Until Tiger Woods came along, Jack Nicklaus was probably the man most people thought of as the greatest golfer of all time. There are many among his wide fan base who would say that he still is. "The Golden Bear" had a long career full of accolades and championships, winning the masters six times, the US Open four times, the Open Championship three times and the PGA Tour an astonishing seventy-three times. He won his sixth masters at 46 years old, an age by which most professional golfers have called it a day.
His course design company, Nicklaus Design, is believed to have designed and opened over 400 golf courses across the world. Nicklaus Golf Equipment retails golfing goods aimed at players of all levels of experience and licensing his name to video game developers has also kept the money rolling in for the legend. In 2014, his long and glorious career was recognized as he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.