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Jack Nicklaus golfed three times on his honeymoon — and lived to tell about it
Jack Nicklaus golfed three times on his honeymoon — and lived to tell about it Jack Nicklaus played golf three times on his honeymoon – and lived to tell about it. During the June 1 presentation of the Jack Nicklaus Award, given to the nation's best college golfers, Division II recipient Adam Duncan, who is about to be married, asked the Golden Bear what advice he would give to a new husband who will be traveling the country playing golf. 'Is Barbara here?' Nicklaus asked the crowd. Upon learning his wife of 64 years, who is the 2025 Memorial Tournament honoree, was not yet in the media room, he added, 'OK, good, I can talk.' Laughter all around. Nicklaus, who met Barbara at Ohio State when both were freshmen, shared how she wanted to see New York City following the couple's wedding in 1960. 'She had never been out of Ohio and she wanted to go to New York City for her honeymoon,' he said. 'There's no golf in New York City' − Jack Nicklaus Jack's immediate thought: 'New York City for a honeymoon? There's no golf in New York City.' A lot of guys would get 'the look,' or worse, after a comment like that, but instead of taking a swing, Barbara got in the swing of things when her husband agreed to visit the Big Apple. 'We got married on a Saturday and drove over (to NYC) on a Monday and spent the night in Hershey, Pennsylvania,' Jack said. 'The fellow who was the head pro at Hershey was an assistant where I grew up at Scioto, and I called him and played golf at Hershey and Barbara walked around with me.' Nicklaus was just getting started. 'We went into New York and went to a couple shows and the second night we were there we went down to a little (jazz club) called Eddie Condon's,' he said. Nicklaus bumped into an acquaintance who wondered if 'Nick', as he was known, was planning to play at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club, located just north of the city. 'I thought you'd never ask,' Nicklaus said, with a wink. 'Anyway, the next day I go to Winged Foot and it's pouring rain, I mean buckets. Barbara went with me and a caddie and we were the only three people on the 36 holes of Winged Foot that day.' The next day, Barbara admitted she didn't want to spend two weeks in New York, so she suggested heading to Atlantic City, where she wanted to see the boardwalk. 'Of course, you go right by Clementon, New Jersey, to get there,' Nicklaus said, eyes brightening. Clementon is the home of Pine Valley, among the most prestigious private golf courses in the world. 'So we go to Clementon and I walk into the clubhouse and … I say 'I'm here with my wife.' They go, 'Your wife? Jack, this is a stag club, women are not allowed on the property.' Uh-oh. The club asked if he still wanted to play golf 'I said, 'Oh yeah, I'd love to play golf.' I was a 20-year-old kid,' he said. The Golden Bear lives a charmed, nine-lives life Clearly, the Golden Bear has nine lives, because he was still breathing after explaining to Barbara that she could not accompany him around the golf course. Watch the Memorial Tournament with a fubo free trial 'They took her around the outside and she had to peer through the fence and see me play golf,' he said. 'That basically was our honeymoon. We went to Atlantic City, looked at the boardwalk and said, 'Let's go home.' So we did.' Tongue firmly in cheek, Nicklaus added, 'How many women get to see Hershey, Winged Foot and Pine Valley on their honeymoon?' The epilogue? 'I'll tell you what, Barbara never complained one time about any of that,' Nicklaus said. 'She laughed and loves it and has been a great supporter. She's been my partner for 65 years now. A pretty good deal.' Sports columnist Rob Oller can be reached at roller@ and on at@rollerCD. Read his columns from theBuckeyes' national championship season in "Scarlet Reign," a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Dispatch. Details at
USA Today
4 days ago
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Memorial host Jack Nicklaus golfed 3 times on his honeymoon and lived to tell about it
Memorial host Jack Nicklaus golfed 3 times on his honeymoon and lived to tell about it DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus played golf three times on his honeymoon – and lived to tell about it. During the June 1 presentation of the Jack Nicklaus Award, given to the nation's best college golfers, Division II recipient Adam Duncan, who is about to be married, asked the Golden Bear what advice he would give to a new husband who will be traveling the country playing golf. 'Is Barbara here?' Nicklaus asked the crowd. Upon learning his wife of 64 years, who is the 2025 Memorial Tournament honoree, was not yet in the media room, he added, 'OK, good, I can talk.' Laughter all around. Nicklaus, who met Barbara at Ohio State when both were freshmen, shared how she wanted to see New York City following the couple's wedding in 1960. 'She had never been out of Ohio and she wanted to go to New York City for her honeymoon,' he said. 'There's no golf in New York City.' − Jack Nicklaus Jack's immediate thought: 'New York City for a honeymoon? There's no golf in New York City.' A lot of guys would get 'the look,' or worse, after a comment like that, but instead of taking a swing, Barbara got in the swing of things when her husband agreed to visit the Big Apple. 'We got married on a Saturday and drove over (to NYC) on a Monday and spent the night in Hershey, Pennsylvania,' Jack said. 'The fellow who was the head pro at Hershey was an assistant where I grew up at Scioto, and I called him and played golf at Hershey and Barbara walked around with me.' Nicklaus was just getting started. 'We went into New York and went to a couple shows and the second night we were there we went down to a little (jazz club) called Eddie Condon's,' he said. Nicklaus bumped into an acquaintance who wondered if 'Nick', as he was known, was planning to play at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club, located just north of the city. 'I thought you'd never ask,' Nicklaus said, with a wink. 'Anyway, the next day I go to Winged Foot and it's pouring rain, I mean buckets. Barbara went with me and a caddie and we were the only three people on the 36 holes of Winged Foot that day.' The next day, Barbara admitted she didn't want to spend two weeks in New York, so she suggested heading to Atlantic City, where she wanted to see the boardwalk. 'Of course you go right by Clementon, New Jersey, to get there,' Nicklaus said, eyes brightening. Clementon is the home of Pine Valley, among the most prestigious private golf courses in the world. 'So we go to Clementon and I walk into the clubhouse and … I say 'I'm here with my wife.' They go, 'Your wife? Jack, this is a stag club, women are not allowed on the property.' Uh-oh. The club asked if he still wanted to play golf 'I said, 'Oh yeah, I'd love to play golf.' I was a 20-year-old kid,' he said. The Golden Bear lives a charmed, nine-lives life Clearly, the Golden Bear has nine lives, because he was still breathing after explaining to Barbara that she could not accompany him around the golf course. Watch the Memorial Tournament with a fubo free trial 'They took her around the outside and she had to peer through the fence and see me play golf,' he said. 'That basically was our honeymoon. We went to Atlantic City, looked at the boardwalk and said, 'Let's go home.' So we did.' Tongue firmly in cheek, Nicklaus added, 'How many women get to see Hershey, Winged Foot and Pine Valley on their honeymoon?' The epilogue? 'I'll tell you what, Barbara never complained one time about any of that,' Nicklaus said. 'She laughed and loves it and has been a great supporter. She's been my partner for 65 years now. A pretty good deal.'
USA Today
29-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Collin Morikawa splits with longtime caddie, hires Joe Greiner to carry bag
Collin Morikawa splits with longtime caddie, hires Joe Greiner to carry bag Collin Morikawa will have a new caddie next week when he tees it up at the Truist Championship in Philadelphia. Morikawa has hired veteran caddie Joe Greiner and parted ways with J.J. Jakovac, his only caddie since turning pro in 2019 at the RBC Canadian Open. Morikawa's decision was first reported by CBS golf commentator and former PGA Tour pro Colt Knost via a social media post. "When we first heard this, I thought there's no way this is happening," Knost said on his Sirius/XM PGA Tour Radio show. Jakovac confirmed to Golfweek he is no longer working for Morikawa via text message. Jakovac was a three-time All-American at Chico State and twice won the NCAA Div. II individual national title and was named the winner of the Jack Nicklaus Award as the nation's top D-II golfer in 2004. He first caddied for Matt Bettencourt and also has done stints with Peter Tomasulo and Ryan Moore. He sent an email to Morikawa's management team before he turned pro and had been on his bag ever since. Morikawa won two majors and six times on the PGA Tour and reached as high as No. 2 in the world with Jakovac on the bag. Greiner had success with childhood friend Max Homa, winning six times, too, but chose to part ways with Homa, who is mired in a slump, last month. Greiner stepped in to work for Justin Thomas at the Masters and the RBC Heritage, which Thomas won, while veteran caddie Matt Minister recovered from a back injury. Morikawa is ranked No. 4 in the world. He finished second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, one of two runner-ups this season among three top-10 finishes this season, but hasn't won since the 2023 Zozo Championship. Morikawa missed the cut last week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
