How Bobby Jones reacted when he heard his son was facing Jack Nicklaus at the 1959 US Amateur
Jack Nicklaus confirmed his status as a future golfing superstar by winning the US Amateur in 1959, with the event recognised as a major at…
Throwbacks Archives: 08/2025
The three holes of golf Jack Nicklaus played which he claimed were the best of his entire career
Given that Jack Nicklaus is the most successful golfer in the history of the game, it is not at all surprising that he once struggled…
The ‘cardinal rule’ Butch Harmon once broke at Augusta National after watching Adam Scott win The Masters
While Augusta National is hallowed ground in the eyes of most golf fans, few have a connection with the iconic course quite as deep as…
Why Gary Player claimed Augusta is not even a special golf course after they made ‘terribly, terribly sad’ decision
There is not one figure in the world of professional golf who speaks his mind more than the great Gary Player. To label Player as…
Jack Nicklaus once predicted if he would dominate the PGA Tour today against the likes of Scottie Scheffler
Jack Nicklaus is widely considered as the greatest golfer of all time due to his incredible haul of major trophies. Nicklaus racked up 18 major…
He is the golfer who was winning The Masters and then suffered the worst weekend score ever by a leader
When a player finds themselves at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of their Masters debut, they are probably hoping for calm…
The complaint Brooks Koepka had after playing behind Patrick Cantlay at the 2023 Masters
Brooks Koepka is well known for being one of the quickest players in the professional game while the exact opposite can be said of Patrick…
Gary Player once highlighted a big issue with Scottie Scheffler’s record of winning, ‘it’s a pity’
Scottie Scheffler is the number one golfer in the world right now by quite some distance, and he has been for a while. However, Gary…
What Jack Nicklaus once told Patrick Cantlay about his attitude on the golf course in private conversation
Jack Nicklaus is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to competing at the very highest level of the game, so something he told Patrick…
Why Ian Poulter once claimed Bethpage Black had been ‘ruined’ in fierce complaint about the course
Ian Poulter was not happy one little bit with the PGA Tour after he played a tournament at Bethpage Black way back in 2012. Poulter…
