Nicklaus
Americannoun
noun
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For all the iconic battles between the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer or Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, McIlroy and Scheffler seem practically allergic to one another when it comes to weekend golf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
A few weeks earlier, Jack Nicklaus had won the Masters, at age 46.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
When they’ve spoken over the years, Nicklaus would tell McIlroy that to prepare for majors he would go before and simulate tournament-like conditions, keeping score and playing a single ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
They were right, of course, but the bold predictions, external of the curly-haired youngster from Holywood racking up figures to challenge Nicklaus and Woods proved too dizzy.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Nicklaus growled a few words of distrust and indifference, but it was plain that the ambiguous language of the juggler, as usual, had succeeded in awakening interest.
From The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons by Cooper, James Fenimore
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