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Drive in With Jack Nicklaus

Amruta Deshpande
Test your knowledge about Jack Nicklaus with this quiz!
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Jack William Nicklaus is a professional golfer born in Columbus, Ohio in 1940.
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Jack debuted at the PGA Tour in the year 1962 and went on to become one of the greatest golf players of all time.
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Jack's father Charlie Nicklaus, was a pharmacist but also played football, tennis and golf  semi professionally.
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The High school at Upper Arlington used The Golden Bears as their mascot which could be the reason for Jack's nickname.
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Jack took up golf at the age of 10-years and overcame a mild case of polio when he was 13-years.
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Jack at 22-years was the youngest U. S. Open champion since Bobby Jones won at 21-years in 1923. John McDermott still remains the youngest winner at 19-years in 1911.
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A win at the Open Championship in 1978, made Jack Nicklaus the only player to win each major championship three times.
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The PGA Tour has given ‘invitational’ status to five golf tournaments and the Memorial Tournament is one of them.
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With 73 victories Jack Nicklaus ranks third for the most PGA Tour victories only behind Sam Snead and Tiger Woods with 82 victories each.
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Jack picked 23rd July 1960 as his wedding date because it fell during the PGA Championship, for which he was not eligible.
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