Jack Nicklaus

From 1963 until 1980, the great Jack Nicklaus only once finished outside of the top five at the Open Golf Championship. In that hugely astonishing record he won three times, was 2nd or tied 2nd seven times, was 3rd three times, 4th, twice, 5th once and 6th once. That is a record that is only surpassable by someone who plays brilliant enough for long enough.

Jack Nicklaus for many is 'Golf', his name above all others still stands out as the greatest name in the history of the sport of golf. Forever the gentleman on and off the course, Nicklaus had that quiet unassuming ruthlessness that all great professional Champions possess and his tally of 18 Major Tournament wins is testimony to that. Tiger Woods with 14 Major's is likely to overhaul Nicklaus's record at some point over the next few years but will Tiger ever be able to match Nicklaus's ability to stay at the very top for so very long? Nicklaus won his first Major Championship in 1962 and his last in 1986 at the age of 46. We wonder what the Open Championship odds would read like if Nicklaus was still playing