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Many favourites for Nicklaus at the Masters

April 11, 2013 10:00
By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - After having the thrill of winning the Masters a record six times, Jack Nicklaus does not get terribly excited about joining Arnold Palmer and Gary Player to hit the ceremonial first shots at the tournament. "We kid around with each other," Nicklaus, 73, said about his annual reunion with the other members of golf's 'Big Three'.

Golf: Time running out for Tiger, says Nicklaus

April 9, 2013 20:16
Jack Nicklaus says 14-time major winner Tiger Woods needs to win this week's 77th Masters or it will be "a lot tougher for him" to overtake Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 major titles. Speaking just before both of them attended the Champions Dinner at Augusta National, the 73-year-old golf legend who won six Masters titles said he still thinks 37-year-old Woods will break his career record. "I've said it, and continue to say, that I still expect him to break my record," Nicklaus said. "I think he's just too talented, too driven and too focused on that."

Golf: Guan to meet with Nicklaus before Masters debut

April 9, 2013 19:00
Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus, who won his first green jacket 50 years ago, will give 14-year-old Chinese newcomer Guan Tianlang some advice on the eve of his Masters debut. "I don't know what I'm going to say to him," Nicklaus said on Tuesday. "I don't have many 14-year-olds ask for golf advice." Guan is set to become the youngest player in Masters history when he tees off Thursday afternoon alongside two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, with whom he shared a Monday morning practice round, and Italy's Matteo Manassero.

Golf: Balanced Tiger still hungers to pass Nicklaus

April 9, 2013 15:31
Tiger Woods says he is enjoying a more balanced life in many ways, but his hunger to overtake Jack Nicklaus' career record of 18 major golf titles remains as great as ever. "I would like to be able to get to that point," Woods said Tuesday. "It took Jack a while to get to 18, all the way until he was 46 years old, so there's plenty of opportunities for me." The 37-year-old American seeks his 15th major title starting Thursday in the 77th Masters at Augusta National, where Woods has won four times but has not taken home the green jacket since 2005.

Golf: Jack's gentle jab helps Tiger 'get with it' at Masters

April 5, 2013 21:00
Since Jack Nicklaus said Tiger Woods "had better get with it if he's going to" break his record of 18 major titles, Woods has won twice and made himself the man to beat at next week's Masters. Woods seeks his 15th career major crown, what would be his first since the 2008 US Open. The 37-year-old American tries for his fifth green jacket, and first Masters win since 2005, starting Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.

Golf: Jack says Tiger 'better get with it' to win 19 majors

March 3, 2013 19:00
Jack Nicklaus, who has won a record 18 major golf titles, said Sunday that 14-time major champion Tiger Woods "better get with it" if he is going to break his record. Nicklaus spoke with NBC Sports during its telecast of the final round of the $6 million PGA Honda Classic, speaking with former golf star Johnny Miller about whether or not Woods would ever catch or pass his major win mark. "I still think he will break my record," Nicklaus said. "Tiger's talent, at 37 -- it's not that old. I won four after that. They were spread out. It wasn't that difficult.
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