{"id":228116,"date":"2019-07-16T09:25:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T09:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/nicklaus-at-the-open-indelible-legacy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T12:04:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T12:04:30","slug":"nicklaus-at-the-open-indelible-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/nicklaus-at-the-open-indelible-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicklaus at The Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is no other major golf\nevent that rivals The Open Championship in terms of the varied elements that\nall players must face and overcome. The varying weather conditions are clearly\nfront and center. Then you have the assortment of bounces common to links golf\n— both good and bad — that can arise at any moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jack Nicklaus on the famous Swilken Bridge on the 18th fairway during the Open Championship 2000,St Andrews Old Course. (Matthew Harris \/ TGPL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It does not take much\nfor any golfer — even the best in the world — to have a stellar round in\nprogress become derailed and with that end any opportunity to claim the famed\nClaret Jug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The name Jack Nicklaus\nis known to all golfers. And while much of the current spotlight has focused\nupon Tiger Woods when he claimed his 15th major triumph earlier this year at\nThe Masters, it’s important to itemize how stellar the Golden Bear was in his\nheyday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1963 through 1980,\nNicklaus demonstrated a consistency that defied reality. In those 18\nconsecutive Opens the Golden Bear won three times, placed second a record seven\ntimes, finished in the top five 16 times and only once did he finish outside of\nthe top ten with a 12th place finish. Nicklaus. Suffice to say — tour de force\ngolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As golf looks ahead to @theopen<\/a>, hope you don\u2019t mind if I look back & \u201cenjoy for a minute\u201d my 1st Open title that unfolded this day in 1966. Loved Muirfield when first saw in @TheWalkerCup<\/a> \u201859. Meant so much to complete Grand Slam there, named my Ohio home club Muirfield Village! pic.twitter.com\/40UpAeCWyu<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jack Nicklaus (@jacknicklaus) 9 July 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n