Jack Nicklaus' Best Shot EVER | My Best Shot | Golfing World

nicklaus hit a one iron at the 1975 us pga at firestone
in the words of his playing partner roger maltbie(golf digest interview-my shot)
"i never saw a shot like it-it was a skyscraper"

I’m a huge fan but Jack is a funny guy. He says he doesn’t remember a lot of things, but I swear he remembers every important shot since he was 10. Much like Magnus Carlsen in that not just the shot/move, but the context. He’s probably hard on himself about The Open because he really could have won 4-5 in a row.

“Here’s a show where we ask golfers to talk about their one greatest shot.”

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“It’s hard to just pick on shot so, we let them talk about multiple shots”

Only a truly great golfer would include his misses as well as his successes in a "best ever" segment!

A boring guy if ever there was one. Always trying to show everyone how clever he was. Who cares Jack?

...and he has a commemorative plaques at Baltusrol for "the shot" in 1967.
He is, for me, the best and most succesfull player ever existed, a real champion and a true gentleman inside and outside the course.
He is the Golden Bear.

My favorite sequences was 1986 last 10 holes of the Masters. Trouble off the drive on the eigth hole. Miracle second shot to help save par. Then 7 under the last 10 holes. Missed a hole in one on 16, putt on 14 and 18 by a total of 10 inches. The best closing I've ever seen on anyone in a major. And most of the golfers that he beat in the top 10 won a major. That's a sequence in my eyes.

Tiger only came back from behind once in a major after 54 holes. Jack 7 times.

Title: Best Shot Ever
Nicklaus: Never had a best.. all were important

NIce job GW

GOAT

That is the winning mentality right there. Visualising what he needed to score on the last three holes to win.

Your being stubborn Jack pick a dang shot ! You know there's one shot

Jack, your best "shot" was taking a shot at asking Barbara to marry you.

can't one title of any video ever be slightly honest...

Jack is only one of the few Greats of the game that did the grand slam of golf . Then they changed the grand slam that way tiger could say I've done it but he has not done it in all honesty you have to hold all the major's in the one year tiger did not do it .

And married to the same woman all these years; zero scandals.
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That one iron at Pebble Beach in that wind has to be the top shot especially considering the pressure involved.

As a teenager in the 60's into the 70's, I was not a fan of Jack Nicklaus. I had not begun to take the game seriously and pretty
much bought in to the media coverage about this young newcomer. Nicklaus was portrayed as a robotic machine. No emotion
or personality. He was the opposite of the flamboyant Arnold Palmer. It wasn't until I had my third knee surgery and my doctor
told me to take up golf, they I began to understand the man. I decided to learn the game if I was going to play. I purchased these
two illustrated books by Jack Nicklaus. Lesson Tee and Playing Lessons. These two books were easy to follow and understand.
Everything I've ever learned about the game are in one of these two books and I use these lessons every time I step up to a golf ball.
There will never be another player like Jack Nicklaus. It was not only in his success, but in how he carried himself. Jack was always'
the pro and acted like he had been there before. No fist pumping or screaming. Just raise the putter in celebration. Classy.
If there was ever a chance to meet on famous person in history. I would chose to meet Jack Nicklaus. The only advice I would chose
to give him in return, would be to remain true to his faith and not get caught up in the politics in todays society.

His One Iron at Pebble Beach on 17 was is best one-shot.

There’s just something about Jack, Arnie, and Mr. Player. Great at golf, but, even better as men.

How can he top the slash out of the rough at Turnberry on the last hole after Watson hit it to two feet? Then he made the putt.

What about the 1 iron into a howling head wind at pebble beach par 3 17th hole.🏌‍♂🌬🍺

Tiger fell short of catching Jack’s most majors & Phil’s oldest to win a major. Most PGA wins is a little lesser - with so many golfers now playing on other International tours. These golfers are all awesome!

Great answer for a true legend and gentleman.

I am always amazed at how guys like Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, etc. can remember minute details of events from 50 years earlier. And they always seem to focus on championships that got away, rather than the ones they won.

It’s a fact, Jack has the record, he is the best. Tiger always knew that, which is why Tiger was trying to beat Jacks record for his entire career.

I once got hit by a golf ball between the shoulder blades that came from a full bloodied four iron hit by Nicklaus. Unfortunately it was his son Mike that hit it, or it would have been a better story...

Hit a 3 iron and a 5 iron to a par 5 ?

I learned to play golf watching Jack. My best round will always be 30 on a par 27 par 3 golf course. With a hole in one on the 4th hole.

Strange answer to the question.

Caddied for Nicklaus in August '71. He was in Columbus playing a late Sunday afternoon round at Scioto with a member. Jackie, who was probably 9 at the time, also played as well as the member's son.. We get to the 8th hole, a par 5, which is not far from an outside patio where members were having drinks and eating. Obviously word had spread that Jack was on the course.

As we get to the 9th hole , a 150 yard par 3, a group of 20-25 members had gathered around the green. Again it was just a casual round of golf. Jack hits it about 15 ft. left of the pin. Suddenly his mindset goes into tournament mode as if he were reading the putt to win the U.S. Open. Of course he drains the putt.

Back then the standard caddy rate for 9 holes was $2 a bag. Jack gave me $20. A cool memory I'll remember the rest of my life.

a great man, father and golfer

I m o not just the greatest golfer of all time but the greatest sportsman of all time, why? The 3 foot putt he gave to Tony jacklin in 1969 to halve the Ryder cup, he got berated by his team mates for giving it to jacklin , but what he said to jacklin was, ‘ I don’t think you would have missed that putt but I wasn’t going to give you the opportunity to miss it’ pure class

I used to live in North Palm Beach and would occasionally motorboat past his house. Later when I was in the Air Force and stationed out in El Segundo California, I would play golf at the Navy golf course at Los Alamitos. tiger's Dad of course was retired Military so Tiger had playing rights there. I believe Tiger had one one or two US Amateurs by then. Saw Tiger Woods on the putting green and driving range there a few times, 1993,4 ish. Didn't talk much. Even played 3 holes with my buddy and him one late Sunday. Played the first and second and then could come back on the 18 if my memory serves. And me being born in 57 even remember as a kid watching him on TV on the Merv Douglas or Mike Griffen talk show when he was like 3 or whatever. Back then not many channels to watch so those afternoon shows were what our family watched

I grew up watching his era. Anyway in this video he says he can't recall any really important shot he missed. Well, I point out Turnberry the Open in 77. He missed a putt for Par on the 17th hole that put him 1 behind Watson. Jack made an unbelievable birdie putt on the 18th, but Watson had put his own approach shot like two feet from the hole and also birdied to win the Open

The greatest golfer ever, for those lucky enough to have watched him in his prime...he was and still is the best. He competed against Palmer, Player, Trevino, Watson, Miller, Ballesteros, and while all were in the prime.

Jack is a man.
Remember those?

Leave it to Jack to talk about three holes to win a Major when asked what his “best shot” was!!!

Jack was considered an honorable man until he started to be a shill for Donald Trump. Sad.

Even though as accomplished as he is, he is a very humble person. We can learn alot about his humility and follow his example.

I still loved the senior tour at the opening of his course when he schooled Johnny Miller on how to make a 100+ foot putt without lining up or a practice swing. 😂

You can tell the guy only knows golf. He’s absolutely clueless about anything else.

Nice to hear Henry Longhurst's commentary

A 1 or 2 iron in 1972 when he nailed the flag. And when he went for it at the British Open and drove over the green after taking off his sweater. Total stud.

Well I think 102 foot putt was one of the best shots punks

Jack is clearly on the Mount Rushmore of golf, it appears that one Tiger Woods will come up short of Jack in Majors championships, and that is not a bad thing, because we can argue that Woods may have been a better player, but Jack was indeed a better champion, right. Nothing wrong with that, btw you have Jack, Tiger, Jones and pick, between. Player, Hogan, Hagen, and Nelson for the final spot on the Mount Rushmore of golf.

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His comment doesn't surprise me, especially when he said all shots are important. That was one of his theory about championship golf that every shot in a tournament was importnant.

the iron he hit on August #15 in the 1975 Masters ranks up there. At the time he said it was the best shot under pressure for him.

There is no question is my mind. Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer ever. Tiger is a great golfer but not a good person, and he will always be remembered for his infidelity.
Jack was a great golfer and course designer. A great teacher with his lesson books. Taught me everything I know about the game. He is also a great father and husband.
And Jack is as humble a champion as you will ever meet. In addition to being a gentleman and great sport in losing.