JACK RECEIVING PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM MEDAL

ABOUT JACK

Awards and Honors

No name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf than the name Jack Nicklaus, and no single person has changed the face of the sport more than Jack Nicklaus — the player, the designer, the philanthropist, and the goodwill ambassador.

JACK RECEIVING CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2005

Congressional Gold Medal

2015

Lincoln Medal

2018

Golfer of the Century

1988 GOLF MAGAZINE
1996 GOLF MONTHLY, U.K.

PGA Player of the Year

1976-’75-’73-’72-’67
5 TIMES

Greatest Golfer/Athlete

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, GOLF MAGAZINE, ASSOCIATED PRESS,
GULFWEED, GOLFWORLD, PGATOUR.COM AND GOLFWEB, ESPN,
BRITISH BROADCASTING COMPANY, TODAY’S GOLFER

Golf Course Architect of the Year

1993
GOLFWORLD

Athlete of the Decade

1970s
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

JACK NICKALUS 1970s

20th CENTURY/MILLENNIUM HONORS

Golfer of the Century/Millennium

Asian Golf Monthly
Associated Press
British Broadcasting Company
Golf Digest
GOLF Magazine
Golf Monthly Magazine
Gulfweed

1888–1988 Golfer of the Century
Centennial of Golf in America – GOLF Magazine

Best Individual Male Athlete of the 20th Century
Sports Illustrated

Florida Athlete of the Century
Florida Sports Awards

2001 ESPY Lifetime Achievement Award
ESPN

2000 Distinguished Service Award
PGA of America

Golf Web
GolfWorld
International Association of Golf Tour Operators
PGA TOUR.com
Today’s Golfer

2000 Memorial Tournament Honoree
Captains Club

2000 Payne Stewart Award
PGA Tour

1974 Inductee World Golf Hall of Fame

1978 Sportsman of the Year
Sports Illustrated

Golfer of the ‘70s
GOLFMagazine

1970s Athlete of the Decade
National Sports Writers