On 85th birthday, Jack Nicklaus weighs in on how the game has changed | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Celebrating his 85th, Jack Nicklaus joins 5 Clubs Golf on Golf Central to talk about winning around -- but not on -- his birthday, Scottie Scheffler's greatness, the changes in the game on and off the course and more. #GolfChannel #PGATour #JackNicklaus
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[@4Q2now]

Simply the GOAT. Player, family values, father, husband, business man, philanthropist, humble, kind, a gentleman in every sense of the word. These are all traits that make Jack the GOAT. Traits that the guy in the red shirt has never had.

[@ChrisS-r6j]

Totally agree that Tiger is a db. But to claim that JN is "humble" is absurd.

[@gapwedge1742]

Jack has a prickly personality, which may have mellowed somewhat with age. So, I would not characterize him as being a gentle man. He was a fierce competitor … same as Tiger and Jordan.

[@tomtreese6857]

Happy 85th Jack. I have a bit of history to share with you. On May 14th 1960 we played a college match "The match of the Pharmacists" at Wildwood Country Club in Pittsburgh Pa when Pitt met Ohio State. You broke my course record that day. I finished Pharmacy school and spent 5 years in the Navy and 30 years in Pharmacy while following your stellar carrier. We do have another connection through my son Mark Treese, who, was the head pro at Bear Lakes CC in West Palm Beach in the 90's and Ty Grove who was an employee of Nicklaus Golf in the same time period. In the 1980's Mark, David, his older brother, and Ty were on the high school golf team I coached to record 35 wins and 0 losses. I hope you get yo see this? Enjoy your 85th.... My 87th is next month. Tom Treese

[@Sean_Farmer]

Happy Birthday, Jack! You were my golfing hero growing up and reminded me of my father (another of my heroes) in many ways. You're less than a month older, had similar builds, and very similar hairstyles. In fact, a few of my friends dubbed him "The Brown Bear", due to his then brown hair. Like you, he also hit the ball a country mile. In the early '80s when he struggled with woods he played with all irons. No woods in the bag...just 1 iron to sand wedge. He consistently hit his par 4 and 5 tee shots with his one iron, almost always past a good golfer's woods. A 250-260 yard 1 iron back then was massive. I used to love to see jaws drop when people around the tee box saw that. He passed away several years ago but every time I see you it reminds me of him. Many blessings to you and your family Jack.

[@Sean_Farmer]

Jack likely won't see this but if anyone who knows him could mention my comment, even just in passing, I would really appreciate it.

[@brucewayne3602]

absolutely ... Jack Rules Always === King Goat &&& more !!!

[@jimmurphy834]

1986 Masters is still one of the greatest sports moments in my life. Jack will always be the GOAT in my opinion.

[@moemanncann895]

Jack WILLED putts into the hole, he refused to believe that it would miss because he trusted his reads, putting stroke and nerves, Seve comes closest to that type of confidence

[@thepunisher3236]

Data agrees with you also

[@moemanncann895]

He closed the deal with his son,in his late 40s, he captured lightning in a bottle and knocked the 4 iron out of Seves hands with that roar heard throughout Augusta National

[@sappermade6012]

We love you Jack!! Very Happy Birthday!!! The greatest of all time!!

[@azcharlie2009]

Jack was the model for my golf swing. Thank you Jack, for all the great times, and great golf. There will never be another you!

[@kennywidd]

Happy Birthday Mr. Nicklaus. I always love to listen to your opinions on all things golf!

[@a.p.5906]

THE GOLDEN BEAR. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR JACK !

[@johnhughes2043]

Happy Birthday Jack! I hope you have many more in good health. Thank you for all you and Barbara have given to not only the game of golf but many, many others outside of the game.

[@jamesp6805]

Tiger may be far and away the most talented golfer ever but Jack Nicklaus is overall the greatest golfer who has ever lived. We love you Jack and Happy birthday! You're a true gentleman and sportsman who is respected in every way by your peers.

[@thepunisher3236]

Most talented? Tiger played with new tech. Cant compare

[@ildblm1507]

Congratulations! A gentleman golfer, a great athlete, a winner - always loved watching you play. Thank You for everything.❤🙏

[@moemanncann895]

Watched 1st round highlights of the San Diego tournament, l recognized maybe 2 guys out of the couple dozen they showed. Time flies when we age but I appreciate watching the new breed. You gotta appreciate the fact that Jack gauges players by what type of person they are moreso than the talent they have

[@mikegrebe536]

Rode out a tornado warning with Jack right behind me in Memphis 1965. Happy Birthday Jack.

[@Neptune212]

My golf hero congratulations

[@tomdallas3690]

Jack is looking and sounding good. A year or two ago he looked like he was on death's door.

[@rustystokes1404]

Class act for sure, was a Palmer fan growing up, so was hard to be a Jack fan ….but Jack’s record speaks for itself

[@Oahugolfguy]

I genuinely love Mr Nicklaus. I get Mr Palmer was the peoples champ but he kept things simple….in my lifetime it has been jack who has been so engaging with all sorts of in depth info. And just been such an example of class and family and all of that. We love you Mr Nicklaus. Thanks for everything you have done and continue to do.

[@stevep927]

Happy Birthday Jack........ always been my idol

[@thomaselliott573]

It is all about what is inside. Watson, who Jack chose not to remember here, and Jack had the greatest attitudes the game has seen. No matter what happened, their cool determination and composure was rock solid. No other golfers have ever had that, including Trevino and Player.

[@Sean_Farmer]

My favorite Jack win was the '86 Masters. My childhood hero, who most thought was too old to win another major, had other ideas. For me, his come from behind win is at the top of the most iconic sports wins of all time. Jim Nanz made that memorable call..."YES SIR" as Jack buried that infamous birdie on 16. But what set that up, and shows why Jack won, was at the par 5 on 15. He bogeyed the par 3 12th after making 3 birdies in a row. Jack later recalled how he started getting nervous and just wanted to put the tee shot in play, but he pulled the tee shot left, chipped on, and 2 putted. That pissed him off, so on the 13th (a par 5) he pulls a 3 wood around the corner, make short approach shot, and 2 putts for birdie. Now 2 back again he parred the 14th, but Seve eagled 13 to go two up on Tom Kite with Jack now four behind. Here's where the legend of The Golden Bear came back with a roar. Jack remembered remember saying to Jackie, "How far do you think a 3 will go here? And I don't mean a 3-iron (an eagle)." Jackie says "Let's see it", and what followed next was magical. If you weren't a gof fan back in Jack's heyday you just don't know how this rather soft spoken man could intimidated golfers. So many who knew what Jack was capable of would start shrinking as his name rose up the leader board (just like Tiger's prime). The old man turned back the clock that day and after Seve hear the crowd roar following that eagle, he being on the 15th, hit a really poor 4 iron into the water. Jack heard the crowd groan and already knew what happened. Jack took the bull by the horns to win that day. It was an emotional thing to witness and Jack calls it his favorite win because Jackie was a part of it.

[@JACOJACO-q4v]

Congrats on 85 looking good in my opinion still the goat of the game.

[@DanielDydzak]

Class act, jack . Saw him play in canada when i was young

[@j.p.montpellier3834]

Happy Birthday Mr. Nicklaus ! Santé ! 🍷⛳️🇨🇦

[@thomasszmidt2469]

Happy Health Birthday to a great gentleman family man human being having your priorities in order God Bless !!!!

[@Rammer6719]

Happy Birthday Jack

[@johnc.9443]

Happy Birthday Mr. Nicklaus. The G.O.A.T. Personally as well as Professionally. Simple as that.

[@daviddavis5866]

Congratulations GOAT!

[@Patrick-zi2yt]

Happy birthday, you old goat. You are the GOAT!

[@lyndelf]

Happy Birthday Jack! You're spot on with players taking responsibility for their game, they're professionals, they should know by now what works for them! It's all MENTAL at this point, too much outside noise, social media keyboard warriors get in their heads, they're not as mentally strong as past generations, and some are just emotionally immature! This is why Scotty Scheffler excels because he has a good head on his shoulders and he's well centered!

[@sepetisionelatu5539]

THE GOAT, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@Cats3141]

Great presentation

[@PaulAshton-gu4rv]

The greatest, and by some distance, his majors record is not just better, it's comfortably better.

[@mnamhie]

You’ve had the honor of listening to the GOAT. Be well, Mr. Nicklaus.

[@marcbrown729]

Happy birthday Mr Nicklaus

[@Tblillard]

The Golden Bear. A true embassador for golf, for the fairway of life.

[@glen.simpson]

jack looks like he cut back on the ice cream.....he looks good...... great, lots of folks would like him around for another 10 years.

[@ignatiusjk]

Wouldn't it be something to see Scotty, Jack Tiger, and Arnie play in a tournament, in their prime of course.

[@spinningbackspin]

maybe Rory instead of Scotty and Hogan in place of Tiger.

[@federationspace5264]

The best

[@thepunisher3236]

The GOAT. Data tells that story. Sorry Tiger fans

[@alexandermayer2026]

Golf and tennis have changed 90% for one reason - EQUIPMENT. Golf - clubs and balls. Tennis - racket and strings. In both cases the sweet spots are 4-6 times bigger. So you can swing almost wildly and not pay the price for mediocre contact. Bigger guys, shorter approach shots. At least in golf, a player has to have a short game too. In tennis, we are in the verge of serving gorillas that have little other game.

[@toddwelch486]

These guys battling over who can have the least bass in their voice.

[@lukewalker1051]

To me, Rory who is a lovely guy, won't win any more majors. He may contend. He has been to the alter way too many times and come up short. The best players were great putters. This is the one most important ingredient Rory doesn't have. He may be one of the best ball strikers to ever play the game. He misses way too many putts and it has been in his head for years. If he could putt, he would have 5 more majors by now. All the greats could putt. Rory will go down as a very good player who can't putt. If Rory could putt like Jack or Tiger or even Scottie, or Trevino and a slew of other great putters, he would have much closer to a Tiger career. PS. There are others on the same list as Rory, some of whom will go down as better players: Ben Hogan: Tremendous ball-striker, but his putter often let him down. Tommy Armour: Known as the “Silver Scot,” his struggles on the greens overshadowed his otherwise excellent game. Sam Snead: Despite his record 82 PGA Tour victories, his putting woes were well-documented. Johnny Miller: Known for his incredible iron play, he frequently grappled with inconsistency on the green. Nick Faldo: Six-time major winner whose putting sometimes came under scrutiny.

[@Paul-lm5gv]

He's been advocating for changes to the golf ball to rein it in for years! Today's equipment lets players hit the ball too far - and even 500 yard par-4s usually don't require more than an 7 or 8-iron for a second shot - ruining all the shot values from Nicklaus' generation! He would have had to hit a 2-iron!

[@JacobDaniels63]

Great so you get Nicklaus on his 85th birthday and you don’t ask him anything new ….pathetic Happy Birthday Jack ❤

[@formula2tom225]

not changed, ruined....PS Jack is the Greatest Sportsman of our time.

[@philalberts7018]

golf ain't ruined...your thinking is. Golf is better than ever and growing. Remember cupcake, best golfers in the world sh t stinks like everyone else's. The day's of sounding the royal trumpets and putting people on red carpets is over. Get used to it. you'll be a lot happier!

[@ChrisS-r6j]

JN is a narcissistic gasbag, just one degree less obnoxious than Gary Player

[@clhollow1]

Such a weird comment. Jack was nothing but positive. Complementing golfers, lamenting what they're having to deal with, giving advice. And he's the best to ever do it

[@ChrisS-r6j]

@@clhollow1 No doubt he was the one or two most successful players ever. No way to dispute that, but my comment is about him as a self-absorbed db

[@formula2tom225]

so clearly greg norman is more your type, lol

[@johndickson9542]

You seem like a jerk.

[@remoevans7847]

Jack’s legacy/character on and off the course has always spoken volumes. Some random yahoo in the YT comments section , not so much.

[@philalberts7018]

it's like interviewing Beethoven about his music. 🥱