Jack Nicklaus, Simply The Best!

"Jack's basic numbers are easy to remember. It's just a straight arithmetic progression -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-- as in one NCAA Championship, two U.S. Amateurs, three British Opens, four U.S. Opens, five PGAs, six Masters and a member of seven winning Ryder Cup teams."
From Jack Nicklaus, Simply the Best! by Martin Davis

Greenwich, Connecticut (August 29, 2007)-Jack Nicklaus is widely acknowledged as the greatest golfer ever to have played the game. His unparalleled competitive career, which spanned six decades, is exquisitely chronicled and evaluated in a new book titled, Jack Nicklaus, Simply The Best! by Martin Davis.

Heartwarming and often humorous introductions are penned by Jack's major rivals - Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Lee Trevino and Tom Watson. Dave Anderson, the Pulitzer Prize winner from The New York Times, chips in with a complete and beautifully crafted biography entitled "He Always Made the Putt" in his elegant style.

Additional feature-length essays are from famed sports humorist Dan Jenkins and Emmy Award winning broadcaster Jack Whitaker. A complete analysis of the evolution of Jack's swing through the years by eminent golf instructor Jim Flick - from his swing as a 13-year-old to that of "muscular" Jack in the 1960s and finally evolving to the "classic" swing with which most golf fans are familiar - is depicted through a series of five truly spectacular gatefold spreads.

Recognized golf historian Martin Davis provides a complete reporting - in words and numerous large photographs - of all of the major events in Jack's life including his 20 victories in the majors, the near misses, the runs at the Grand Slam, the team championships, his golf course designs, and much, much more.

The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 600 photographs, many never before published. As a capstone, the book uniquely concludes with a timeline presenting Jack's career in graphic counterpoint to each year's major events in golf and also significant world events and opens out to span 5 1/2 feet in length!

The book is a true tour de force, one that is sure to become the definitive book on the greatest player to ever play the ancient game.

Jack Nicklaus, Simply The Best! is a must have coffee table book (11" x 14") for the true golf aficionado. Published by The American Golfer in Greenwich, Connecticut, the book retails for $60.00. The American Golfer has previously published the national bestseller, The Hogan Mystique. This is the fifth book in the series on the world's greatest golfers.