Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), also known as "The Golden Bear",
[1] is regarded by many to be the greatest professional golfer of all time. Nicklaus, who holds the record for the most victories in major championships (18),
[2] was continuously ranked as the world's number one golfer on
McCormack's World Golf Rankings from its inception in 1968 to 1977. Having won seven professional major titles between 1962 and 1967, he would likely have been considered number one in some of those years as well (a period where he and
Arnold Palmer vied for that status in public acclaim).
