Jack Nicklaus - Part 3 (The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open)

Jack Nicklaus, winner of 18 professional major championships and two U.S. Amateur titles, joins us for a look back at his experience in the majors. In this episode we explore his U.S. Open record. Listen in as Jack recounts his U.S. Amateur victories and competing in his first major at the 1957 U.S. Open at Inverness playing as a 17-year-old amateur. He takes us through his near-miss at Cherry Hills in 1960 where he played his final two round with Ben Hogan. Jack broke Hogan's scoring record prevailing at the 1967 event at Baltusrol. Two second-place finishes to Trevino in 1968 and 1971 preceded his second win at Pebble Beach in 1972, famed for his spectacular 1-iron shot on the 17th. He shares memories of his final win in 1980, again at Baltusrol, and again setting a new scoring record. You will enjoy his retelling of Tom Watson's famous chip-in to sneak past Jack in 1982 at Pebble Beach and his disappointment with how he finished his final U.S. Open in 2000. Jack Nicklaus concludes this segment by reflecting back on the importance of the U.S. Open to himself and other American golfers, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on: Our Website Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts About "FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.” Thanks so much for listening!

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Jack Nicklaus - Part 3 (The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open) is an episode from FORE the Good of the Game by Bruce Devlin and Mike Gonzalez.

This episode is 47:39 long.

This episode was published on Nov 18, 2025.

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