Jack Nicklaus.Miracle one iron.Pebble Beach.1972.

Catch this very famous shot before it disappears!
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[@racketman2u]

The 1 iron isn't so hard to hit. The real art is in finding the ball.

[@brucemorton7787]

LOL!!! That's comedy gold.

[@younglee1037]

True

[@TheStuport]

Shaddap Tennis Twat

[@DaBears08]

Well played sir

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

Lmao!

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Back when they didn't shout, "Get in the hole" on every, single, shot.

[@bobspizza7444]

Ya well the players can't complain because once tiger made everyone like golf the players salaries went up astronomical.

[@712rgbrown]

Yea that worn out phrase is so annoying.

[@clarknickerson7890]

And who can forget the inevitable "You da man!"

[@dinoferrante1718]

or Babba Booey

[@winst0n888]

We have regressed in our civility.

[@Chairman7w]

My God what a leaderboard!! Nicklaus, Trevino, Palmer, Player.... Wonderful time to be alive.

[@TD_JR]

I remember watching them on ABC Wide World of Sports back in the 70s and 80s. Such a different feel with those broadcasts compared to what we have today.

[@Physics072]

I saw it, I was only only 12 but my dad was a golf nut I was already doing tournaments age 8.

[@radar0412]

Golden Era.

[@63002]

Johnny Miller and other gr8s. Way better than weak tiger competition and souped up equipment. Jack easily better

[@marcschneider4845]

Not if you were a grunt in Vietnam.

[@jameshoran8]

Trevino said once. If your playing golf in lightning and thunder, hold up a one iron and you're safe because even God can't hit a one iron.

[@scottdavis2711]

James Horan I have heard that one lol.

[@65g4]

James Horan lol good one for the record i can hit a 2 iron well

[@tomloft2000]

James Horan that's funny coming from someone who was once struck by lightning.

[@delphineauxmustardwater9464]

Trevino never saw Caddyshack

[@walterkersting9922]

James Horan did you make that up??? I've never heard that one so many times now it's stupid!!

[@NewEnglandViews]

Hits best shot of all time… 2 people clap politely

[@MrVvulf]

It was a beautiful shot, but I'd still rank Gene Sarazen's double eagle in the 1935 Masters above it. He had trailed the leader by 3 strokes but caught up with one shot. Then won the 36 hole playoff by 5 strokes.

[@TheAngryGamer8393]

I'm guessing the audio for these clips were added afterwards

[@JGrowl-er9md]

@@MrVvulf 36 hole playoff?!

[@JP.708]

Better than all the vile whooping and screaming people do these days.

[@alexjones7043]

@@MrVvulf didn’t he hit it on the 2nd hole?

[@moreme40]

Hitting the 1 iron is almost as difficult as finding a 1 iron these days

[@chasesmith5000]

Well to standards of today, a one iron back then is actually more like a 3 iron today. Its really not that bad

[@Dtyler171]

You're right, they are both really easy. You can buy a 1 iron on ebay any day of the week, and every decent golfer I have ever known has been able to hit a 1 iron (if they have tried one). Truthfully if you cut down a 1 iron to a shorter length it would be easy for a lot more people to hit. The problem is that it is so long, most golfers when they first try it have to get used to it.

[@aararisong2501]

Chase Lewis no, that's a myth. a modern 3 iron has 21 degrees of loft, a 1 has 15-17. Golf clubs are *almost* one club stronger than the old school ones, loft creep is exaggerated a bit. The pros are hitting it longer today because of the ball, because they are fitter and because the game has changed (more emphasis on power vs accuracy). Pro's also practice much harder/more because there is way more money to be won. I think the GI clubs have stronger lofts but they often don't come with long irons and even driving irons with 15 degrees of loft are hard to find.

[@Dtyler171]

Orange Juice Even if clubs are only 1 club on average stronger, there are models that are more than a club stronger than their old school counterpart. My irons, for example, are the rocketbladez tour, and are about a club stronger than even modern clubs, and I believe there are models even stronger than those

[@aararisong2501]

Dtyler171 wow, I just checked out the specs for taylormade speedblade irons and its got 17 for the 3 iron. I had no idea. I guess a 1 should have something like 10? hitting an iron with ten degrees of loft... that would be difficult.

[@MrNikeGolf1]

A 1 Iron blade mind you. 218 yards…into the wind. Sticks it to 3 inches. Absolute legend.

[@texasflood1295]

Reminds me of the joke: What do you do if a thunderstorm comes up when you are on the golf course. Answer: Hold a 1 iron over your head. Why: Because not even God can't hit a 1 iron.

[@MegaForrestgump]

@@texasflood1295 Lee Trevino said that, I believe.

[@lead-dog]

Pros in this era...2020's would hit a knock-down 6 iron that distance. The modern ball has ruined the game. Its too easy for the pros these days.

[@gregrowe1168]

@@lead-dogguys like Bryson could probably hit an 8 iron that far.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

@@gregrowe1168 not into that wind. He doesn't hit his irons farther than everyone either. Doubt they could get a 6 iron there either. Half these guys don't flight the ball down all that well also. 218 yds in 1972 or 2023, they all have to play the same whole each year.

[@bena9713]

Whoever cut this before Nicklaus holed it is a criminal!

[@scottmulholland1329]

Nicklaus is deadly from that distance though!

[@LardGreystoke]

I was watching. He three-putted.

[@blu3collar949]

You think he is gonna miss a three inch putt? LOL

[@scottmulholland1329]

@@blu3collar949 we’re all joking here of course but it IS the same exact distance Ernie Els missed! Hard to believe it now, research missed short putts- you’ll see he missed a tap-in! Haha Poor Ernie!

[@blu3collar949]

@@scottmulholland1329 I know short putts can be missed. But I grew up watching Nicklaus and Palmer, Gary Player, and many more from the far past. I never saw Jack miss a tap in. Maybe when he was 2 years old but hey I'll cut him some slack. hehe.

[@RG-ja34sep]

Don’t forget, that this 1 iron had a tiny clubhead, with a sweet spot the size of a small coin, and the golf ball he hit was possibly 80% inferior to today’s specifications. Everything in those days was inferior to today, so Jack’s greatness will never be surpassed, winning 18 Majors, 19 times runner-up, and a staggering 48 top three finishes!

[@andrewfisher457]

Would love to see this shot recreated

[@pl3317]

I'm not convinced the balls were so bad back then. Most were playing Titleist balls that were pretty good. The woods are much better today but the irons were blades, similar to what many pros play today imho.

[@jcarry5214]

All the other players had the same handicaps, no?

[@steveperry1344]

everything may have been inferior except for the golfers, especially jack.

[@jonrussell739]

Everyone else had the same equipment. Jack Nicklaus had a huge advantage on golfers today. Back then, world poverty was far, far higher which naturally means he's competing against far fewer potential human beings who had ever had the luxury to play enough golf to be good at it. What he did was absolutely impressive. Don't get me wrong. But he had a lot of tailwinds in his career.

[@sloebone7399]

Nothing Jack ever did on a golf course was a miracle. That’s just Jack being Jack.

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Agreed. Jack could do it all. He didn't do it all the time, but think about the inferiority of the equipment compared to today. Jack used that back then and still drove 370-yard balls onto the green off the teebox at will when he got really agrressive. Tiger fans need to understand that Tiger is great, but he is still chasing Jack.

[@sloebone7399]

ptschafer - I could argue all day that Jack was, without a doubt, the greatest golfer of all time. Then I could turn around tomorrow and make the exact same case for Tiger. Jack still has the trump card of 18 Majors, for now. They used to count US Amateurs as a Major which would give Jack an even 20, but it would bring Tiger’s total to 18. Two great golfers, one great debate.

[@pb12661]

@@sloebone7399 Jack came from behind to win, Jack had way more runner ups than Tiger, and Jack handled himself in a better/more professional manner on and off the golf course. I'm not a Tiger hater at all but I give the edge to Nicklaus.

[@tomboston9669]

Just a little more fuel for the debate: Tiger once went 8 years without missing a cut. Years. In the history of golf the lowest scoring average full season top ten has Vijay for one year, Greg Norman for one year, and Tiger has the remaining 8 spots including the top 6. Jack had 0. If that's not the best ever than I don't know what is.

[@joetato2227]

@@tomboston9669 Tiger is great, but you do not get to invent your own yard stick. Pros measure themselves by majors, when the best golfer in the world come together and play. Jack's record is 18 wins, 19 seconds, and 79 top tens. If Tiger is still chasing Jack and he says he is, then how can he be the GOAT

[@garyvale8347]

loved watching golf back then.....Nicklaus, Trevino, Palmer, Player , Chi Chi......and the rest.........

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Chi chi is the man. I loved watching him play the wolf challenge with Fuzzy. He was a blast to watch.

[@1mattadams]

Yeah, I’m and old guy guy too.

[@MichaelEnright-gk6yc]

Snead.

[@vicpnut1]

Forgot about chi chi and fuzzy ..they were still playing g when i was a teen in the 80’s and i got a kick out of how fuzzy Zeller looked like a inebriated insurance man to me….i didnt really watch golf till recently but id catch a few holes now and then … didnt chi chi have a lil dance move like shooting a gun or something ?

[@jimgallagher2979]

One of the great shots of all time. Nicklaus was the master of the 1 iron and that allowed him to keep the ball low and under the wind in more than a few of his tour wins.

[@CoIoneIPanic]

Dude, yes but that's an understatement. This shot was a freaky violation of the laws of physics and random dispersal of gravity plot points, variable velocity deltas and atmospheric resistance curves. In layman's terms, it simply cannot have happened and it would be impossible to believe it did happen were it not for the recording of it actually happening. Just look at the way that golf ball curves in a BACKWARDS trajectory in the last 5 feet before it hits the green. That can't happen naturally and also be on such a perfect line with the flagstack (which is moving in the wind). Only a computer simulation would allow that scenario to exist and we all know Jack Nicklaus is flesh and blood. But yeah he is the best golfer of all time, sorry Tiger Woods, and here is proof.

[@blujay9191]

True in this case but I've heard more than one of those guys back then say that Jack's ability to hit massive and very high soft landing long irons is one of the main things that put him in a class by himself. Not to mention his mind and the deadly pressure putting, of course.

[@teddythewonderlizard1448]

@@CoIoneIPanic Most of that post is confusing and unnecessary. You should have just stuck with the last sentence . . .

[@CoIoneIPanic]

@@teddythewonderlizard1448 The fact that a successful golf shot's parabola must have less than a .00013 percent inaccuracy spectrum is what confused you. You cannot understand the math and virtual perfection involved with Jack Nicklaus' Pebble Beach 1 iron. Therefore you feel confusion and anger. It's understandable.

[@stevesmith2171]

@@CoIoneIPanic spouting off at the mouth to make yourself appear intellectually superior when the weather explains the impossible part of your diatribe,or shall we say overblown bullshit you're slinging,should get you bared from the course.

[@Iwastherein1969]

greatest shot ever struck in U.S. Open history....I've played that hole and its difficult to birdie on a calm day with the pin in the narrow center part of that kidney-shaped green...but for Jack to absolutely stripe a one iron into a gale forced wind and with the poor equipment they used back then versus today's standards...well this was far and away the greatest move ever put on a ball in U.S. Open play

[@emncaity]

+Iwastherein1969 More like great players using equipment that required good contact, not "poor equipment." It's not "good equipment" today just because less is required of the player.

[@Christian-nm2je]

Ben Hogan's 1-iron at Merion was pretty awesome and Tiger's 3-iron at Bethpage was also pretty awesome.

[@williamworrell178]

Geez. Ur kinda missing his point Point being it requires a lot more skill to make that shot with the equipment Jack had verses using current equipment, i.e. clubs. In other words his use of bad equipment and good equipment was his reference to technoligical advances in current golf clubs translate to mean the shot Jack made required greater skill with the club he was using vs today's equipment. Ultimate translation: Only God can hit a one iron and Jack is a freaking God!

[@swansonz3534]

LOL, nothing has changed...hahahaah

[@swansonz3534]

Please, irons are much more forgiving.

[@jamescook6564]

Watching this reminded me just how good Jack was. Truly amazing.

[@Lightsaglowllc]

Just a little cut 1-iron into a 40 mph wind. No big deal...

[@steveking6130]

It was a draw.....

[@stevemcgee99]

Lights Aglow I'm guessing it hit the green because it was a cut. A draw would have rode the wind into the ocean if the wind was blowing that hard.

[@jmolson027]

+stevemcgee99 The ball starts out to jack's right and draws back to the pin.

[@stevemcgee99]

+jmolson027 I see that. But I believe he hit against the wind. The wind was blowing onshore, which would be right to left. A draw shot would have been in the water or at least the rough on the left - it would have become a hook with that much wind. However a draw shot would end up relatively straight in wind like that. I've played on that coast in strong wind. Having any spin going with the wind takes the ball way off line. So, I believe he hit a fade, but the shot was a draw because it rode the wind.

[@stevemcgee99]

+Steve King Does wind have any affect on ball flight?

[@dough654]

"A slimmed and long-haired golden bear at the height of his prowess." You just don't get commentary like that anymore

[@John572d4]

Nicklaus had put on 30 lbs circa 1970, found a way to lose it. Would have been better if he had gotten the few more credits and graduated before going pro. Oft times we hear stories of people that are on the verge of getting a Bachelors like that but bail, for various reasons. If are that close I’d finish.

[@castricv]

Who knows it might be racist or fat shaming or i just dont know abymore

[@StephenDoty84]

Yeah, nowadays you'd be more apt to hear envious, anti-white propaganda like, "A man who benefited from white privilege all his life on the tee here."

[@timbaxter1497]

Peter Alliss, bless him came from that era of commentators. What a loss. Now we have people looking for the next explosive 'tweetagram' moment.

[@StephenDoty84]

@Y Hh It "would" not "be racist now," though, so bet not to put it that way, I think. Don't even fall for their false labels for a second. It would be called "racist" now no matter how ill-fitting that insult is; those who toss around the labels racist and sexist today are the biggest anti-white bigots and anti-male bigots around; they are the real racists and sexists, but think they can hide behind the trick of using those words to not appear as such.

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Jack is the goat. Funny line from Jack, he said about Trevino, "if Lee understood how good he really is at golf, we would all be in trouble"

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I've birdied that hole at least a dozen times. Would have been more if the app didn't glitch.

[@canyounot5598]

Nice

[@billieolsen4088]

That's in the garden spot!

[@CruceEntertainment]

With gale force winds? From 218? To win a major championship?

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

Me thinks you are channeling the former president... A dozen times...riiiggghhhttt.

@@Arturo-sm1tb read it again genius

[@AcessDBpro]

Literal, "golf clap." If Tiger or someone did that nowadays, you would hear the crowd all the way to L.A.

[@seanbaker2577]

Jack wanted to remain low key and little publicity so he could enjoy his family life more. He wasn't entirely the media's favorite and for good reason.

[@jasonmichael3676]

@@seanbaker2577 You mean Jack never got attacked by a girlfriend with a golf club? That's boring.

[@MarkSmith-lz5rk]

@@seanbaker2577 yeah palmer would have had a roar

[@Rich6Brew]

There's nothing like watery applause for something special. :-)

[@daystar73]

B.S. comment 👎

[@damohanson5393]

Still the single greatest golf shot I have ever seen. Jack hit quite a few great one irons but that big draw into that wind on 17 of the US Open on the last day?

[@sacjusticeforyou]

Absolutely!!! A frickin gnarly draw out over the bunkers toward the ocean with a fkn 1 iron!?!?!? Hits the pin. Jesus christ.

[@kylethompson6648]

Bear balls of steel!

[@franzschubertv2874]

And this video makes it seem like he just got a few golf claps.

[@herbie0408]

My wife asked me to get her something long and hard for her birthday...so I got her a one iron. That was the last time I saw her...

[@JonathanPoto]

she didn't leave you! She's just trying to figure out how to hit it at the range still

[@walkingphotos]

🤣

[@younglee1037]

🤐

[@casualguy393]

I hope you can hit the 1 iron well now

[@stripervince1]

She ran away with the fed ex man. He had a longer and harder one

[@DotBone89]

"Hey, Jack: What are you hitting? (thinking he'll answer with his club selection)" Jack: "The Pin."

[@timbaxter1497]

Did you ever see that pro-am (or something) where people were putting on this stupidly large green and saying anything from distance on it was impossible? Jack dropped a ball all of 130 feet away and walked up and hit a curve ball that must have swung 30 feet that went right into the hole? 'That's how you do it', he said... as he went to pick it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2quo4CHebpsask there ya go :)

[@davidjames1684]

Flagstick. Pins are for bowling.

[@apmm4209]

Not many of today's golfers know just how hard it is to hit a "blade" 1 iron !

[@shadowbanned5164]

I have a 2 iron and its a real bitch to hit.

[@gw5989]

I was there in 72, didn't like Jack or Arnie's swing.. Followed Gary Player, who gave us teens free golf lessons as we were walking down the fairway together during practice. Can you believe that, we used to walk with the pros back then. Now a day's your roped off, with to many volunteers crowding the tee box.

[@jasonantigua6825]

Great story my friend. Enjoy your success!

[@igiveuponhumanity9238]

How's your pro tour going?

[@mpreiss7780]

Yeah different era, now you need more volunteers. cool story. In the 70's I was 7-17 years old and I started golf at 19, wish I would have paid more attention to golf then

[@jonburrows8602]

As a 16 year old at Baltusrol in 1980, Arnie talked to me several times during his Saturday morning round. Was able to slap Jack on the back for good luck before his afternoon round.

[@rogeeeferrari]

I think I'd take jack's swing and grip over anyone's, but To Each His Own

[@MrJSpicoli]

I've birdied that hole on Playstation, and it is even tough there.

[@1968scottyd]

Right!

[@jeffreyjohn2037]

Especially when you're baked, you stoner

[@walkingphotos]

Patrick Bateman 🤣👍

[@blackhawkswincup2010]

Yeah, I have Tiger Woods 14 on my Xbox 360, and there's a "beat the legends" shot at that tee in gale-force winds. I'm happy to get on the green in that mess...

[@tnolddawg]

I agree, I would aim for the sand trap deliberately, and hope to get up & down for par 😂

[@natureiscalling1216]

Man his stance was ugly. But effective. He looks like Shrek putting

[@sydbarret8416]

More like Quasimodo! Joking aside, one of the all time greats, from any era of golf. The Golden Bear will always be amongst the greatest 💛

[@natureiscalling1216]

@@sydbarret8416 not many if anyone will touch his championships. Tiger is running out of time

[@sydbarret8416]

@@natureiscalling1216 True, Realistically Tiger is the only one now, and possibly for a hundred years +, who will challenge the great man for major wins. In their hey days both were pretty unmatched for talent and desire to be the best. "Legend" is often overused in sport, not quite sure that is a high enough status to describe those two players in the game of golf...

[@scottmulholland1329]

Maybe, but amateurs can learn a lot from how his head stays behind the ball. Besides- this was back in the day before face balanced Ping putters. Not many pros had perfect pendulum putting strokes back then, back in these days it was surprising how many pros putted by jabbing at the ball. Of course, the greens as a whole were slower back then. Nothing like the ‘gymnasium floors’ they putt on today. The game has changed dramatically since that Summer of 72’ It was amazing these guys hit the ball as consistently as they did with the equipment they had in the early 70’s. Razor thin top line on forged irons that looked more like butter knifes. There are plenty of wedges we use in today’s game that are bigger than the small persimmon drivers used in those days. I’m sure you know where the term- “hitting the ball on the screws” came from- persimmon wood drivers back then had a thin composite club face that was attached to the center of the block of persimmon wood with 4 screws! A far cry from the ‘trampoline’ face of a titanium driver! Golf was so much harder for the amateur back then!

[@pb12661]

you are fing clueless.

[@captsaison9343]

Jack had a very upright swing and stood close to the ball on those iron shots. This upright swing and standing close to the ball at address enabled him to hit fantastic one and two-iron shots that flew high and long and straight. And he could putt and he could hit the ball a mile off of the tee when young. The glory of Jack Nicklaus.

[@blujay9191]

They all remarked how long Jack was back then. My dad was a big Arnie guy (aren't we all) and I remember to this day when he said it looked like Jack was going to be the superior player. That was probably 1962-ish.

[@ramecodiesel8271]

Jack Nicklaus was hitting long with equipment of the day, image what Jack Nicklaus would have done with the equipment available to Tiger Woods. McGregor golf Clubs were not the best clubs of the time period either but Jack Nicklaus was loyal and stayed with McGregor clubs. Jack Nicklaus also said that it was more important to hit the ball accurately so he sacrificed some of his distance to be more accurate.

[@tinoyb9294]

Watch his backswing and how far he extends his left arm. That's also what let him hit long iron shots. McGregor made some of the best irons in those days. Powerbilt woods were the best.

[@chetroberson8023]

The clubs he was hitting had a sweet spot the size of a dime!

[@joshrandall5297]

My dad told me, "If there's lightning, hold up a 1 Iron. Even God can't hit a 1 Iron."

[@bluecornerboxing6091]

Now that is one hell of a quote!!...I like that very much 👍👍

[@jcelldogs]

I have a 1 iron. I can actually hit it.

[@harryputang5352]

Hey, these words go beyond ✌

[@jamestepera3356]

I used to hit one off the tee 25 years ago when I couldn't keep my driver straight. It got stolen and I've never gotten another one. They're hard to find now.

[@lostasadorespr]

I wouldn't count on that quote. Very similar to the one made by Titanic engineers. And look at the outcome.

[@brianmcg321]

The announcer was going crazy.

[@sweetswing1]

So were the fans.

[@bcarney56]

yes, things did get out of hand there that day...

[@stephenobrien1505]

Nicklaus is the luckiest man alive. He's lucky I worked weekends...

[@libertybaptistchurch-frisc4932]

Lol

[@0_opeace766]

Hahaha ok mate

[@adammadrid3839]

He worked weekends as well

[@ikarooz]

@@adammadrid3839 With Sundays being a regular pay day.

[@DMacLean15]

He’d beat you blindfolded 😂

[@whatifindinteresting3067]

Best Golfer who ever lived. without a doubt. Palmer, Player, Woods, etc.. all part of Golf history and there is debate, but not in my mind. He's a gentleman, he's a golf historian, designer, advocate and ambassador for the game, that played with high talent, skill and respect for the game, with conduct.

[@AlexZander688]

Equipment has nothing to do with it. Jack had confidence in his solid fundamentals. Repeatable and executable under pressure with any equipment. Combined with a second to none competitive fire and golf course management strategy.

[@MrMistrEnigma]

Eric Thompson ummm NO.

[@olestilleagles1242]

Jordan spieth

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Woods is the most dominate golfer ever but it’s him and Jack for sure. I’m Arnie all the way for statesman of the game.

[@craiggagnon8407]

Woods is better.

[@dustinnelson8002]

All the smack talk on Jack vs Tiger- What people are missing is that Jack didn't even play golf full time, he was a family man first and scheduled his golfing around his family time. You put Jack in the modern era with the trainers and equipment they have today and it wouldn't even be close, Jack is the GOAT...period. End of story.

[@jamesdesch3201]

Dustin Nelson You are spot on! Jack played a limited schedule for the balance of his career. He made a promise to his wife Barbara that he would not spend more than two weeks away from family. His schedule was so limited it compelled Chi Chi Rodriquez to say, "Jack is a legend in his spare time."

[@HeavenlyFloodofRegen]

Dustin Nelson Yeah maybe, but Jack was so great because he treasured his family. He wouldn't willingly spend less time with his family if he was a player today than he did then. This intentional lifestyle was essential to his longevity as a competitor. When his heart was at rest, he could perform to a higher degree over more years than if he lived otherwise. The biggest thing the modern era would have given him was contact lenses, thin, athletic glasses, or magic eye lasers. Imagine if in his 40s when he couldn't see distances well if his choice wasn't between thick, uncomfortable glasses or not seeing well. What if he could have gotten contacts or surgery? But who knows? He was such a humble, private guy that maybe the relentless media scrutiny and constant press conferences would've affected him differently. Or maybe he would just be the same great example of a human being.

[@bigcountry4539]

Agree!

[@80bradg]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bdflatlander]

I saw Nicklaus at the LA Open in the early ‘70’s (I believe it was 1973). I watched him warming up at the driving range before his round (he was paired with Arnie that day) and he was hitting some 6 iron shots. Each shot was straight and long and it looked like they were shot out of a rifle, they were so perfectly hit. But then Jack turned to his caddy and said, “I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong here”. Man, if I was ever able to hit just one 6 iron as well as Nicklaus did that day at the driving range I would have been ecstatic. Just goes to show you the outstanding talent that Nicklaus had during his days on the PGA Tour.

[@david-pb4bi]

@@MWiggins-gc7kiGreat story but that never happened.

[@david-pb4bi]

@@MWiggins-gc7ki My apologies, don’t play golf at that high level but still represent my country in sporting events at the ripe old age of seventy.

[@david-pb4bi]

@@MWiggins-gc7ki Thanks friend, I would love to play golf at any level above pathetic, it’s not from want of trying. Even though I am rubbish at it still think golf is the most enjoyable game in world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIHVoaegjNFlmtk

[@cvn6555]

That's the thing with these top pros: the incredible consistency and predictability. Average golfers can make fantastic shots but these guys do it every time.

[@bdflatlander]

@@cvn6555 : Frank Beard, who was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 1969 once said that he can’t hit any better shot than a good amateur player: the difference is that a professional golfer like him can do it more often. Beard said that any shot a good amateur can hit 3 times out of 10 a PGA pro can hit 7 times out of 10.

[@perserverance333]

Not a miracle coming from the Goat

[@kellanhills1972]

Imagine how great Jack would have been with modern equipment. One of the most amazing things is that Jack finished second 58 times in his career!

[@jeffs7482]

In 1963 Jack won the long drive contest that was held before the PGA championship at the Dallas Athletic Club. He drove it 341 yards with a persimmon headed driver and a wound balata ball. That was the last time the PGA held the contest until 2014. Louis Oosthuizen won with a drive of 340 yards-one yard short of Jack’s-with equipment several generations better than Jack’s. Granted, different courses and different conditions (the weather was blisteringly hot in Dallas in 1963), but it’s still a drop-dead amazing feat by Nicklaus.

[@daxmusix]

And second place 19 times in majors. Incredible!

[@jeffs7482]

@chrisbloodknot2380 I’d love to hear Ben Hogan’s reaction to people using laser range finders. 😬

[@Paul-lm5gv]

Including 19 runnersup in majors!

[@jacktattis]

@tylerholt6828 The greens are smoother the Nap is amazing these days So Augusta is 500 yards longer over 14 holes that is only 35 yards/HOLE

[@Bamacher59]

18 major championships 19 second places in the majors enough said!

[@FATillery]

Indeed my friend...indeed.

[@carljohnson4691]

Crap! At my very best, playing almost weekly, I could barely hit my three iron. Good thing I worked for a living, lol.

[@thebrucechannel8061]

One of the greatest golf shots ever from the greatest golfer ever. His hole-in-one at Augusta was only better.

[@danielbrown3461]

I dissagree....His 4 Wood Shot at Tori Pines was ranked the best.

[@Fried52]

I played Pebble Beach one time. Had to be in the late 80s. I hit the same exact shot on 17. I played a 5 wood into the wind. Don't know if it hit the pin and dropped, but when we got to the green the ball was exactly where Jack's was. And I did get the bird. It was the best golf shot I ever hit and I've never forgotten it. I've talked about it over the years. Never knew Jack did this. It's a charge to see it here.

[@paul-u2y9y]

We can't hit a baseball like a pro or pitch like one and we can't throw a football 80 yards , we can't dunk( for the most part), we can't serve a tennis ball 150 mph, but we can at times hit a better shot than jack or tiger, Golf is a special game !

[@captainamerica3531]

Got an ace with my five wood. Was a perfect stroke and finish. Perfect ball flight and soft landing under the pin and disappeared. Was a great thrill to see the Titleist 3 smiling up at me when I reached the hole! 186 par 3 on #5 @ Cruz in NJ. 🏆🎉

[@SiLoMixMaster]

I've got a 1 iron and only use it at the driving range for psychological reasons, try hitting 10 shots with a 1 iron and then switch to your 3 or 4 iron and it will feel like hitting a pitching wedge. Seriously you will be amazed at how high and well struck those 3 and 4 iron shots are after you hit 10 balls with the 1 iron.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

That’s a good way to practice. The loft is so low on a one iron it takes a perfect strike to get it airborne at all.

[@SiLoMixMaster]

@@BrandonGavin_EDC Yep, i have a Mizuno comp EZ 1 iron from the early 2000's and it has 15 degrees of loft, long 40 inch shaft, very hard to hit well and most of my shots aren't that great to be honest but when i switch to hitting a 4 iron, 17 degree hybrid or 3 wood off the deck then it's so much easier you have to try it to believe it. I rarely use the 1 iron out on the course unless it's a dry windy day on a links course where the ball can run along the ground even if it's not a high well struck shot, it still cuts through the breeze very well. If it's a course that has a lot of water to hit over or slow fairways with no roll out then forget about it lol.

[@HowardLive]

Sort of like using a batting doughnut in baseball?

[@SiLoMixMaster]

@@HowardLive Similar idea to it yes, all psychological, after you hit 10 shots with that 1 iron and then switch to a 4 iron then the 4 iron will look and feel like a pitching wedge in comparison. It's like tricking your own brain and it works.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Back when I could play, the 1 iron was my favorite club: had it special ordered to complete my set of Top-Flites. What a beauty it was. Once you got over its menacing rep, it wasn't anymore difficult than the rest--at least to me. I loved practicing with it: a striped 1 iron was even more satisfying than a drive. Just a thing of beauty. It was the wedge that gave me fits: I just never got great with it. Probably because practicing the long clubs was so much more fun.🤷‍♂️

[@AlonsoRules]

I wonder how many golfers today could hit a 1 iron accurately - easily the most brutal club out there

[@Livinghighandwise]

A one iron in the 70s had about the same loft as a 3 iron today. You can't compare the clubs directly.

[@KevinLuWX]

One iron is straighter than a driver

[@vincentmckenna281]

Anthony Kernich same has your other clubs

[@geordiejones5618]

Man i cant even hit my 4 iron consistently

[@markettrader911]

Anthony Kernich every single tour pro today could easily flush a 1 iron

[@adamturner9947]

He's cutting that into the cross wind to hit the stick.... easily one of the greatest gold shots ever.

[@williamshaffer7423]

That particular shot…with those absolutely-freakish conditions, and GOD alone directed that ball flight!!! 💪✨💓🤙

[@smctrout4423]

Bobby Jones at the 1965 Masters: "Nicklaus plays a game with which I am not familiar."

[@monsterman088]

My mom has an old 1 iron in her bag. One day I was with my brother on our local par 3 course and I happened to have it. He said he would hit it and I laughed. Last hole of the day about 175 yards he steps up and pures the 1 iron onto the green. I almost shed a tear.

[@yujimorita9069]

He still is the best in history of golf!

[@Teddy-kv5ns]

incorrect but he is second

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@@Teddy-kv5ns he is first by a mile. Most majors most runner ups. He played against hall of fame golfers Palmer Player Trevino Casper Weiskopf Miller Watson Ballesteros Floyd Norman. He even defeated an aged Hogan. Tiger beat a bunch of hacks that are not hall of famers and their names have been forgotten. Except Phil who played him even. Hall of famers pushed Jack. Jack could adapt to current equipment and would be as long as DeChambeau if he were in his prime. Tiger cannot hit space age drivers in the fairway. If he were young in the Jack era he would be so wild off the tee that his wins would be scarce. Plus Jack is a gentleman who loved his wife and family.Tiger is a scumbag. If it weren't for his goofball fans who roared like a football crowd distracting his opponents he would not have won so much. He still was a great golfer and if he was young today he would still win a bunch. Nicklaus Hogan then Tiger are my ratings.

[@Kazyman]

@@Teddy-kv5ns Everyone's entitled to their opinion, I reckon. In my opinion, Jack was the best. Best person all around, too. I used to love Tiger but later found out that for YEARS he treated people like shit. Was a cheap prick too, as I know scores of people in the pro golf industry. That said, I DO appreciate what Tiger did to the snobby, 'better-than-thou,' prejudiced golf world once he entered 'their' arena. Its also not Jack's fault that Tiger's workout regimen ruined his back & knees, but it IS Tiger's fault that he teaches his son to trash talk his opponents. Jack never instilled that kind of common behavior with his sons, so again ... in MY opinion?...18 time major winner Jack Nicklaus wins again.

[@captpicard6894]

This and Tigers 2005 chip in at 16 at Augusta are the 2 best shots I have ever seen in Majors.

[@barath4545]

I agree those two are both legendary and I saw the Augusta one live on TV, it was insane when it happened. Thomas Bjorn walked with Tiger for 2 rounds of the US Open in 2000 at Pebble. He said the best single shot he ever saw, was Tiger's 2nd on the 6th hole on Friday - Impossibly buried ball, feet were buried too, uphill to green like a LOT and noone in their right mind would go for more than either out sideways or 100 yrds risky shot up the hill. Tiger beat the living shit out of that stroke and ended up on the green in two. Thomas stated that noone, as in, NOONE but Tiger, could ever have hit that shot and gotten that result.

[@lonestar6709]

I still think (And Tiger agrees) that the audience got that chip in. It actually fell just short. But the audience were jumping up and down and screaming at it, and it was nudged in. And Tiger Woods said the same. This shot edges it for me.

[@nohalfmeasures6]

Almost every golf instructor in the world these days wouldn't tell you to lift your front left foot like that and yet it's one of the biggest power moves in golf. Jack was ahead of everyone.

[@fs1natra]

jack nicklaus had the greatest footwork of any golfer who ever lived-brandel chamblee.

[@fs1natra]

brancall chamblee said jack had the greatest footwork of any golfer who ever lived.

[@fradaja]

I blame seve , I used to lift , that’s how I learned , then seve came along , now I have a bad back , heel lifters have long careers

[@abc456f]

​@@fradajaI hope Rory's back holds up. The torque in his swing is incredible. But he does finish in perfect balance. Love watching him hit driver.

[@jpracingph]

That wasn't a miracle. That was pure talent.

[@jpracingph]

Joe Brown and your point is?

[@bumper494]

Now, that's funny!

[@lawr66]

It's a kind of miracle.

[@boc413]

Agreed. pure class ball striking

[@theseeker1237]

Pure luck. Backed by alot of talent. We're talking one inch left or right. Of the pin and it would have been a double bogey.

[@40ny]

Thanks for posting this. It's one of the first golf shots I ever remember, along with Doug Sanders' missed putt in 1970, and Trevino and Jacklin at Muirfield in July '72. Some day I really would like to see a professional event on a classic old course where today's bombers had to play with the kind of clubs that Nicklaus, Hogan, etc. had to use. Where we might hear players saying things like 'I hit a soft fade with a 1-iron around a tree'.

[@jamesmcfadden411]

40ny Great idea, the retro open. I saw Trevino do a clinic in Radcliffe Kentucky around 1995. He said, “Forget the difference in the clubs this ball is like a firecracker”.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I’d like to see them use the balls from back then more than anything.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Tiger and Phil remember the balatas but even those were high tech compared to that time.

[@1997jankuschef]

I'm surprised this hasn't happened already. It would be a great way to showcase a classic course with an exhibition tournament using old equipment.

[@barath4545]

They tried to have four famous players played 1-2-17-18 at St.Andrews one major year there on Wedensday, with 100 yr old clubs (spoon, mashie, etc) and Ernie Els was one of them. They BADLY hooked/sliced their drives, nearly all of them.

[@jeffheck5559]

Loved watching Jack with my dad. Loved watching Tiger with my son.

[@bobthebuilder9638]

Back in the days when golf crowds didn’t applaud like demented baboons.

[@lpblewis]

LOL

[@ThorsMjollnir0341]

baba boooey

[@barry6290]

They cheered by clapping their hands. Now, at nearly every event(not Augusta) the crowd has their phones in their hands so they cheer with their mouths. The obnoxious shit that comes out of it is just an added bonus of our culture

[@colechluda3031]

golf is evolving. the future is now

[@MarcusHalverstram]

How am I supposed to CHIP with that going on?

[@JT-sz7xc]

And that folks is how a true pro wins a match!

[@HVR5567]

Seeing these old legends play again in this clip makes me sad we lost so many characters ... now we get to watch millennials who all look the same, with zero personality....Golf needed these guys, now it sucks

[@webinator9715]

Is that you Grandpa?

[@jgmediting7770]

Every top golfer used to have a different swing to the next. Now they’re all robots.

[@anneshaw9681]

The greatest golfer that ever lived and modest.

[@rgtj9958]

If THATS THE BEST HES GOT...HE MAY HAVE STARTED WHO IS THE BEST....BUT THIS IS GOLF ...NOT HORSE SHOES...HAS YOU SEEN THE TOP 10 GREATEST GOLF SHOTS...EVER...HAS YOU SEEN WERE HE WON THE MASTERS BY 12 SHOTS...THE US OPEN BY 15 SHOTS...NOBODY??? WILL EVER COME CLOSE...HE IS THE ONLY GOLFER I KNOW OF..THAT WAS PAID $1 MILLION IN ADVANCE SEVERAL TIMES...TO COME AND PLAY AT A TOURNAMENT...AND WIN ALSO...HE IS THE ONLY GOLFER TO WIN ALL 4 MAJORS IN ONE YR...NOT IN HIS CAREER..IN ONE YR...HE IS THE FIRST TO WIN $2.O70.000 AT THE MASTERS...AT 43 YRS...HE IS THE ONLY GOLFER WITH 400 PLUS FANS/GALLERY THAT FOLLOW HIM AT A EVENT...OR TO THE 18TH WHOLE...TO WIN...HE"$ AT #6 NOW...BUT BEFORE HE COMES BACK TO THE.. MASTERS..IN 2020...HE WILL BE #1GOLFER IN THE WORLD WITH A FUSED BACK...ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE...82 WINS...VS...73...AND HE HASN'T REALLY DID ANYTHING FOR ALMOST 11YRS...15 MAJORS VS 18...I DONT WANT TO SAY IT...BUT PEOPLE WROTE HIM OFF...BUT BAD BACK AND ALL...HE WILL WIN ANOTHER MAJOR...AND HE WILL WIN ANOTHER GREEN JACKET...IT IS WHAT IT IS...🐅 WOODS..IS THE MAN??? **ONE#1**

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

actually not modest. But he got better as he got older.

[@BatMan-oe2gh]

@@rgtj9958 Seriously, turn the caps lock off, but I agree with you, Tiger is the best ever.

[@BatMan-oe2gh]

@@Arturo-sm1tb Same as Tiger, getting better as he gets older because like Jack, he is getting smarter and knows how to win Majors.

[@rgtj9958]

@@BatMan-oe2gh I AGREE WITH YOU...THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST JACK...BUT" STATS..RECORDS DONT" LIE ...I WON ALOT OF MONEY BETTING ON SPORTS..." IF " I HAD WENT WITH MY GUTS"...I HAD SAID"...HE CAME CLOSE THE LAST 2 YRS...THIS MIGHT BE THE. ONE...AND DAM"IT... HE DID IT"...**ONE#1**

[@ll3yWanTeD]

Incredible hits from that glorious decade!

[@kurtlanford1448]

Real men showing how it’s done ! It was wonderful to grow up with such great role models as these Men !

[@scottacton173]

The best long iron player there was

[@Frisbieinstein]

Sam Snead said it was Byron Nelson.

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

Hitting the small ball with a one iron bladed club took some skill I can tell you. There's no room for error with that set up. Jack was the greatest golfer that ever lived in my opinion.

[@ErrantChordier]

I saw a picture of the club in a magazine with a ball by it. It's barely bigger than the ball, it's absolutely tiny.

[@abc456f]

​@@ErrantChordierYou definitely have to hit a club like that perfectly on the button. There's zero room for error. I think the lowest iron the pros carry now is a 3 iron. Instead of 1 or 2 irons, they'll hit hybrids which are drastically easier to hit.

[@ciarangreaney1265]

That was some shot with the most unforgiving iron in the bag with that wind,

[@elvicare35]

Talk about a gutsy effort!!!!!!!!!

[@jerryturner3784]

The best that ever was or ever will be! Also a class human being no drama great husband father and sportsman

[@StephenDoty84]

Nicklaus and Palmer putted like old ladies hunched over and worried about burning their apple pies. Tiger, Spieth, and Rickie Fowler have much more manly form and better putting strokes.

[@BatMan-oe2gh]

Well said, some one who understands Golf today.

[@mikegrebe536]

But none of those are better putters than Jack was. Most of his wins were accomplished using a $20 putter you could buy in a Western Auto not the $3K Camerons tweaked by computers and golf scientists.

[@brianreilly8661]

I think its the best shot I've seen he was a master with long irons

[@elvicare35]

That's as gutsy and amazing a shot in Major history....he could have played it safe and gone for a par.....!!!!!

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

What’s the two most important things in golf? Clutch putting and great iron play. Tiger/Jack are there for a reason.

[@jgmediting7770]

I recall one of the big advantages Nicklaus had was that he could hit the one iron higher and make it land softer than any other pro. Think it was either Trevino or player who said that. Probably an advantage he wouldn’t have today, given the technology and length they hit the ball these days.

[@saubervonHerzen]

I miss the old Golf channel where they'd show old footage late at night

[@mm860]

Jaime Diaz is the WORST

[@thetruthfornow6045]

GOAT by a mile. Nicklaus faced many other hall of fame golfers and still won 18 majors.

[@jordanrector9869]

Not by a mile at all..... tiger

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@@jordanrector9869 tiger is number three behind Jack and Hogan. Tiger beat nobodies.

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@tylerholt6828 that is because Jack played majors until he was 70 years old. His chance of winning ended when he turned 50. He played for the challenge and memories. He had a bad hip and he was in the same position tiger is now. That is 80 majors over 20 years for the enjoyment. Tiger only won one major after 2008 when he was still prime tiger. That cost him the GOAT.

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@tylerholt6828 I explained the tournament differences. Tiger said his only goal was to pass Jack's record. He failed. Major wins in non team sports determine GOAT. Tennis is an example. Tiger was too crooked off the tee, he stopped winning majors too early and he is an asshole. Jack beat legends and he is pure class. GOAT baseball team? The Yankees. Why 27 world championships. If tiger admits Jack is the GOAT unless he wins more majors that I will take his word. You are just a tiger fan boy.

[@georgesealy4706]

@@thetruthfornow6045 The thing is, Tiger set the goal, nobody else.

[@nicholasfogal]

I would love to see one tournament per year where the pros use old fashioned equipment.

[@neilm2794]

Those crybabies whine whenever they think the rough is too long. What do they hit now on a 218-yard par 3 ….. 6 iron?

[@hostrauer]

My dad still has a set of persimmon woods. They are much, much tougher to control than modern woods, but the sweet spot on those persimmons is a thousand times better than any modern club I've ever swung.

[@frankstantonjr1153]

Great idea

[@iGetNoRespect21]

Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago.

[@fpsjedi6866]

Well good for Happy Gilmo....mo...OH MY GOD!

[@MrOccyc]

Thank you both for those comments, LOL. Now I’m heading over to see a couple of Happy Gilmore videos

[@petertarantelli]

Great watching this video and reading the comments. My Dad went to (The) Ohio State as did Jack. My Dad played golf voraciously when he retired and really looked up to Jack. I have some letters of correspondence between Jack and my Dad. I can only imagine the look on my Dad’s face when he would receive one of them in the mail. My Dad saw Jack at The Open in 1984, I’m sure that was a thrill for him. Jack tied for 10th that year. A great golfer, a humble man from what I know.

[@aronkaspar6369]

The GOAT. Imagine if he had today's space age golf balls and clubs. He would have 25-30 major wins..maybe more.

[@ramecodiesel8271]

@Glasmaestro_ In your dreams, Jack Nicklaus played against many great golfers who had multiple major wins and are now hall of famers, Tiger came along in a time when players were not as good but had far better equipment and sadly were afraid of the race card being used. I remember Tiger Woods jumped at the change to use the race card against Fuzzy Zoller at the Masters. The press could not wait to inject race into golf and with Tiger Woods they did it.

[@silvermediastudio]

​@@ramecodiesel8271 And modern training methodologies, physical conditioning, all combined with performance enhancing drugs.

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

My first set of clubs had a 1 iron. Eventually, I took it out of the bag and it lived in the coat closet until my parents sold their house.

[@jabronjunklove760]

Then it went on to gain fame under the name "Lindsay Lohan."

[@Bloxdio_God]

The greatest. Still.

[@MagpieGeordie]

Brilliant golfer and guy 👍

[@stratovani1178]

As the old saying goes, only God and Jack Nicklaus can hit a 1-iron.

[@justsomeguy6474]

Just so you know they counted Jack's junior championships as majors. That's why they said he had 13 majors in this clip(It was his 11th). As soon as Tiger showed up they stopped counting Jack's Amateur championships because Tiger had 6 of them.

[@iigman22]

would love to see players these days use the equipment they had back then. Until you hit persimmon woods and butterknife blades, then you'll appreciate how good these guys really were still shooting level par

[@gangsternews4815]

King Jack

[@peterlewis3540]

Just imagine how many MAJORS he could have won. He came runner up in an unbelievable 19 Major Championships, so his all time record, could have been so much more impressive. According to his various caddies, over the decades, he sometimes ignored their knowledge and advice. Ignoring their wisdom, lost him the chance of three other Majors, when he was in contention for the outright lead. Never ignore your caddie, especially in the final rounds of a major

[@paulbartels6585]

Did he ignore them in wins?

Jack won 18 majors but he finished 2nd in 17 others. That means he finished 1st or 2nd 35 times in majors. No one will ever even approach that, no pun intended. Think about how sick THAT is.

[@tomr6955]

What pun??

[@johnrouen5705]

nicklaus,never hit a lucky shot,,he knew where that ball was headed.

[@cando333]

yeah he has, and that one iron wasnt lucky, looked like he drew it 30 yards

[@Mr.mallaer]

If thats the case then he should have hit every flag stick on every hole, even better he should have just dunked every shot in the hole. Of course the shot like this is lucky.

[@jwb2814]

Mil Sneler Cry baby

[@jgmediting7770]

Mil Sneler - no. His other shots are unlucky.

[@michaelseth372]

I honestly remember that shot like it was yesterday !!! And I'm 63 !!! As fate would have it my 1 iron turned out to be one of my all time favorite clubs 🏌️!!! In fact I hit it so we'll that I would show off with it. A Ping stiff shafted black dot that still resides in my collection. I took it out of my bag when I got my first hybrid. Before I did it was primarily utilized as a get out of jail free (lol) club if for instance I was under a tree or had to punch the ball to get out of trouble/jail !!! 😆 Here is one from my archives that maybe a golfer from Northern Utah might relate to ... number 10 at Valley View G.C. in Layton Utah. Punched one after an errant tee shot that went off to the right of the fairway under then a small tree with my 1 iron with a very strong slice (intentional) that I played to the left and left it two inches from the hole !!! The group in front of mine were still within eyesight as they were ambling to the next tee and started roaring and waving their arms back at me to where I thought it went in the hole 👍💯 !!! One last note ... I have been battling arthritis for the last five years that has made golfing a dream from the past 😓😣 ... my entire right hip needs to be replaced soon but fortunately I'm a USAF Veteran so I'll get ur done 😋 !!! Thanks to everyone that sees this comment and may God bless you and your family and I hope your travels and days are fantastic and filled with many unexpected blessings 🙏😇 Writing to you from Ogden, Utah USA 🇺🇲

[@fdroepman8351]

Don't worry about the hip replacement Mike! My brother has had 2 and he is better than ever!!!

[@ramecodiesel8271]

Jack Nicklaus, Secretariat and George Foreman, three great athletes that I had he privilege of witnessing in my life.

[@markw3598]

I was playing a 4 man scramble, we were in the rough off the tee (very windy that day) par 5, my regular partners all groaned when I reached for my 1 iron, they never groaned again after I hit it 240 yds, 4 feet from the pin for eagle. I've always played a 1 iron.

[@CoIoneIPanic]

Maybe you can get the narrator of this video to also narrate your feat: " Today, software enables us to do many wondrous things. On this day Mark W caused many groans by his fellow gamers with an amazing feat..."

[@jhaz89]

Must have have given yourself a pretty good lie there in the rough, haha.

[@davidm4160]

This is what dreams are made of!

[@LanceCampeau]

I have a 1 iron... the feeling of smacking a squarely compressed strike is really sweet... but yes, it is a hard club to hit properly.

[@scottmallory298]

I remember hearing about this shot which is spectacular given the conditions. What I didn't realise though is he had a 3 shot lead by this stage. I had understood this shot won him the tournament - but a 4 would have been good enough with the par 5 18th to follow....

[@keithtinkler4073]

I saw Jack once as a student when I was watching practice round at Royal Birkdale - about 3rd or 4th of July 1965. I caught up with him at a hole with an almost pocket green surrounded by bushes and sand dunes. He was way, way down the fairway apparently in the right rough - all I could see was his blond hair. He swung, nothing seemed to happen, then there was a quiet thud - and there was the ball in the centre of the green. I went back to playing tiddly-winks!!

[@Sparty1966grad]

You can't even find a set of clubs with a 3 iron any more.

[@matthewcarlson9886]

Mizuno makes 'em fyi

[@bena9713]

They don't even make 3 irons any more?

[@Sparty1966grad]

@@bena9713 You can get them special order and the pros still use them, but virtually no sets come with them. They don't even make one for my Nike Irons.

[@Buddycoop1]

Jack is the best ever. They didn't take private planes to tournaments yet back then. They stayed in crap hotels and drove themselves which means they were probably already tired. The equipment was inferior. The balls weren't as good. They were not in that great of shape like todays players. Plus Jack has the most 2nd place finishes too which means he was in the running all the time to win it all. Amazing.

[@popeyetsm2750]

Well said, Rich.

[@secondstring]

None of those things matter when measuring who was the greatest golfer of all time. The actual metrics tell the real story...Tiger by light years.

[@Ranger61463]

growing up, there was an old golf saying "only God and Nicklaus can hit an 1-iron"

[@jimwatson842]

This is one of my two favorite Nicklaus shots: the bell ringer at Pebble. The other was when he was paired with Woods. I forget the occasion, but Jack took a beautiful rectangular divot out of the ground. As they were walking down the fairway, Jack glanced over at Tiger and winked. It seemed the mantle was officially passed during that moment.

[@barath4545]

I think that was St.Andrews 2000 or 2005, where Jack said competitive goodbye to the Open championship after round 2, being paired with Tiger who then won the title. Problem was Tiger won both St.Andrews in 2000/2005 and I think Jack regreted retiring in 2000, so it could have been either of them.

[@jimwatson842]

@@barath4545 it was around the new millennium, so that’s probably close. Thanks.

[@graemesharp1982]

Hear the crowd when he hits that shot? A muted clap. Nowadays they cheer like idiots on the practice swing.

[@sometoastxd]

And this is why old golfers are the most insufferable assholes on earth. Next you'll start complaining about all the black people at your country club.

[@graemesharp1982]

@@sometoastxd you're assuming I'm an old golfer? I bet you're one of the idiots that screams mashed potatoes or something just to get a buzz from your friends. Twat

[@sometoastxd]

@@graemesharp1982 people not being allowed to get excited over golf is such a shit take and it's the exact reason golf has a bad name amongst non-golfers. Calling people idiots for cheering is about as bad as it gets and not to mention is hilariously ironic.

[@graemesharp1982]

@@sometoastxd Idiots for screaming stupid shit like the aforementioned just for a sound bite is idiotic. You're quick assumptions of me being an old racist golfer are typical of the exact people I'm on about. I dont mind cheering. I dont mind celebrating but when it comes to the happy gilmoreesque retards then yes. Its idiotic. I've never stepped inside a country club in my life and I probably wouldn't. What's ironic about it Alanis Morrisette?

[@jhaz89]

@@graemesharp1982 and does every person in the crowd yell shit? No. There are more golf fans now and the crowd is more like a crowd at other sports. But yeah I imagine you get irritated if you're golfing and somebody isn't wearing a collared shirt, right?

[@shaunsart]

Would have flown into rough at back of green, got lucky

[@johnhutchinson3820]

Legend, best golfer ever. Even tiger won’t get near his record.

[@Xhsjeiuwpuys234]

What do you consider to be “near”?

[@zedmelon]

Jack Nicklaus makes his greatest shot ever at the prestigious US Open. Unfortunately all the camera operators called in sick, so they got the clubhouse busboy's cousin.

[@neilsmith9066]

Wow what a shot! Best golfer of all time!

[@daysoff4ever]

by far the best golfer of all time period!

[@Steve-vy6nl]

This is one powerful swing

[@FATillery]

I have seen videos that describe Tiger Woods as being the "artist and engineer" of great shots. True but Jack Nicklaus showed Tiger that any shot is possible if you know your "sticks" and have control. In a 40 mph wind with a 1 iron(?), he hit it straight at the hole where it landed inches away. Yes indeed, Jack was an "artist and engineer".

[@xEKOy]

legend

[@jryer1]

Wow, Jack Nicklaus, the confidence, just outstanding!

[@josephpowelliii9169]

Nicklaus: He played with inferior equipment back then....they all did. Nicklaus was, and is the best golfer ever. Period.