Golf
Jack Nicklaus
American golfer and winner of 18 major championships
2 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Jack Nicklaus Golf long drive (contest)
Jack Nicklaus's recorded Golf long drive (contest) is 312 m (341 yd). Performance date: 1963-07-17. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at nicklaus.com gives this mark. Source type: self-reported.
1963 PGA Championship long drive contest, Dallas Athletic Club · PGA Championship long drive contest, persimmon driver
Source quote and limits
“In 1963, I won with a drive of 341 yards, 17 inches”
341 yd 17 in = 31224 cm. First person, on Nicklaus's own site (2017). Day from Wikipedia 1963 PGA Championship: 'On Wednesday, Nicklaus set a record in the long drive contest at over 341 yards' (tournament July 18-21, so Wednesday = 1963-07-17). Golf Channel also reports 341 yards (same feat). [Found by worker d.]
1963
- Golf long drive (contest)312 m (341 yd)
Quote and details
“In 1963, I won with a drive of 341 yards, 17 inches”
Jack Nicklaus 100-yard dash (school report)
Jack Nicklaus's recorded 100-yard dash (school report) is 11 s. Latest year of a range: 1957. The effort is unknown. The source at everand.com gives this mark. Source type: book. Confidence is medium.
School years
Source quote and limits
“In high school, Jack ran the 100-yard dash in 11 seconds”
Date is publication of the cited book edition. Feat date and timing method are unknown. Other reports place this mark in eighth grade; the school stage is unresolved. Dated to 1957, the end of high school: Wikipedia says he attended Ohio State from 1957.
1957
- 100-yard dash (school report)11 s
Quote and details
“In high school, Jack ran the 100-yard dash in 11 seconds”
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