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Nickla he's sti. By Qamtc NEW YORK ? By winning hi his 17th major victory Jack Ni golf's premier player. Accompanying his failure to were doubts whether the Goldei win the big tournaments. Nicl year's Masters and British Open times. TO MANY it seemed impossib fine play and finish ahead of \ Nicklaus was indeed over. Youn by his presence. Yet, the 107th edition of the I Golf Links convinced all of Jac about to abdicate his lofty positi< Ci A 4i liuiucuiiy, 01. rtiiurcws was u real slump in 1970. Jack hadn'i record 275 win in the 1967 U.S. Nicklaus' position as number responded to the challenge by playoff. THE SAME SCENE was set w Andrews. And once again Nickl; U/nrlH ho cfill hoc aKilitv tA nl AV> Itv UWAA I1MU uiv uuuivjr w pi But, with all Jack has acco amazing side of the Nicklaus si succeeding challenge and remai "The reason why Jack domim to be number one," old-time rivj "Ever since I've been competinj again that he is ready to accepl that Jack is faced with he has be Since Nicklaus' rise to stardo: the onslaught of Palmer, Lee 1 Gary Player and Watson. Lik? with age. His recent victory in Nicklaus is ready for all comer golf. UNLIKE OTHER ATHLETE! and skill, Nicklaus is quite po course. Under the strains of c best. He carefully sizes up the si Hogan once said, "The great golfers, because the creat nnps 1 greater extent." The Golden Bear is at his c< intense. Rarely does Nicklaus shot. When tournaments com< almost always in the hunt. Like for the opposition to blunder so f A fellow competitor Leonard' beat you. He knows he's going t he's going to beat you." "Nicklaus possesses more tl Byron Nelson said. ''Everyboc because he was unable to win thing, Nicklaus has won 17 ma meaningful golf record." AT 38, Nicklaus is well 8ware his remarkable ability. To coti dramatically cut down on his s only a few, select tournament "I just can't see playing in prepared to play," Nicklaus sai never seen me play, and I owe it it up." After his British Open victo portent it was to be able to wii truly understand what those p< maybe I lacked something in re be totally honest I had some dc high level, but my play at St. Aj that I have ever had in a major I ALL THIS can only mean one from Columbus, O., has renewe his rivals. Bob Jones, golfing great and rLnMnn Qaap iifnn fho t*I ICi UIC UI/IUVII l#vw> TTV1I vsav nament record of 271. "Jack N unfamiliar with." us shows 11 on top Matt Ward ock Staff Writer s third British Open championship and inlrlniia Kino roafflpmoH kla nnalflnn do IVU1UUO IIHO A WIAUU4VU MUI |AfOmVU U4J win a major championship since 1975 1 Bear still had the game necessary to da us had played marvelously in last , but placed second to Tom Watson both ile that someone could withstand Jack's iim. Doubts arose whether the age of ger players no longer were intimidated British Open at the famed St. Andrews k's critics that the Golden Bear is not )n as golf's all-time greatest player, le place where Nicklaus ended his first t won a major championship since his Open at Baltusrol. The critics claimed one was over. But the Golden Bear outdueling Doug Sanders in an la-hole ith this year's Open championship at St. jus answered his critics by showing the ay top notch golf. mplished in his fantastic career, the access story is his ability to meet each n at the top of the golfing ladder. ites pro golf is because he is determined al and close friend, Arnold Palmer said, g with Jack, he has shown time and time t a challenge. And with every challenge come a much stronger player." m on the pro golf tour, he has withstood [Ye vino, Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Miller, ) fine wine, the Golden Bear imoroves the British Open attests to the fact that s who challenge his reign as the king of S who rely greatly upon individual talent ssibly the greatest thinker on the golf ompetitive pressure, Nicklaus is at his tuation better than anv of his rivals Ren golfers are better than the very good use the six inches between their ears to a jolest when the pressure is at its most lose his temper or play an unfamiliar 2 down to the final holes, Nicklaus is a tiger sizing up its prey, Nicklaus waits hat he can again triumph. rhompson said, "You know he's going to o beat you, and he knows that you know lan just natural ability," golfing great ly thought Jack's domination was over a major since 1975. But remember one jors and his name is attached to every i that in a few vears he will lose somp of npensate for this, the Golden Bear has chedule in order to allow him to play in 5. a lot of tournaments when you're not d. "There are plenty of people who have to them to be at my best whenever I tee ry, even Nicklaus recognized how imi a major championship once again. "I jople were saying, when they said that gard to the majors," Nicklaus said. "To ubts whether I could perform at such a ndrews was the finest tee-to-green game tournament/' thing ? Jack is back. The blond bomber a ? ? - - - - - a commence, and this means trouble for boyhood idol of Nicklaus, said it it best 1965 Masters Tournament with a tourricklaus plays a game with which I am I Seymour sa^ Pi ' *4* IJ^ ( I . I - IUKK* OUt hlS 2734 Devine 19 t^Jver Marir Comf Dog I Birds Small I Mon-Thurs 10-7 /s: m mm m. *vHiBBP^ ^^^000^ S , great deals at the m Cl\?L (?C . 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