Jack Nicklaus, winner of 18 professional majors, is a Golf Digest playing editor.
Play Your Best: Strategy
Jack Nicklaus: How To Play A Second-Shot Course Like Augusta
Jack Nicklaus' strategy for playing Augusta National is second-to-none, amassing the best record at the Masters over the years
Team Play
Jack Nicklaus: Ryder Cup Strategy My Way
The different format of the Ryder Cup requires different thinking on the golf course. Take this quiz to see how you'd fair as a me …
Strategy by Jack Nicklaus
Picking The Right Club At Elevation
Playing in the mountains is a special experience. Besides the aesthetic pleasure of seeing for miles in many directions, it's thri …
Strategy by Jack Nicklaus
How To Take Advantage Of A Birdie Hole
“When a birdie hole comes along, you’ve got to take advantage.”
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Weighing Your Options On A Double Fairway
Playing this game is about making choices, and no feature embodies this fact so plainly as a split fairway.
Looking Back
Jack Nicklaus: Shots I Can't Explain
The threshold of what counts as a miracle is hard to establish.
Preference Test
Jack Nicklaus: Liberty National Strategy
You've got to manage the course according to your personality.
Strategy by Jack Nicklaus
Thinking Through A Tough Finish
Some holes are just plain tough, and your ability to execute shots on them makes or breaks your day. Designers often save this sor …
Gate Crashing
Strategy For Tough Openers: Avoid Stumbling Out Of The Blocks
Better to make a mistake with your second shot than your first.
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Dangerous Curves Ahead: Studying A Double Dogleg
Strategy by Jack Nicklaus: What to do when a fairway turns twice.
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Jack Nicklaus: Know When To Aim At The Flag
Depending on the hole location and your short-game skills, you might be better served leaving a chip for birdie.
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Jack Nicklaus: Handling The Hardest Hazard
Treat a stone wall like a water hazard.
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Jack Nicklaus: Know Your Options On Drivable Par 4s
A well-designed hole changes every day with weather conditions, pin placement and firmness of the turf. The golfer who's willing t …
Game Plan by Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus: How To Play For A Miss
Although it's great to embrace opportunity with aggressive play, the amateur mistake is to get preoccupied with covering the dista …
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Jack Nicklaus: A Bowl-Shape Green Serves Several Options
The par-4 sixth at Dismal River in Mullen, Nebraska, is one of Jack Nicklaus' favorite punchbowl greens. He shares his go-to strat …
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Jack Nicklaus: Don't Go From Bad To Worse
Don't let one mistake cost you the entire hole.
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Jack Nicklaus: My Strategy For Monster Holes
How to play a par 4 that plays like a par 5.
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Jack Nicklaus: What I Learned Winning My First U.S. Open
Trying to close out a match? You might do well to remember how I went up the par-4 18th at Oakmont Country Club in a playoff again …
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How To Handle A Bunker That Splits The Fairway
Strategy: How to handle bunkers in the middle of the fairway.
The Masters: Strategy
What Augusta Teaches You About Your Course
Strong, fair golf courses have only so many highly penal areas. Augusta National has six shots you can't take off.
30 Days To Better Golf | Mental Game
Day 19: How Much Risk Is Right?
30 Days To Better Golf | Mental Game
Play Your Best | Strategy by Jack Nicklaus
Recovery Shots: Know When To Take The Risk
Can you gain a full shot? That's your first question.
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Jack Nicklaus: How To Make A Hole Play To Your Strength
It takes only one good shot to make an easy par.
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Jack Nicklaus On How To Play A Drivable Par 4
Want to protect your score or have some fun?
Jack Nicklaus
Smooth From The Top
The first move down from the top is one of the most important in the golf swing.
Swing Sequence: Tom Watson
View a frame-by-frame analysis of Tom's swing in 1980 and 2009 with commentary by Jack Nicklaus