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I think he was nudging 5'11" in his prime and lost about 1. Golf height sightings are reliable if up close, because as some contributors have pointed out, lifts in golf shoes would destroy your rhythm and timing - your hips, knees, ankles and feet generate distance far more than the muscles in your arms and shoulders. If Brad Pitt attached spikes to the soles of his Frankenstein boots he'd have a hard time just getting the club face to contact the ball.
Jack brought Tiger Woods with him, who at seventeen was just exactly my height - he grew another 1. I was standing facing him about eight feet away while he pounded 2-irons off the tee consistently in the yard range, and I remember thinking to myself that I'd never seen anyone, not even the best players on the tour, hit a golf ball with the authority this high school kid was hitting it with.
It didn't surprise me at all that within five years he was already beginning to be regarded by some as possibly the most gifted player of all time.
In general, the heights listed for the various current golf pros are extremely accurate - there's just nothing to be gained by trying to appear taller when it can adversely affect the hair-trigger timing so essential when playing the game at that level.
A refreshing departure from the Hollywood height-crazed tricks and obsessions. I was within 10 ft. I just had someone measure me to be cm barefoot but I might have been back then. I would put both in the to range but I can't put an exact number on it. People seem to shrink with age I guess.
This is one of the rare instances where Rob is shortchanging. I stood in a gallery beside both of them about 6 years ago and Jack is a solid 5'10" - no shorter. They now have him at I have a picture of Arnie and Jack in the sixties of Arnie wining the Masters, and Jack slipping his green coat on him.
Jack looks an inch taller. I think they were and back in the day. Arnie is today, and Jack is still an inch taller then Arnold. Jack Nicklaus. Matthew Iacono. Saturnin Fabre. Ramsey Nouah. Having a left hip replacement in caused him to miss the Masters for the first time. Inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in as a builder. Named as Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" for Professional golfer. Senior Open: U. He became the first player to win USGA titles in five different decades.
Skied to a Saturday 75 to fall six off the pace and tied for ninth. Recovered Sunday and made a final challenge, shooting a 2-under 70, one of only two under-par rounds on the day Curtis Strange, 67 to T5, three behind winner Rocco Mediate.
Senior Open: Was runner-up at the U. His four-stroke win over Gary Player made him the seventh of just 10 players ever to claim a title in his Champions Tour debut. Ryder Cup Matches: Was the U. Europe, which had won the cup in , won again with a two-point victory. Was tied for fourth, three behind Dan Pohl until a 3-over 73 ended any winning hopes. Open Championship: Had weekend rounds of at the U. Open to T8. Memorial Tournament: Made a run at victory five weeks later, at the Memorial Tournament.
Had an opening-round 66 and fired a final-round 69 to T5 in Ohio. Couldn't overcome Jim Thorpe's third-round 62, though, and settled for a solo second, three strokes behind Thorpe. Masters Tournament: His other top of the year came at the Masters Tournament, where a final-round 69 earned him a T6 finish.
Doral-Eastern Open: In February, despite opening with a 4-over 76 at the Doral-Eastern Open, he came back with rounds of to put himself in position to win. A 2-over 74 ended those hopes, leaving him T3 in South Florida. Canadian Open: Second close call of the season came at the Canadian Open. Opened with a 1-over 73 at Glen Abbey GC then reeled off consecutive 69s over the final 54 holes but still came up two strokes short of Greg Norman. Shot a final-round 68 at Doral's Blue Monster but still finished second as Tom Kite blistered the course with a 7-under 65 to win by two.
It was his fifth runner-up showing at Doral. Los Angeles Open: Had a couple of chances early in the season to win. Had weekend rounds of at the Los Angeles Open but could get no closer than four strokes within winner David Edwards, settling a solo third-place finish at Riviera CC. Ryder Cup Matches: Captained the U. Led the U. World Series of Golf: Final official start of the year came at the World Series of Golf, where he came close to picking off a second official title at the event.
Another 73, this time in the second round, hurt his chances as he closed at Firestone CC to finish solo second behind Nick Price. Came back with a second-round 65 and then closed with a to finish solo second, a stroke behind Hal Sutton. Followed with rounds of but finished a stroke out of the John Cook-Johnny Miller playoff that Cook won. Masters Tournament: Had to withdraw from the Masters Tournament for the only time in his career. After opening with a 73 at Augusta National, back spasms sidelined him.
He showed no ill effects from the injury in his next start, the MONY Tournament of Champions, beginning the tournament with a seven-birdie, no-bogey 65 at La Costa Resort. Went on to T Open Championship: Was victimized for a second consecutive year in a major by Tom Watson, this time at the U. Open at Pebble Beach. He lost by a stroke when Watson chipped in for birdie on the 17th hole Sunday.
Shot an opening 66 at Colonial CC and finished with a 3-under 67 to win by three strokes over Andy North. Appeared to be in control, shooting three consecutive rounds in the 60s to lead Raymond Floyd by a stroke going into the final round.
Struggled playing with Floyd on Sunday at Bay Hill. The trio finished at under, with Kite making birdie to win on the first extra hole. Ryder Cup Matches: After missing the Ryder Cup, he played in his final biennial event, going in foursomes and four-balls Tom Watson was his partner in all three. He then won his singles match 5 and 3 over Eamonn Darcy as the U.
Canadian Open: Was also second at the Canadian Open. Couldn't match his opening at Glen Abbey GC in the final round, finishing with an even-par 71 to finish a stroke behind Peter Oosterhuis. Only held a three-stroke lead going into the final day and then shot a 1-under 69 for his fifth PGA Championship. Had a foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, with Floyd off the green chipping for birdie. Floyd chipped in, and when he couldn't make his birdie putt, Floyd had the victory. Annes in England.
Open Championship: Was also T9 at the U. Masters Tournament: Was solo fourth at the Masters Tournament. Andrews, his final The Open Championship title and second at St. Fired a final-round 65 to come from off the pace to win the by a stroke over Grier Jones, while making birdies on his final five holes.
On the 14th hole, he chipped in from 80 feet. At No. On the next hole, the par-3 16th, he missed the green but chipped in from the fringe then sunk a foot putt on No. He rolled in a routine 4-footer on the closing hole for the title. With his Tournament Players Championship win there, it was three wins in a row at Inverrary. William D. Richardson Award: Received the William D. Richardson Award from the Golf Writers Association of American for his outstanding contributions to golf.
Annes at an event that featured only one day each of foursomes, four-ball and singles. Masters Tournament: Had three runner-up finishes, including a Sunday charge at the Masters Tournament. Had a tournament-low 66 Sunday but could only get within two shots of Watson. Australian Open: In search of his third consecutive Australian Open title, he was in contention until he blew up on the final day and shot an 8-over 80 to finish 12 shots behind winner David Graham. His four previous wins came when the tournament was a hole affair featuring the major championship winners that season.
Also played in the event and T8. Tournament Players Championship: Shot a final-round 65 to beat J. His 7-under score was a tournament record for low final round by a winner until Fred Couples broke it with a 64 in With a two-shot lead going into the final round, he birdied three of his first four holes and never looked back, defeating Curtis Strange—who was on something of a working honeymoon after getting married a couple of weeks earlier—by four strokes.
As he did a year earlier, he immediately flew to Cairns for a week of marlin fishing off the Great Barrier Reef.
Beat Billy Casper. Canadian Open: Lone runner-up finish came at the Canadian Open. Battled Weiskopf again, with Weiskopf finally picking up a victory, winning at Royal Montreal GC in a playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole.
Leading by five shots at the halfway mark, he struggled to a 1-over 73 Saturday to enter the final round a stroke behind Weiskopf. His 4-under 68 Sunday was enough to hold off Weiskopf and a hard-charging Miller, who shot a 6-under 66 in the final round but fell a stroke short. Came back on the final day with a 68 to win by three.
He left immediately after the victory, traveling to Cairns where he went marlin fishing on the Great Barrier Reef. Tournament Players Championship: Played in 17 official events and played on the weekend in all of them. Won the inaugural Tournament Players Championship, defeating J.
Snead by two strokes at Atlanta CC. Both players shot 69, giving Trevino the one-stroke win in North Carolina. Hawaiian Open: In his second start of the campaign, rolled to a three-stroke win over Eddie Pearce at the Hawaiian Open. He was the tournament's only individual winner until as it went to a team format from Ohio Kings Island Open: Earned his sixth and seventh wins in his final two starts of the year, at the Ohio Kings Island Open, where a third-round 62 gave him a nine-stroke cushion going into Sunday.
Won by six. Was in his five matches during the U. Atlanta Classic: Took a month off from competition then returned at the Atlanta Classic where he opened to enjoy a six-stroke bulge.
Shot a final-round 73 and still won by two. Finished his season with five tournaments between August and December, winning three times. Open Championship: Rebounded at the U. Open to defeat Bruce Crampton by three strokes at Pebble Beach. Tournament of Champions: In defense of his Tournament of Champions title, he came up short, losing to Mitchell in a playoff when Mitchell birdied the first extra hole at La Costa Resort and Spa.
At the Doral Resort and Spa, broke free from a third-round tie with Lee Trevino to win by two strokes. Defeated Deane Beman by three strokes. Ryder Cup Matches: Again represented the U. Played in six matches and recorded a record in the U. Open Championship: At the U. Open, he dropped a playoff to Lee Trevino at Merion GC, with Trevino shooting a 68 to win by three strokes in the hole overtime session.
The duo finished tied at , with Dickinson winning on the first playoff hole. Was one of only two players to record a round in the 60s at La Costa CC in Carlsbad, and he did it twice, shooting 69s in the first and third rounds.
That began a streak where he was either first or second in five consecutive starts. Dunlop International: In November, battled strong winds in the final round of the Dunlop International in Australia, to finish under, seven strokes ahead of Peter Oosterhuis and Bruce Crampton. He set up his victory with a second-round 62 at Manly GC. Andrews' Old Course when Sanders missed a inch putt that would have extended the two players' playoff. In the hole final against Lee Trevino, he took a 3-up lead after 18 holes and then survived a late challenge from Trevino to win 2 and 1.
After January was eliminated following the first hole, Nicklaus made birdie to win. Sahara Invitational: Waited eight months for win No. Was a stroke behind Frank Beard until he shot a final-round 65 to win by four. Is best-remembered for conceding a putt to Tony Jacklin on the final hole of their singles match, with the players halving their match but the U. Westchester Classic: Just missed on winning three tournaments in a row, making a strong, final-round push at the Westchester Classic, with a 66, to T2.
Canadian Open: He opened with a 73 at St. Open Championship: Run of close calls began at the U. Both hit the green in regulation. He had an 8-foot birdie putt to Player's 7-footer. He made his and Player didn't, giving him his second Australian Open title.
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