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
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
Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You can win tournaments when you're mechanical, but golf is a game of emotion and adjustment. If you're not aware of what's… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Golf is a nice game, but that's all. It's never going to be an exciting game to watch on TV. It's not… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who… — 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
We don't play golf often [with kids] because they don't play that much anymore - because their kids don't play. It's like… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
There's a guy who won't be in contention. There's another one I don't have to worry about. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, youre the best. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I think Tiger Woods is a determined young man who really wants to play. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Golf was my vehicle to competition, and I can't play if I can't compete. — 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
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
The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of majors where I didn't play well until the last round. Keep yourself in contention; that's the name… — 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
What's interesting about golf is that most athletes end up gravitating toward golf because it is such a difficult sport. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
You're always struggling because you're not playing on a 53-and-a-third by a 120-yard field. You're not playing on a baseball diamond. With… — 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
![“We called [my son] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He ended up playing golf and being a really nice golfer.” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e81/jack-nicklaus-1429_gary_we-called-my-son-gary-little-herschel-wh_1155540.jpg)
![“At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who is on the leaderboard, so you have to know who is there to do what you're going to try to do.” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c2d/jack-nicklaus-1429_certain_at-a-certain-point-in-the-golf-tournamen_2171814.jpg)
![“We don't play golf often [with kids] because they don't play that much anymore - because their kids don't play. It's like anything else - fathers these days end up in the parks on the weekends and they have their kids into lacrosse or soccer or whatever it might be.” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5b/jack-nicklaus-1429_ends_we-don-t-play-golf-often-with-kids-becau_813040.jpg)
![“I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play golf a little bit.” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1bc/jack-nicklaus-1429_bits_i-have-a-couple-of-grandsons-that-are-in_2823858.jpg)
![“There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of design became fundamental because of what's here. And it happened accidentally. Or maybe accidentally on purpose.” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c0/jack-nicklaus-1429_andrew_there-s-more-to-be-learned-here-st-andre_2870771.jpg)
![“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 she is going to be a great player. But anyone can play the game. That's the nice thing about the game. You don't really have to be a world-class athlete to play the sport [golf] and have fun…” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c59/jack-nicklaus-1429_athlete_you-re-not-going-to-tell-me-that-you-re_2613799.jpg)
