The Memorial Tournament spotlight: Jack Nicklaus

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Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM will spotlight one key player in the field. (Click here to see previous spotlights.) For this week's Memorial Tournament, it's tournament host and 18-time major winning Jack Nicklaus.

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning the golden Bear this week, with links to Jack-related content, notes, stats, video and other multimedia elements.

Wednesday
READ: Nicklaus' pre-tournament interview transcript | More interview transcripts
VIDEO: Nicklaus birdies the 11th hole in Memorial Skins Game

Tuesday
READ: Great champions come from the same cloth
VIDEO: Nicklaus' success on the course translated to course design

Featured content

BEST IN THE WORLD. In the Tiger Woods era in golf, it's important to remember who is still the best player the world has seen, writes John Maginnes. Jack still holds plenty of records. Click here for story HALL OF FAME TREASURES. The World Golf Hall of Fame, located right off I-95 in St. Augustine, Fla., features an impressive collection of Jack Nicklaus memorabilia. Click here for gallery Q&A WITH JACK. How does Jack Nicklaus stay busy? Attending grandchildrens' sporting events, working with his golf course design business and trying to master something harder than golf -- dieting. Click here for story LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT. The Golden Bear was just the eighth recipient of the annual Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2008. Click here for story PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Jack? On his PGATOUR.COM player page, you can check out his results through his career on both the Champions Tour and PGA TOUR. Click here for player page

Featured videos

THE FAMILY MAN. Jack Nicklaus: A great husband, father and grandfather -- something Nicklaus prides himself on. Click here to watch THE EARLY YEARS. Jack Nicklaus' childhood gave him all the tools he needed for success in not only golf, but in life. Click here to watch YOUNG ON TOUR. When Jack Nicklaus turned professional in 1960, it didn't take long for people to feel his presence. Click here to watch THE INTIMIDATOR. Much like the man chasing all his records -- Tiger Woods -- Jack Nicklaus had the ability to intimidate a field simply with a glare. Click here to watch HE'S STILL GOT IT. Jack Nicklaus almost makes a slam dunk ace on the par-3 12th during the 2004 Memorial Tournament. Click here to watch

Take Five

Five things you should know about Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus' U.S. Open victory in 1962 was a first on many levels: His first major win, his first professional win and his first win over Arnold Palmer. It took Jack just four years to win his first career Grand Slam, which consisted of: 1962 U.S. Open, 1963 Masters, 1963 PGA Championship and the 1966 British Open. In his career, Nicklaus achieved three total career Grand Slams. As an amateur, Nicklaus won five consecutive Ohio State Junior titles, starting at age 12 -- just two years after taking up the game of golf. Mirroring his early years, Nicklaus won in his first start on the Champions Tour -- also a major -- The Tradition in 1990. Nicklaus won 73 times on TOUR -- including his 18 majors -- and then 10 times on the Champions Tour before he bid farewell to professional golf in 2005. His last tournament was the British Open at St. Andrews, and he was 65 years old.