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Jack Nicklaus

Golf· United States· 1960s

Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer.

Overall rating
1338
±569
Overall rank
provisional
Golf rating
1500
0 same-sport
Record
0–1
1 matchups

Rating history

1500
07-2607-2707-28

The record book

Beaten most

Opponents this athlete has taken the most votes from.

No wins yet.

Nemesis

Ranked by how far below expectation the results fell, not by raw losses — losing to a clear favourite says less than losing to someone the ratings said you should beat.

Signature win

The victory the ratings least expected, scored from the state at the moment of the vote.

No wins yet.

The crowd's verdict

How this athlete performs against what the ratings expected, and whether the crowd treats them differently outside their own sport.

As favourite
never favoured
As underdog
never an underdog
In sport
00
Cross-sport
01

Achievements

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • World Golf Hall of Fame

Background

Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career, including a record 18 major championships. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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