. Opens, three British Opens, five U.S. Amateurs and one British Amateur.
Is Salas doing everything else right?
The broad view is that Salas is doing everything else right, and that first win might not be too far away.
Who is number 34 in the world golf rankings?
Both can receive unlimited sponsor exemptions for the rest of the year. Olesen is No. 34, and Fernandez-Castano is No. 31 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Who won Player of the Month 2012?
PLAYER OF THE MONTH: The PGA Tour award for Player of the Month doesn't get a lot of attention, even though Avis has been donating $50,000 to the winner's charity since it began sponsoring the award in 2012. Tiger Woods won the award for March, and the surprise was the margin of the fan vote.
