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Jack Nicklaus Thinks Tiger's Problems Are 'None of My Business'

When news that Tiger Woods' personal life was derailing faster than my work day following the #RejectedJohnWallNicknames Twitter meltdown broke, it was commonly joked that "somewhere Jack Nicklaus is smiling."After all, the golf legend might have reason to think Tiger's transgressions could inhibit him on the...

Presidents Cup Trivial Pursuit

SAN FRANCISCO -- Anything with the name Presidents Cup sounds like it is ripe for a Golf Czar appointment.Are you qualified to rule over this week's PGA Tour team matches between the United States and an International squad of non-Europeans that tees off Thursday at Harding Park Golf Club?Take this test and decide for...

Hank Haney Explains That Tiger Woods Isn't a Robot

Shortly after Tiger Woods missed the cut at the British Open, it began. The talk that Hank Haney, Woods' swing coach since 2004, needed to go. It happens almost every time Woods doesn't win, even though Tiger's major championship winning percentage is slightly higher with Haney (.300) than Butch Harmon (.286). But that's...

Did Technology Help Tom Watson?

Tom Watson nearly won the British Open nine days ago. A uncooperative putter -- one that has plagued him for most of his career -- proved his undoing, and the 59-year-old would have to settle for second place and the Greg Norman Treatment. Last year, Norman, then 53, made a run at the Claret Jug, faded late, eventually...

Is Golf a Sport? Who Cares

For 71-and-a-half holes, 59-year-old Tom Watson was Turnberry's best golfer. A two-putt bogey and four forgettable playoff holes later, Watson was a 59-year-old British Open runner-up. Stewart Cink, 23 years Watson's junior, had played flawlessly down the stretch and finally captured his first major. In the aftermath of...

JackNicklaus News From the Web

05/29/12 Commentary: Patience on the greens key to Harbor... Source: The Herald-Palladium - St Joseph MI Praise and criticism were nearly at equal standing at the start of last week as The Golf Club at Harbor Shores prepared to host the 73rd Senior PGA Championship.
05/29/12 The Memorial Will Serve As A Test For Four In... Source: Golf Digest When the PGA Tour pulled into Dublin, Ohio, for the Memorial Tournament in late May of 1997, all the talk was about 21-year-old Tiger Woods, who had won five of his first 16 pro events, including the Masters by a remarkable 12 strokes.
05/29/12 What's hot in golf: Jack-Arnie competition continues Source: LoHud.com - White Plains NY For more than 50 years, the Golden Bear and The King have dueled on various stages, whether it was a mano-a-mano bout on the golf course or challenging each other's golf- course-building chops.
05/24/12 Great course - goofy greens? Source: The Herald-Palladium - St Joseph MI Senior PGA Championship golfers on Wednesday were universal in their praise of The Golf Club at Harbor Shores as a beautiful golf course.
05/24/12 Jack Admits To "Elephant Mode" Phase And This Week's... Source: Golf Digest Jack Walkden featured some fantastic stuff from Jack Nicklaus about his Benton Harbor project that hosts this week's Senior PGA.