“The Golden Bear”, Jack Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1940 and is considered to be the greatest golf player of the modern era. Jack Nicklaus was a major force in professional golf, first on the PGA Tour from the 1960s to the mid to late 1980s, and then on the Champions Tour from the late 1980´s to the 1990´s, and is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time.
He has the remarkable record of 18 major championship wins in golfing history.
He is not only known as the greatest golf player, but also known for his superior golf course design - Nicklaus Design.
Since the existence of the Nicklaus Design company, the team have created hundreds of fantastic and spectacular golf courses all over the world, Asia, Europe, South Africa and of course in the United States. Their aim is to enhance the natural environment, create challenging so that golfers of all level really enjoy being on a Nicklaus Design golf course.
Nicklaus experience in designing superior golf courses is known for over more that three decades, and the reputation gained as a golf designer is far known.
All the dedication invested in this project as golf designer has the amazing result of all the golf courses he is building worldwide.
Each Nicklaus golf design is unique. Don´t miss playing at the unique Nicklaus Design golf courses at Polaris World Golf Resorts. The biggest concentration in Europe.
- Jack Nicklaus: 246 golf courses open for play worldwide, 206 own designs, 28 co-designs, and 12 redesigns.
- Nicklaus Design: 299 golf courses.
- Nicklaus Design: 14 golf courses in 2005 and 30 in 2006.
After all his golfing achievements, even the Royal Bank of Scotland has issued 5 (five) pound notes value (priced at $9 US) with Jacks likeness on the front.
This five pound valuable note is an unique piece of golf memorabilia issued by the Bank of Scotland on July 14th, 2005 to coincide with the British Open played at the St. Andrews "Old Course" in Scotland.
