The golf course is always in good shape. Paul Latshaw does a reasonable job. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to." — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I've said many times before that Pebble Beach is a wonderful thinking-man's golf course. That is why it is such a great… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Arnold's place in history will be as the man who took golf from being a game for the few to a sport… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I love design in general, the creativity. Whether it is golf courses, my apparel line, ads we do or our business with… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Once you play a tournament, you're playing against the golf course, you're playing against yourself and trying to do the best you… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Age doesn't make a difference either. Whether you're 20 or 70, you can still play together. There are so many different things… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If I had one golf course, from a design standpoint, one that I really love, it would probably be Pinehurst. There's a… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
When you lip out several putts in a row, you should never think that means that you're putting well. When you're putting… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
There are interesting times. The game is more fun when you are experimenting. One day yuor great, the next day scatterlog. But… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I couldn't care less who I'm paired with. There's nobody I've ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don't want… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You're not going to tell me that you're going to find a person who's not a very good athlete and he or… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Such is putting! 2% technique, 98% inspiration or confidence or touch...the only thing great putters have in common is touch and that… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
We called [my son] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
For the first time I felt like they used to feel when they played with me - Mark hits it so hard… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960's. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If you design something pretty with good golf shots in it, then I think that's the combination that creates a really nice… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If you're going to be a player people will remember, you have to win the Open at St. Andrews. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Every putt is different. Your feet dictate the stroke by how they feel on the green. I just never used the same… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
[My son] Michael came along and he played a little bit of everything. He went to Georgia Tech on a golf scholarship. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
That's sort of overkill. We've had 70 years of the Ryder Cup, and it's gotten along just fine. The pendulum will swing… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Mostly I built golf courses the way I played golf, which was left-to-right. But I learned very rapidly that people wanted to… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I love the golf courses because it brought the best out of me. It made me prepare, made me work at it,… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
None of my 22 grandchildren have genetics played. Three of my four boys were golf pros, but I think they all sort… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
That "I don't give a darn" attitude is probably why I've shot so many good final rounds over the years when I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Scoring comes from being able to preserve what you've got and play your smart shots when you need to play them and… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf.… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
My kids all do love to hunt and fish. When they get together, I think that's what they get together more for than anything… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
I've said many times before that Pebble Beach is a wonderful thinking-man's golf course. That is why it is such a great U.S. Open… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had what I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to." — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
Whether it's pool or Ping Pong, I can't stand to have my kids beat me. Especially Ping Pong! And when they beat me, they… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a boat fishing,… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
That's sort of overkill. We've had 70 years of the Ryder Cup, and it's gotten along just fine. The pendulum will swing back without… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
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