Jack and Me

[zipazoid]

I just wrote this story on my blog. My brushes with greatness -

http://zipsclips.blogspot.com/2012/07/jack-and-me.html

[brocks]

Very nice article, both in the writing and the content. Jack was my favorite for nearly 40 years. He's now second to Tiger in my personal pantheon, but I can certainly understand why he will always be #1 to many people.

[Infamous 273]

that's awesome man; well written.

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by zipazoid

I just wrote this story on my blog. My brushes with greatness -

http://zipsclips.blogspot.com/2012/07/jack-and-me.html

I never had the honor to speak to the man, but I was at a professional conference in Denver which was at the same hotel that he and a lot of the other players stayed at for the Senior US Open in 1993 when it was played at Cherry Hills.  I saw him and his son Jackie, who was caddying for him that week, walking through the lobby a couple of times.  I'm not one to intrude myself on a celeb in that situation so I just looked on in awe.

A bunch of us went out to the course on Sunday and watched him win his final USGA Championship over Weiskopf.

As a sideline, that same weekend they were holding try-outs for the Denver Broncos cheerleaders at the hotel.  It didn't seem to distract Jack.  LOL

[zipazoid]

My competitve golfing career was nothing to write home about. I played amateur events from 1983-1999, most of them were in Palm Beach County, FL, Jack's country. My best finish was a tie for 13th in the Palm Beach County Amateur.

But I do have one accomplishment - I have defeated every Nicklaus male offspring in competition at least once, and have the newspaper clippings to prove it - Jack Jr., Gary, Steve & Mike.

Of course, each of them were teenagers & I was in my 20s or 30s.