Golf: A Different Game

A golfer who hits a two-iron 210 yds. to within 3 in. of the pin and then complains, "Shucks, I pulled it," either has to be kidding—or Jack Nicklaus. Other people play golf; Nicklaus plays a different game. Last week, shooting what he called "the best competitive round" of that game he has ever played, Jack won the Sahara Invitational and boosted his season's earnings to an all-time record of $211,000.

On the first hole at Las Vegas' Paradise Valley Country Club, Nicklaus elected to use a No. 3 wood off the tee,...

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