18 things about Jack Nicklaus you need to know
We've compiled these incredible facts and figures about Jack Nicklaus's golf career
3. His first professional pay cheque came at the 1962 Los Angeles Open and was for $33.33. In that first season as a professional he earned $61,869. That’s $526,447 in today’s money. His debut season included three wins – the US Open, the Seattle World’s Fair Open Invitational and the Portland Open Invitational.
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