Bear does damage Nicklaus wins Skins Game, biggest check of career Posted: Saturday February 5, 2005 7:50PM; Updated: Sunday February 6, 2005 12:47AM Jack Nicklaus captured a record 11 straight skins to win the Champions Skins Game for the first time since 1991. WAILEA, Hawaii (AP) -- Jack Nicklaus was "shocked" by his performance in the Champions Skins Game. His opponents weren't even surprised. Returning from a long layoff following back surgery, Nicklaus won 11 straight skins and a career-high $340,000 on Saturday in a runaway victory over Craig Stadler. "I'm totally shocked. I have no way to explain it," said Nicklaus, who boosted his career Champion Skins Game records to $2,005,000 and 78 skins. Nicklaus, who turned 65 last month and hadn't played a competitive round of golf since June 2004, rode on the back of a cart for much of the round because of a strained hamstring. He had back surgery on Nov. 23. "He moans and complains about the hips, back, legs, everything and then he kind of lulls you to sleep and then he makes four birdies in a row," Stadler said. "I'm not surprised by anything he does."
yea, nicklaus is awesome, but what in the heck is that advert for netflix in the middle of the article? you a stockholder or something?
nicklaus is still the greatest golfer ever with his 18 grand slams and amazing 19 seconds, but as his peak no one can touch tiger. the tiger slam is beyond anything anyone has ever done and then the absolute slaughter at Pebble Beach in 2000 is essentially the greatest golf performance of all time. i'm sure it was relatively the same with nicklaus, but at his best tiger had his entire sport trembling in his wake and evoked an aura of invincibility never seen in golf.
