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
Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Augusta National is a young man's golf course, and you really need a young man's nerves to play on it. — 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
The importance of my legacy is not the golf course, it's what my life is, and what my life is intended to… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You try to figure out the two things that I use as the philosophy to do a golf course. The first is… — 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
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
Grand Haven will challenge the skilled player yet, because of some width to the holes, it also will be a fun course… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Who in the world remembers who won the 1975 Westchester Classic or the 1978 Western Open? Basically, the majors are the only… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
The way I pack is I look at how long I'll be gone and I pack day for day. If I'm going… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
The golf course is always in good shape. Paul Latshaw does a reasonable job. — 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
If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. I've loved this course… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Over the first three rounds you're playing the course. In the final round, if you're in contention, you're playing the man. — 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
I never went into a tournament or round of golf thinking I had to beat a certain player. I had to beat… — 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
And, of course, I'm constantly energized by designing courses around the world. — 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've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of… — 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 Image
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 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 U.S. Open… — 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 what I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
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 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
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 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 boat fishing,… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
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