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
