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Article: Farewell to the fairway for Jack Nicklaus.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- July 10, 2005
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Byline: David Whitley
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Nobody could quite believe what they were seeing that day. Perhaps because almost nobody saw it.
Jack Nicklaus swung at a golf ball, and it seemed to obey him.
Not a bad trick for a 10-year-old.
Jackie, as he was known back then, shot 51 on the first nine holes he ever played. Fifty-five years, 73 pro wins, 18 majors, one wife, five children, three body types, one hip replacement and millions of spectators later, Nicklaus' career is about to end in the perfect spot.
St. Andrews, Scotland.
The game was invented there, so it's only fitting that its greatest player should hit his ...