Jack Nicklaus
Chronology
| 1940 | Born Jack William Nicklaus on January 21 |
| 1950 | Plays golf for the first time, winning his first tournament later in the year |
| 1953 | Wins Ohio State Junior Championship |
| 1953 | Breaks 70 for 18 holes and holds a three handicap |
| 1954 | Repeats as Ohio State Junior Champion |
| 1955 | Wins Ohio State Junior Championship yet again; loses his first United States Amateur Championshiop in first round |
| 1956 | Wins Ohio State Open Championship |
| 1957 | Enters Ohio State University |
| 1959 | Wins the U.S. Amateur (repeats in 1960 and 1961); member of Walker Cup Team |
| 1960 | Marries Barbara Bash on July 23 |
| 1961 | Has first child with wife Barbara—Jack II—on September 23 |
| 1961 | Wins NCAA Championship |
| 1961 | Turns professional in November |
| 1961 | Member of Walker Cup Team |
| 1962 | Graduates from Ohio State |
| 1962 | Earns first pro victory, defeating Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open (first of a career-record 18 major championship victories) |
| 1962 | Wins the U.S. Open |
| 1962-78 | Records the most consecutive years with a victory (17), winning at least once per year |
| 1963 | Wins his first Masters. Youngest winner at the time; wins the PGA Championship (23) |
| 1963 | Second son, Steve, born on April 11 |
| 1965 | Daughter Nancy born on May 5 |
| 1965 | Wins Masters Tournament |
| 1966 | Wins Masters and British Open |
| 1967 | Wins U.S. Open |
| 1969 | Son Gary born on January 15 |
| 1969 | Plays in first Ryder Cup and concedes a two-foot putt to Tony Jacklin—results in the first tie in the Ryder Cup history |
| 1970 | Wins British Open |
| 1971 | Wins PGA Championship |
| 1972 | Wins Masters and U.S. Open |
| 1973 | Wins PGA Championship |
| 1973 | Becomes the first player to reach $2 million in tournament earnings |
| 1973 | Fourth son Michael born on July 24 |
| 1975 | Wins Masters and PGA Championship |
| 1977 | Becomes the first player to reach $3 million in tournament earnings |
| 1978 | Wins British Open |
| 1980 | Wins U.S. Open and PGA Championship |
| 1983 | Becomes the first player to reach $4 million in tournament earnings |
| 1986 | Wins the Masters when he's 46 years old. Oldest winner in event's history |
| 1987 | Captains the U.S. Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village |
| 1988 | Becomes the first player to reach $5 million in tournament earnings |
| 1989 | Leaves the PGA Tour with an incredible 71 tournament victories |
| 1990 | Joins Senior Tour, winning in his debut at The Tradition |
| 1991 | Wins U.S. Seniors Open |
| 1993 | Wins U.S. Seniors Open |
| 1996 | Plays his 10,000 hole at the U.S. Open |
| 1997 | Breaks Sam Snead's record for most rounds played in the Masters (147) |
| 1998 | Suffers increasing pain in left hip and has difficulty playing much of the year |
| 1999 | Undergoes hip replacement surgery |
| 2000 | Named co-chair with Juli Inkster of The First Tee's Capital Campaign, More Than A Game, in November |
| 2001 | Records two top-ten finishes |
| 2002 | Jack Nicklaus Musuem opens on campus of Ohio State in Maysidebar text |
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