Jack Nicklaus
Awards And Accomplishments
1962 | PGA Rookie of the Year; Golf Digest 's Rookie of the Year |
1964-65, 1967, 1972-73, 1975 | Golf Digest Byron Nelson Award for Tournament Victories |
1967, 1972-73, 1975-76 | PGA Player of the Year |
1972, 1975-76 | Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) Player of the Year |
1974 | Inducted into PGA/World Golf Hall of Fame |
1975 | Wins United States Golf Association (USGA) Bobby Jones Award |
1975-77 | Awarded Seagram's Seven Crowns of Sports Award |
1978 | Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year; wins GWAA Richardson Award |
1980 | Named the 1970s Athlete of the Decade |
1980 | Receives the Comeback of the Year Award |
1982 | Wins Card Walker Award for Outstanding Contributions to Junior Golf |
1985 | Wins Golf Family of the Year award, presented by the National Golf Foundation |
1988 | Named the Golfer of the Century |
1993 | Earns Golf World 's Golf Course Architect of the Year award |
1996 | Golf Monthly 's "Golfer of the Century" |
1999 | Wins Father of the Year Award, presented by the Minority Golf Association of America |
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