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Jack Nicklaus: Golden Moments
 
Golden Cub  The year: 1959. Jack Nicklaus was still...
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Golden Cub

The year: 1959. Jack Nicklaus was still a teenager, but he was already turning heads. He won the first of his two U.S. Amateur titles and was just a year away from finishing as the runner-up to Arnold Palmer in the 1960 U.S. Open. Greatness was just around the corner.
Text: Mike McAllister/SI.com
Photo: John G. Zimmerman/SI

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