Copyright (c) 2008 Nicklaus.com. All rights reserved.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/Recent Newsen-usWed, 30 Apr 2008 18:55:18 GMT60http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news043008.phpWed, 30 Apr 2008 18:54 GMTThe Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley announced today that three-time major championship winner Phil Mickelson will compete in the 2008 Memorial. In addition, Australian sensation Adam Scott, who is coming off a thrilling playoff victory in last week’s EDS Byron Nelson Championship that lifted him to No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, will join the field in the 33rd Memorial Tournament May 26-June 1 at Muirfield Village Golf Club.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news040908.phpFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:02 GMTThe Golf Coaches Association of America has announced the watch lists for the 2008 Jack Nicklaus Award. The Nicklaus Award is presented to the Player of the Year in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as the NAIA.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news040108.phpFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:01 GMTWorld Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Nicklaus, whose 18 professional major championship wins is more than any player in history, has been named the eighth recipient of the PGA TOUR's Lifetime Achievement Award. Nicklaus will be honored on May 7 during a ceremony at THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., a tournament Nicklaus won a record three times (1974, 1976, 1978).http://www.nicklaus.com/design/capcana/news040408.phpFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:01 GMTFor the last few years, Cap Cana has been billed as the Caribbean’s “Next Great Destination.” With each week, it is becoming clear that perhaps it is time to drop the word “Next.” Cap Cana, which in less than two years has opened a world-ranked golf course, has set global property sales records, and this week is hosting a new addition to the Champions Tour, announced today that it has been selected by Jack Nicklaus as one of up to 25 destinations worldwide to share the unique distinction of being a Jack Nicklaus Golf Club.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news032808.phpFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00 GMTAs Nicklaus Design’s golf course design business increasingly extends to international markets around the globe, Mexico has become almost a second home to the world’s leading design firm. Nicklaus Design once again dominated the field as BEST's Golf Guides to Mexico’s released its 2008 survey, including the recognition of Jack Nicklaus as the Top Architect of the Year. This is the magazine’s fourth annual survey and the third to include Top Architect, which the Golden Bear has been honored with each year.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news021508.phpFri, 15 Feb 2008 21:23 GMTThe Toro Company, in honor of Jack Nicklaus, has begun a $100,000 scholarship endowment at The Ohio State University. The scholarship is to benefit an undergraduate student in Turfgrass Science.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/cougarcanyon/news122207.phpSat, 22 Dec 2007 17:40 GMTThe new Cougar Canyon Golf Links has received the coveted distinction of Top 10 New Courses You Can Play by GOLF Magazine as listed in the January 2008 issue. Members of this prestigious group are considered to be the best new public-access courses that opened in 2007. Approximately 60 new public courses were reviewed.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news122007.phpThu, 20 Dec 2007 18:15 GMTJack Nicklaus Sportswear will launch a stunning Fall 2008 collection at the PGA Merchandise Show in January. Taking its cues from the legendary career of the Golden Bear, style and performance harmonize to create a signature menswear collection for both on and off the course. Highlights for the new season include the expansion of Performance 18 into new product categories, the debut of Sport Fit and exciting heritage pieces that will draw nostalgia from golf enthusiasts the world over.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/oldgreenwood/news122007.phpThu, 20 Dec 2007 16:08 GMTSuperintendent Jonathan Moulton and his team at Old Greenwood, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course just outside Lake Tahoe in Truckee, Calif., have been recognized for their commitment to environmental stewardship and were named the winner in the National Resort category in the 2007 GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards (ELGA).http://www.nicklaus.com/design/121807.phpWed, 19 Dec 2007 01:05 GMTIn a likely first for any golf course design firm, Nicklaus Design celebrated a hat trick last weekend with three Jack Nicklaus-designed courses hosting high-profile professional tournaments around the world, including the Target World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club, the South African Open at Pearl Valley Golf Estates, and the Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/cougarcanyon/news121007.phpMon, 10 Dec 2007 18:55 GMTConstruction is underway at Cougar Canyon Golf Resort Community for the new 117 all-suite boutique hotel. This upscale hotel is a Hawthorn Suite Golf Resort product and will operate under the name Cougar Canyon Golf Resort and Spa. The resort complex is the latest addition to Cougar Canyon Golf Resort Community, a multi-use, master-planned development and highly acclaimed Cougar Canyon Golf Links created by the famed Nicklaus Design. Located near Trinidad, Colorado, this neighborhood combines thoughtful land planning, environmental sensitivity, quality architecture, and natural landscape design.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=7070&page=1&photo=1Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:41 GMTThe Golden Bear made an appearance Dec. 7 at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. as members and guests enjoyed a day on the golf course, celebrating the Grand Opening of the newly redesigned Links Course.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=7065&page=1&photo=1Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:23 GMTAfter speaking at the Mexico Resort Development Conference in Carlsbad, California, Jack Nicklaus made a stop in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Dec. 5 to oversee progress of the Signature Golf Course under construction at Punta Mita II. (Photos by Jim Mandeville)http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=7000&page=1&photo=1Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:10 GMTJack Nicklaus made a visit 11-19-07 to Pilara Golf Club, just outside Buenos Aires, Argentina. The project features a state-of-the-art tennis facility, represented by Gabriela Sabatini; a polo club, highlighted by Marcos Heguy; and a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=7010&page=1&photo=1Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:06 GMTJack Nicklaus made his first-ever site visit to Nicaragua, home to Seaside Mariana Spa & Resort, a resort-residential development outside of Managua, the capital city. Seaside Mariana graces the country's Pacific Coast with 900 lush acres and 1.2 miles of beaches. The centerpiece of the project is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, which will mix oceanfront holes with golf that plays along a river and through the lush Nicaraguan vegetation.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news112007.phpTue, 20 Nov 2007 19:31 GMTMainGate Inc., the premier event retail and merchandising company in the country, has teamed with Nicklaus Companies, LLC, the organization founded by golf legend Jack Nicklaus and owned by the Nicklaus family, to launch Nov. 23 the Golden Bear’s first-ever e-commerce store, NicklausProShop.com.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6090&page=1&photo=1Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:18 GMTJack Nicklaus jumps behind the counter of a soda fountain the World Golf Hall of Fame created as reminiscent of the Nicklaus drugstore Jack grew up in in Columbus, Ohio. The drugstore is one of the many stories the Hall of Fame tells in the just-unvelied, year-long exhibit, "Jack Nicklaus: Golf's Golden Champion."http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6080&page=1&photo=1Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:49 GMTThe Sixth Annual Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational brought The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis more than $500,000 closer to finding a cure. Jack Nicklaus opened up The Bear's Club for this exclusive two-day event. The dinner, silent auction and golf tournament has raised more than $3.5 million since its inception. (Photos by Jim Mandeville)http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6070&page=1&photo=1Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:08 GMTJack participated in a press conference to promote his Signature Golf Courses at Cap Cana near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Following the press conference, Jack and his design team made a site visit to Las Iguanas, the second of three Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses at Cap Cana. (Photos by Jim Mandeville)http://www.nicklaus.com/design/pawleys/news110507.phpMon, 05 Nov 2007 16:19 GMTThe Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. has been named one of the 25 best golf courses in South Carolina by the prestigious South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel. The panel's list of the best places to play in the state appeared in the just-released fall 2007 issue of Palmetto Golfer, the official magazine of the South Carolina Golf Association.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/110507.phpMon, 05 Nov 2007 16:01 GMTLed by a course that has already earned Top-100 status in one publication and a course already crowned by another magazine as Best New Course in America, Golfweek agreed on one thing: Nicklaus Design continues to set the pace. From Southampton to Southwest Florida, Jack Nicklaus and Nicklaus Design led all designers with six layouts featured in Golfweek's ranking of the 50 "Best New Courses 2007."http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6060&page=1&photo=1Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:19 GMTJack Nicklaus traveled Oct. 30 to the site of the future Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Queens Gap in Lake Lure, N.C. to check in on the progress of the course design that is to be one of the many amenities at the 3,500-acre private development. Queens Gap will also offer residents and guests an equestrian center, a state-of-the-art tennis complex, a resort-style pool, luxurious clubhouse, and an outfitters lodge for fishing enthusiasts. Other lavish amenities include a spa, fitness and wellness pavilion situated on a primary mountain ridge, which affords 80-mile views across the surrounding mountain ranges, miles of walking and hiking trails leading to picturesque waterfalls, and fly-fishing in the waters where the Broad River and Cove Creek merge. http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6050&page=1&photo=1Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:37 GMTJack Nicklaus was honored Sunday night in Los Angeles with the Roy Firestone Award, named after the award-winning sportscaster known well for his "Up Close" interviews on ESPN. The award dinner is in its 12th year and raises money for the Westcoast Sports Associates, a Southern California-based charity which helps underprivileged inner-city children, primarily through the introduction of sports.http://www.nicklaus.com/video/index.php?subcategory=13Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:16 GMTVideo: Nicklaus and Milstein on FOX Business Newshttp://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6040&page=1&photo=1Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:50 GMTJack Nicklaus visits Campeche Playa for a press conference about the new Golden Bear Residences and to visit the site of the new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/campecheplaya/news102607.phpFri, 26 Oct 2007 16:45 GMTThe first and only residential offering in Mexico to bear the prestigious brand of golf great Jack Nicklaus was unveiled today in Campeche, with the introduction of “Golden Bear Residences.” The 2,000 residential units that make up the Golden Bear Residences will be situated along a new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, which serves as the centerpiece to Campeche Playa, Golf, Marina & Spa Resort, an oceanfront, eco-tourist complex on the Gulf Coast side of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula that is scheduled to open late summer 2008.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6030&page=1&photo=1Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:11 GMTJack Nicklaus and partner Howard Milstein, Chairman and CEO of New York Private Bank & Trust, joined award-winning host Neil Cavuto at the Nicklaus home for a live interview Oct. 25 on the recently launched FOX Business Network.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6020&page=1&photo=1Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:55 GMTJack Nicklaus traveled to Red Ledges in Heber City, Utah to spend the day checking on construction progress for a Nicklaus Signature Golf Course that will be part of a planned recreational community in the Heber Valley. Shown: Jack and Senior Designer Jon Garner. (Photos by Jim Mandeville)http://www.nicklaus.com/design/dovemountainII/Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:12 GMTWith Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Courses in a spectacular Sonoran Desert setting, Ritz-Carlton service, a major clubhouse complex and an internationally televised PGA Tour event, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain will be a world-class golf destination. Now under construction, the $60 million Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain is the most visible component within its largest and most comprehensive Ritz-Carlton-branded project in the continental U.S. to date, which also includes the 250-room Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain resort hotel and spa and a 300-home Ritz-Carlton-branded residential community.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/campecheplaya/news101507.phpMon, 15 Oct 2007 19:17 GMTJack Nicklaus, widely considered the world's leading golf course designer, has joined efforts with Grupo Mall to create a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course that combines Campeche's natural beauty and world-class golf. The uniquely spectacular course will mix solid strategy and shot values with the region's natural elements of mangrove, jungle and beach to create the showcase amenity for Grupo Mall's destination resort and residential offering at Campeche Playa.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6010&page=1&photo=1Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:08 GMTCampeche Playa site visit.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news100907.phpTue, 09 Oct 2007 15:36 GMTDong Jin Cho (Brand Manager), Justin Chun (Merchandising/Marketing/License Manager), Soo A. Kang (Chief Manager), and Hyun Sook Sohn (Designer) from FnC Kolon stand in front of the Jack Nicklaus statue in the Jack Nicklaus Museum in Columbus, Ohio. The group from Seoul, Korea, was in Chicago and New York to conduct Market research and toured the Jack Nicklaus Museum in Columbus to get marketing and advertising ideas, and storyboards for their 2008 Jack Nicklaus apparel campaign in Korea. This was their first trip to the Museum. FnC Kolon is a Majors Club contributor to the Museum.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/magnoliagreen/Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:43 GMTChesterfield, Virginia. Magnolia Green, developer of the 18-hole championship Nicklaus Design golf course and club, announced it will partner with one of the area’s top golf course professionals.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=6000&page=1&photo=1Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:26 GMTJack Nicklaus and Gary Player participated in the Golf Legends For Children event at the Leval-sur-le-Lac Golf Club just outside of Montreal, Canada. Shown above: Jack and Co-President of Leucan Marc Bibeau. (Photos by Jim Mandeville)http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/presIndex.phpTue, 25 Sep 2007 19:14 GMT2007 Presidents Cup News Indexhttp://www.nicklaus.com/design/ucluelet/news092507.phpTue, 25 Sep 2007 16:21 GMTLong-Beach, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada-- Developer Marine Drive Properties Ltd. announced today the launch of 175 hotel condominium suites at its Wyndansea Oceanfront Golf Resort. Located in the Long Beach area where the Pacific Rim National Park dominates the majority of oceanfront land representing Canada's only accessible west coast. Wyndansea will be sought-after oceanfront real estate because of its rare once in a lifetime opportunity; and, for its approach to becoming the most environmentally sustainable resort in North America.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news092107.phpFri, 21 Sep 2007 18:16 GMTTo former Utahn Mike Malaska, now worldwide director of instruction for the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf, the sport of golf is "nothing more than a lifetime pursuit of problem solving."http://www.nicklaus.com/video/index.php?video=139Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:35 GMTThe United States cruised to victory at the Presidents Cup, winning the event for the first time on foreign soil. After earning a commanding lead on Saturday, the Americans needed just three points on Sunday and got that early with wins from Phil Mickelson, Scott Verplank, and Stewart Cink.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/reunion/news091907.phpWed, 19 Sep 2007 18:45 GMTGinn Resorts is encouraging women golfers to join the fight against breast cancer and at the same time, relax with girlfriends in a golfer's paradise.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=5050&page=1&photo=1Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:48 GMTThe Tournament of Champions is the final competition for the two-person amateur teams from around the world who entered local events in their country to compete for their national championship and earned the right to represent their country at the international final held at The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Florida. In the scramble format, teams from ten countries competed to bring the trophy back to their home country. http://www.nicklaus.com/design/uryestate/news091707.phpTue, 18 Sep 2007 13:58 GMTSporting legend Jack Nicklaus was back in the north-east at the weekend to finalise plans for his multimillion-pound Aberdeenshire golf resort.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news090507.phpWed, 05 Sep 2007 21:49 GMTJack 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!http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_gallery/index.php?gallery=5040&page=1&photo=1Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:27 GMTJack Nicklaus visited TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., on Wednesday (Aug. 29, 2007) for events related to his role as U.S. Captain for The Presidents Cup. The day also included a media reception for the launch of Martin Davis' book, "Jack Nicklaus: Simply The Best!"http://www.nicklaus.com/design/cougarcanyon/news083107.phpFri, 31 Aug 2007 17:09 GMTCougar Canyon Golf Links is now open for public play and positioning itself to become one of the premier golf resorts in the country. Created by Nicklaus Design, this links style course is a unique combination of mountain and desert terrain with split fairways, pedestal greens, and black sand bunkers. The Sangre de Cristo mountain range provides the backdrop, setting the stage for this scenic location. The temperate climate of southern Colorado allows for play during all four seasons.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news083007.phpThu, 30 Aug 2007 19:58 GMTNicklaus North Golf Course came out on top, taking home a victory in the Jack Nicklaus Cup Matches when the 24th annual event concluded Aug. 29 at The Bear's Club, Jupiter, Fla. and Ritz Carlton Golf Club and Spa Jupiter. Nicklaus North edged out Ritz-Carlton Golf Club and Spa Jupiter, second place, and Barrington Golf Club, third place, for the title.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news082307.phpFri, 24 Aug 2007 01:14 GMTJack Nicklaus Golf Apparel launches a striking Spring 2008 collection that highlights vivid color stories. Taking its cues from the iconic golf legend, style and performance harmonize to create a signature collection for both on and off the course. Inspired by the 18 major championships that Nicklaus won during his legendary career, Spring 2008 is comprised of two lines that pay homage to his storied victories: Performance 18 and Legacy 18.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/082007.phpMon, 20 Aug 2007 16:42 GMTSebonack Golf Club, the much-heralded collaboration between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak, and Jack's masterpiece at Mayacama, which has become the toast of the Sonoma wine region, made their debuts in GOLF Magazine's 2007 ranking of the Top 100 Courses in the United States. Mix in the return of an older but slightly improved Castle Pines to the list, and Nicklaus Design enjoyed its highest number of Top-100 entries in a decade.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/royalisland/082007.phpMon, 20 Aug 2007 13:23 GMTCypress Equities, The Staubach Company, and Behringer Harvard, the developers of Royal Island, Bahamas, announced today they will team up with Jack Nicklaus and Nicklaus Design for the first ever Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, appropriately named The Jack Nicklaus Golf Club of the Bahamas.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news081307b.phpMon, 13 Aug 2007 16:26 GMTLAURA NEAL: Good morning, thank you for joining us. This is Laura Neal director of communications for The Presidents Cup and PGA TOUR Championship Management. Welcome to today's announcement of the captain's selection for the 2007 Presidents Cup team.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news081307.phpMon, 13 Aug 2007 16:24 GMTThe final four players for next month's Presidents Cup were determined this morning as International Team Captain Gary Player and U.S. Team Captain Jack Nicklaus each announced their two captain's selections. Player chose Nick O'Hern from Australia and Mike Weir, who will be playing The Presidents Cup on home soil in Canada. Nicklaus selected Lucas Glover and Hunter Mahan, who will both be making their Presidents Cup debuts.