Copyright (c) 2012 Nicklaus.com. All rights reserved.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/Recent Newsen-usTue, 02 Oct 2012 20:02:44 GMT60http://www.nicklaus.com/design/lakekeowee/bmw-charity-proam-2.phpTue, 02 Oct 2012 20:01 GMTSouth Carolina Charities, Inc. officials have announced that The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Keowee, S.C. will join Thornblade Club and Greenville Country Club’s Chanticleer course in a new course rotation for the 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. The highly popular Web.com Tour event will be played May 16-19, 2013.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/captains-assistants.phpTue, 02 Oct 2012 19:58 GMTToday at Captains’ Media Day at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, which marks the official one-year countdown to The Presidents Cup 2013, International Team Captain Nick Price named Shigeki Maruyama, Mark McNulty and Tony Johnstone as his captain’s assistants for next year’s event, while U.S. Team Captain Fred Couples named Jay Haas as one of his captain’s assistants and will make an additional announcement in the coming months. This marks the first time that each captain has the option of naming three official assistants, a change that was announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/cherrycreek/best-overall-golf-colorado.phpSat, 29 Sep 2012 20:02 GMTRegional golf lifestyle magazine Colorado AvidGolfer recently ranked Cherry Creek Country Club, a Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II co-design, “Best Overall Experience” in its Spring 2012 issue. Cherry Creek Country Club is located in Denver and boasts an array of movement, water, landscaping, and seven sets of tee boxes ranging from 4,981 to 7,450 yards.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/creightonfarms/golden-bear-helps-children.phpSat, 29 Sep 2012 20:01 GMT The Creighton Farms Invitational hosted by Jack Nicklaus raised more than $270,000 to benefit the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation. The Foundation will distribute proceeds from the event to pediatric programs at Inova Hospital in Alexandria, Va., and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. http://www.nicklaus.com/design/tseleevo/challenge-cup.phpSat, 29 Sep 2012 20:01 GMTThe Jack Nicklaus-designed Tseleevo Golf Polo Club, the only Nicklaus Design course open for play in Russia, played host to the Russian Challenge Cup for the second year in a row. Frenchman Alexandre Kaleka claimed his second European Tour title, winning the Challenge Cup and his share of 250,000 euro. The victory came after a thrilling battle in the final day of the tournament, in which Kaleka’s 2-under-par round of 70 was enough to edge Italy’s Alessandro Tadini and Chile’s Mark Tullo by one shot.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/gleneagles/2014-ryder-cup.phpSat, 29 Sep 2012 20:00 GMTThe on-again, off-again rain that Scotland is known for is not stopping the Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles from prepping for the 2014 Ryder Cup.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/2013-presidents-cup.phpSat, 29 Sep 2012 19:59 GMTShortly after the winning team gathers around the 18th green Sunday to celebrate its Ryder Cup victory, eyes will turn to Muirfield Village Golf Club and the 2013 Presidents Cup. A year from the final day of the Ryder Cup, The Presidents Cup will begin play at the hhttp://www.nicklaus.com/design/wynstone/wynstone-ryder-cup.phpFri, 28 Sep 2012 19:59 GMT All golf eyes are zeroed in on Chicago as nearby Medinah Country Club hosts the game's best competitors from the United States and Europe for the 39th edition of the Ryder Cup. Rich with history, Medinah is one of more than 100 golf courses located in the Windy City's metro area. Another of those is Wynstone Golf Club, the only Chicago-area design by Jack Nicklaus.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/palmilla/los-cabos-golf.phpWed, 12 Sep 2012 17:27 GMTThose who have played Palmilla -- the first course by Jack Nicklaus in Latin America -- know that it's on par (or better) than almost anything in Mexico, even Cabo del Sol.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/legendary-conversation.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:33 GMTTonight at 10:00 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, you can witness a rare confluence of golf icons and a rare opportunity to hear their thoughts on the game’s history and its future, when Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Lee Trevino come together for a Legendary Conversation.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/jngckorea/womens-open.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:32 GMTJack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, located in New Songdo City, South Korea, hosted the KLPGA Korea Women’s Open Aug. 23-26. Finishing at 7 under par, MeeLim Lee took a two-shot victory, along with a car and her $130,000 share of the $600,000 purse. The tournament entertained approximately 50,000 guests with an exciting four days of challenging golf during which only 10 players finished under par.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/snoqualmie/blake-wins-boeing.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:32 GMTJay Don Blake birdied the second playoff hole Aug. 26 to defeat Mark O'Meara and win the eighth Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course located just outside of Seattle. The event at Snoqualmie Ridge is one of six Jack Nicklaus-designed layouts featured on the 2012 Champions Tour schedule.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/yucatan/pga-tour-latino.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:31 GMTThe inaugural 2012 season of the PGA Tour Latino America will debut in Mexico with two new events, the Mundo Maya Open and the Monterrey Open. The Mundo Maya Open kicks off the season this week in Merida, Mexico, at the Yucatan Country Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/best-public-courses-2012.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:31 GMTThirty-six Nicklaus Design courses spread across 22 states were ranked in Golf Magazine’s new list of Best Public Courses by State, published in July 2012. Two courses were given the top spot in their respective states: Ross Creek Landing in Clifton, Tenn., and The Greenbrier Course at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Twelve of the 36 Nicklaus Design courses to be recognized were in the top five, and nine others were ranked within the top 10 for their state. Overall, almost half of the public Nicklaus Design courses in the U.S. placed.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/goldgolf/global-golf.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:31 GMTNicklaus Design has added a new country to its burgeoning portfolio of global golf destinations, with the opening of a course in Slovakia. There are now more than 370 Nicklaus Design courses in 36 countries.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/toscana/jn-cup-matches-2.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:22 GMTThe 29th annual Jack Nicklaus Cup Matches will tee off September 23rd through 26th on the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout at Toscana Country Club in Indian Wells, Calif. The tournament gives courses across the world, which share the Nicklaus name and a love for golf, the chance to also share in some friendly competition. The event is open to teams of four from more than 370 courses in the Nicklaus Design family, each consisting of three amateur members, and a golf professional as the team captain. Each amateur will be placed into one of three handicap brackets.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/gleneagles/walker-ryder.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:22 GMTThe Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA Centenary course at Gleneagles in Scotland, site of the 2014 Ryder Cup, gave the golf world a glimpse at the Golden Bear’s most recent renovations when it played host to the 14th Johnnie Walker Championship in August. To punctuate the tournament and whet appetites for 2014, Gleneagles was the backdrop for the announcement of the final European Ryder Cup team, which will take on the United States team September 28-30 at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/creightonfarms/creighton-farms-invitational.phpMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:21 GMTThere are playing spots still available for the rare opportunity to tee it up in the same field as the Golden Bear, when The Creighton Farms Invitational hosted by Jack Nicklaus takes place Sept. 18 and 19. The inaugural event at award-winning Creighton Farms in Northern Virginia will benefit the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, but funds will go to help pediatric programs at Inova Hospital in Alexandria, Va., and Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/escena/escena-golf-club.phpMon, 02 Jul 2012 13:21 GMTLike its desert cousin Las Vegas, Palm Springs is a destination where the halcyon hunt of drink, dine, dice and, yes, golf exists as the driving pursuits upon one's agenda. Despite being new to the Palm Springs' golf scene, Escena Golf Club is among the locales that genuinely paint the mirthful ideology upon which this playground was framed.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/palmilla/los-cabos.phpThu, 28 Jun 2012 20:29 GMTThe 27-hole Palmilla Golf Club hasn't landed a top-100 ranking like the Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/all-nicklaus-honorees.phpWed, 27 Jun 2012 20:46 GMTThe 24 honorees for the 2012 All-Nicklaus Team have been announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Players from Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA were recognized for their outstanding play during the past collegiate season.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/heritage/heritage-classic.phpWed, 27 Jun 2012 20:46 GMTJack Nicklaus-designed Heritage Golf & Country Club in Melbourne will play host to new tournament for 2013, the Heritage Classic, to be played January 24–27.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/usga-celebrates-nicklaus.phpWed, 27 Jun 2012 20:42 GMTIn celebration of his 50-plus-year career and contributions to the game as a champion, course designer, philanthropist and ambassador, Jack Nicklaus was honored Wednesday by the United States Golf Association (USGA) with a series of public acknowledgments on a scale befitting his impressive accomplishments and his enduring connection to the U.S. Open Championship.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/nicklaus-china.phpTue, 12 Jun 2012 20:42 GMTDuring the last 50 years, Nicklaus has transcended greatness in golf to become one of the iconic brands in sports and lifestyle. As the game and the Golden Bear’s business continue to expand, the Nicklaus Companies today announced the formation of Nicklaus-China, a partnership with a leading Chinese company that will aid in the strategic, comprehensive and responsible growth of golf in China by assisting developers with a unique opportunity and “turnkey solution” to golf course and residential development. The venture will also explore business opportunities outside design and development that involve Jack Nicklaus and the Nicklaus brands.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/shoalcreek/2012-traditions.phpThu, 07 Jun 2012 20:42 GMTA week after the best players in golf descended upon Jack Nicklaus’ world-class layout at Muirfield Village Golf Club, the spotlight turns to the best in senior golf, who are being welcomed at another Golden Bear gem. Today, the Champions Tour’s second major championship of the season, the Regions Tradition, tees off at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/congressional-golf-medal-senate.phpSun, 03 Jun 2012 20:41 GMTIn advance of the 37th Memorial Tournament in Dublin, OH, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Ohio native Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf. http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/nicklaus-wines-new-products.phpSun, 03 Jun 2012 20:41 GMTOn the eve of the final round of one of the most memorable Memorial Tournaments in history, Jack Nicklaus Wines made its own headlines. Nicklaus and Terlato Wines announced on Saturday the launch of the Golden Bear Reserve Commemorative Series, a limited-edition Napa Valley red to celebrate the golf legend’s record 18 professional major championships. The first release will take place this year on the 50th anniversary of Jack’s first professional victory and first major championship title—the 1962 U.S. Open Championship.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/tiger-woods-wins-2012-memorial.phpSun, 03 Jun 2012 20:40 GMTWe want to congratulate and welcome our fivetime Memorial Tournament champion, 73 PGA TOUR wins, obviously tying Mr. Nicklaus for second alltime on the PGA TOUR. Just some opening comments about the victory and what it means to do it here at Mr. Nicklaus' event. http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/2012-nicklaus-award.phpSun, 03 Jun 2012 20:39 GMTJustin Thomas from Alabama, Nova Southeastern's Ben Taylor, Noah Ratner from Guilford, Texas Wesleyan's Nathan Anderson and Jimmy Kozikowski of South Mountain Community College have been named the 2012 Jack Nicklaus Award recipients as the GCAA Collegiate Players of the Year. The Nicklaus Award recognizes the top players at the Division I, II, II, NAIA and NJCAA levels.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/raymond-floyd.phpSun, 03 Jun 2012 20:38 GMTThe Captains Club today announced that the 2013 Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance would be played in honor of golfing great Ray Floyd.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/barbaral-interview.phpSat, 02 Jun 2012 20:37 GMTThe Memorial Tournament continues the PGA TOUR's philanthropic focus through its several relationships with Central Ohio charities. The most significant of which is a 35-year relationship with primary benefactor, Nationwide Children's. Contributions generated through the support of over 2,600 volunteers, are distributed each year to the Hospital's unrestricted giving fund. This fund assists in ensuring Central Ohio continues to have one of the best children's hospitals in the United States.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/tom-watson-memorial.phpThu, 31 May 2012 20:29 GMTFifty-five golf luminaries have been honored by the Memorial Tournament since its inception in 1976, but the one honored yesterday might have meant the most to tournament host Jack Nicklaus.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/memorial-interview.phpThu, 31 May 2012 20:29 GMTWell, opening remarks, opening remarks. Anything else? (Laughter.)http://www.nicklaus.com/design/harborshores/2012-senior-pga-kickoff.phpFri, 25 May 2012 20:28 GMTThe 73rd Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid was kicked off Tuesday afternoon by a host of community leaders and PGA officials including Michigan Governor Rick Snyder; Dave Whitwam, general chairman of the 73rd PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid; Jeff M. Fettig, chairman and CEO, Whirlpool Corporation; U.S. Congressman Fred Upton; Allen Wronowski, president of The PGA of America; Joe Steranka, CEO, The PGA of America; and World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Nicklaus, the designer of Harbor Shores. Together, they celebrated the Senior PGA Championship as the first major to visit Southwest Michigan and the story of economic development of Harbor Shores. http://www.nicklaus.com/design/missionhills/2012-jack-nicklaus-junior-championship-results.phpFri, 25 May 2012 20:28 GMTChina’s Jin Cheng and Chinese Taipei’s Chang Yu-hsin were crowned Overall Winners in the 2012 Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/concession/2012-ryder-cup.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:18 GMTNow through the end of August, The Concession Golf Club in Sarasota, Florida, has partnered with Golfweek.com to give away two tickets to the 2012 Ryder Cup matches at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/37th-memorial-field.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:18 GMTOfficials of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance announced this week that Tiger Woods will return to Muirfield Village Golf Club to try and add to his record four Memorial Tournament victories. Also joining the field are fan-favorites Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson, world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, and international sensation Ryo Ishikawa. The 37th edition of the Memorial Tournament is May 28-June 3 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/limited-edition-us-open.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:18 GMTThis June marks the 50th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus’ historic win at the 1962 U.S. Open against long-time competitor and friend Arnold Palmer. A number of limited-edition commemorative products are being released to recognize the Golden Bear’s golf legacy, which now spans half a century. In honor of Jack’s first major championship win in an incredible string of a record 18, the Nicklaus Companies is releasing a framed collectible photo montage (including a swatch from the shirt he wore in his final US Open appearance in 2000); Jack Nicklaus Wines is debuting The Golden Bear Commemorative Series; Curtis Australia is launching a Jack Nicklaus U.S. Open Anniversary pen; and the Golden Bear himself has provided incredible U.S. Open insight in the 116-page “Jack Nicklaus Guide to the U.S. Open 2012.”http://www.nicklaus.com/design/creightonfarms/2012-senior-pga-professional-national-championship.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:17 GMTFor the second consecutive year, Creighton Farms in Aldie, Va., will co-host the 2012 Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship presented by Mercedes-Benz, Oct. 11-14. The 264-player field will be composed of Senior PGA Professionals representing the 41 PGA Sections, who will compete for a total purse of $285,000 on two courses (the other is River Creek Club in Leesburg) over the first two rounds of play.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/missionhills/2012-jack-nicklaus-junior-championship.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:17 GMTThe Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship will be played at Mission Hills Shenzhen for the fifth consecutive year, giving a further boost to junior golf development in the Asia-Pacific region. The 54-hole, stroke play competition will take place May 23-25 on the Nicklaus-designed World Cup Course. It will boast its largest field yet with 120 players from China, Hong Kong, Chinese Tapei, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and the United States. They will compete in four divisions: Boys Under 18, Boys Under 15, Girls Under 18 and Girls Under 15.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/lake-malaren-country-club/bmw-masters.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:17 GMTThe European Tour announced that a new sanctioned tournament, the BMW Masters, will be staged at the Jack Nicklaus Legacy Course at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai later this year and will offer a sizeable purse of $7 million. The BMW Masters is scheduled for October 25-28 and represents the third European Tour event this year on mainland China.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/gleneagles/ryder-cup.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:16 GMTApril 28 marked the official reopening of The PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel, host Venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup, allowing golf enthusiasts the chance to experience the future Ryder Cup course for themselves in the two-year run-up to the tournament. The PGA Centenary Course, which will see the golf greats of the US and Europe battle over the three-day tournament, has been under maintenance since October 2011 to allow for extensive course modifications, devised in consultation with course designer Jack Nicklaus.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/jn-academy-nuevo-vallarta.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:16 GMTThe new Jack Nicklaus Golf Academy at the Nicklaus Design Nayar Golf Course in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, is set for late June of 2012. The Nicklaus Academy in Nuevo Vallarta will be the Nicklaus group's fifth such facility in Mexico and 22nd in the world. The Nicklaus Academy promises to be one of the most complete golf instruction and training facilities in the world, combining the latest technology with the playing philosophy of the greatest player of all-time, Jack Nicklaus.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/mayanresortspuertopenasco/2nd-uniting-nations-cup.phpFri, 18 May 2012 15:16 GMTThe second-annual Uniting Nations Cup golf tournament will be held on May 17-20 on the Peninsula de Cortez golf course, a Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II co-design at the Mayan Palace resort in Puerto Penasco.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/pgatour-latinamerica.phpWed, 02 May 2012 16:07 GMTJack Nicklaus’ career-long goal has been to introduce and grow the game around the world, doing so first as a player and then as a renowned golf course designer. The Golden Bear’s thumbprint on design and global golf development will be felt when the PGA TOUR announces today its 2012 Latinoamérica schedule, which will include stops at three Nicklaus Design courses, beginning with his most recent work in Mexico—El Jaguar course at Yucatan Country Club in Merida. http://www.nicklaus.com/design/oceanhammock/hammock-beach-resort.phpThu, 19 Apr 2012 13:52 GMTDriving into the entrance of the Hammock Beach Resort, you are impressed by its size. The castle-like main building with its towers and red roofs, villas and lodge stretch out along the coast against a backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean. One of Salamander's Grand Golf Resorts of Florida, Hammock Beach has just about all the vacation toys you can think of to please golfers and non-golfers alike.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/harbourtown/rbc-heritage.phpThu, 12 Apr 2012 13:34 GMTThe PGA TOUR's RBC Heritage tees off tomorrow on the famed Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C. http://www.nicklaus.com/design/top-ranked-texas.phpThu, 05 Apr 2012 15:08 GMTThe Dallas Morning News last week published its highly anticipated rankings of the Top 100 Golf Courses and 18 Best, Most Beautiful Holes in the State of Texas, and the lists had a decided Nicklaus flavor. Nine Nicklaus Design courses made the list of 100, and seven of the top 18 holes in the state were Nicklaus Design.http://www.nicklaus.com/design/golfweek-modern-courses.phpThu, 05 Apr 2012 15:08 GMTGolfweek recently released its annual ranking of America’s 100 Best Modern Courses, as well as the magazine’s listing of the best public-access in every state, and 35 Nicklaus Design courses were recognized. Golfweek’s staff, in conjunction with 725 course raters from all 50 states, based ratings on 10 criteria, which take into account such issues as course routing, playing strategy and memorability.http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/big-three-reunite.phpThu, 05 Apr 2012 15:08 GMTAmong the Masters Tournament’s many alluring characteristics is its annual embrace of history and tradition. No names embody golf history more than Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. Known globally as The Big Three, the trio of golf greats reunites this week as the marquee group of Wednesday's Par 3 Contest, teeing off ESPN’s coverage of the popular event at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Big Three then will step on the first tee Thursday morning at 7:40 when they serve as Honorary Starters for the Masters Tournament.